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Philips Hue’s smart lights are getting a connectivity upgrade
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The company’s newest bulbs will soon work over Thread and Zigbee simultaneously.
The company’s newest bulbs will soon work over Thread and Zigbee simultaneously.
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Philips Hue has announced a connectivity upgrade for its Matter-over-Thread-enabled smart bulbs that will allow them to run both Thread and Zigbee at the same time. The change means you can connect compatible Hue bulbs and fixtures directly to a Matter ecosystem — Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, or Google Home — while keeping them linked to a Hue Bridge and the Hue ecosystem.
“Today you cannot have Zigbee and Thread running at the same time, so when you commission it, you have to choose,” Philips Hue CTO George Yianni told The Verge. “If you want to then later switch, you have to reset it.”
The same is true of dual-protocol products from companies like Aqara and Ikea (their new Matter-over-Thread devices can also use Zigbee’s Touchlink).