Philips Hue’s smart lights are getting a connectivity upgrade

Hue’s latest astute bulbs volition beryllium capable to tally Zigbee and Thread concurrently. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

Philips Hue has announced a connectivity upgrade for its Matter-over-Thread-enabled astute bulbs that volition let them to tally some Thread and Zigbee astatine the aforesaid time. The alteration means you tin link compatible Hue bulbs and fixtures straight to a Matter ecosystem - Apple Home, Amazon Alexa, oregon Google Home - portion keeping them linked to a Hue Bridge and the Hue ecosystem.

"Today you cannot person Zigbee and Thread moving astatine the aforesaid time, truthful erstwhile you committee it, you person to choose," Philips Hue CTO George Yianni told The Verge. "If you privation to past aboriginal switch, you person to reset it."

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