Philips Hue Dimmer Switch with HomeKit Review

[@fredpittman1972]

Thanks for doing this video - you did what Philips apparently couldn’t… you explained how this works and it’s limitations.

[@taboekoe1]

The f is up with the espresso scene?? Other then that good vid

[@skullveil]

I think that was a shot at some Peter McKinnon-ish videography attempt?

[@carlosalvarez4641]

Copied from Peter McKinnon and a few other youtubers... trying to be funny when is no longer original.

[@Rufiowascool]

Yeah that was fucking stupid.

[@arwinhar4]

5:18 you wall mounted your switch crooked. It makes me want to invade your home just to fix it and make it even

[@you8549]

"Just have a gap and be okay with it" No.

[@oliversharp374]

I laughed harder than I thought i would at this comment.... *wakes up through the night to you in his home....” I’m just fixing your dodgy installation” hahaha

[@showdaworld]

I could've done without the expresso scene

[@jamesshepherd9154]

Nice vid - may I suggest that you make your coffee grind size a bit finer, looks like it’s pouring a shot outside the optimum range

[@assassinofoz]

Works with Dim-able light bulb without needing a bridge.

[@EricWelander]

Oh cool that's good to know

[@Jhoodemcee]

Yeah that's what the box says I saw

[@cycleranger]

You can get clear soft close rubber draw bumps. I placed one on the on button find it in the dark

[@RMJ1984]

Installing the switch is easy, only takes a few screws. You can tell he lives in a house made out of wood :) not reinforced solid concrete like here in Europe. Just putting a few screws in that, oh my, that takes some effort :)

[@myHomeKithome]

The Phillips Hue dimmer siwtch is awesome with HomeKit!

[@Holobiont420]

weird way to show off your caffeine addiction

[@EricWelander]

Lol! Yeah...

[@karikrummi4222]

TIRED TERRERERERERE (help)=

[@myHomeKithome]

I really dig the Hue accessory HomeKit integration across the board. I really wish Hue would produce a contact sensor, though.

[@alexdmphilip]

Hi Eric - great vid! Right at the end you mention that there are other switches that you can use to mount into the wall and replace the physical wall switch to give a more permanent solution. Do you have any recommended switches like this please?

[@EricWelander]

I recently did a video on the Lutron Caseta system to replace your actual light switch. I like it but am not overwhelmingly pleased with it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5bZeHqdp9yphJo A friend has recently recommended the Leviton Decora system as well, but I haven’t tried it yet.

[@iainp999]

I think Milliput would solve the problems of not being able to distinguish the switches in the dark, as well as the gap around the panel when fitted to the wall.

[@hvwees]

Weird, the version I’ve got has a 1 and a 0 instead of on and off on the top and bottom button. But I’m in Europe... I’ve got 4 of these by know..... I love them.

[@iamvinny]

maybe Philips thinks you’re a programmer and just gave you a switch with boolean values

[@ickleone33]

Hi, When switch is programed, to turn on living room lights. Can the off button, be programed to turn off all lights in the house? Great video, simple info. Thanks....

[@Leonmayes]

Fudge33 yes you can Programm each button as you want

[@PHOTOCONVENTION]

That gap would be so easy to fix with some caulking.

[@devranbruinen4263]

Quick question, with the Philips you system you have to leave the lightswitch on all the time, right? Why not take the original lightswitch down and replace it with the Hue switch, would look much nicer.

[@Jerrydo_7]

well thats what he said in his video, he cant change it because he's not allowed... he's renting the appartment

[@ProjectileGrommet]

Could you set a dimmer button in home kit to raise the lights by a percentage so it doesn’t need to go to a specific spot? Instead of “lights at 30%, 50%, 70%” It could be “raise lights by 20%” with each click

[@EricWelander]

Not in HomeKit, but that is how this switch works with Hue lights in the Hue app

[@djalil_YT]

Three years after this video was made and it’s still not possible in HomeKit! 😕

[@usprimavera]

It is possibile control 2 bulbs separate?

[@joshx413]

Yes. You just choose the bulbs within homekit

[@richardvaldez777]

Hi Eric. Is this still a good option to use with the Apple Home Kit? I am looking for light switches I can use instead of having to use only smart bulbs. Thanks for any information. Richard

[@EricWelander]

The switches you see in this video are still in use in my home with Apple HomeKit. The new version has a slightly different external design, but as far as I know it's the same good stuff.

[@drewcaddy]

Hey Eric, do you have any experience using the Dimmer Switch through HomeKit to control LIFX bulbs? I am looking to deck out my Apartment, and would prefer LIFX for the brightness, but would love to use the Dimmer Switch as a physical toggle when we can’t use Assistants. Thanks!

[@ThatOneDudeWhoPostsStuff]

This may sound like a dumb question, but can I use this with regular bulbs or does it have to be Philips Hue specific?

[@EricWelander]

They need to be Philips Hue bulbs or potentially other smart bulbs that are also compatible with Apple HomeKit

[@ThatOneDudeWhoPostsStuff]

@@EricWelander Understandable

[@peternystrom921]

@@ThatOneDudeWhoPostsStuff zigbee lights like ikea Tradfri

[@ar85dan13]

Do you know if i can use 2 light switches with 1 light bulb? I want the light bulb on the stairs and to have 1 switch at the bottom of the stairs and one at the top. Thanks

[@zamandhanani]

Good video

[@EricWelander]

Thanks!

[@BrokeCanadian]

So in conclusion, which espresso machine do you recommend then?

[@WildBeret]

Hi , do you know when programming dimmer is there limit for the presets ? and if you program color scenes will they replace existing white light scenes? I don't have lan connection only wifi so I can't use bridge all the time and I don't know is it worth buying just to program colored presets , I just want to configure dimmer but I don't know is there preset limit , also if the bridge must be always connected there is for no sense of buying it , thanks

[@CarlGrint]

how is it quicker to find a device, then selecting the buttons, remembering which is for which light, than either saying 'Siri dim light' or opening the Home app and selecting your light??

[@nickanthony90]

Talking to your smart home gets annoying at times and not everybody in my family has the app readily available.

[@andrewbyers1555]

In the place I live I think there shall be no screws because screwdrivers can be so rare in my house

[@Artanalbo]

Bought one the light was a ugly yellow but it says white light one the box, returned it

[@santoscolmenero8458]

Thanks Barney Stinson

[@AndyWalker25]

Question, looking for a physical switch to turn on my garden hue Lilly lights on and off for those times I don’t have my phone handy, eg. Letting the dog out in the middle of the night, if I was to use the tap switch to turn the lights on and off, would this interrupt or override the routines I have set on my phone eg. Wake up the lights and dawn / wake up at night etc? Thanks 🙏

[@EricWelander]

I think you’d only have a problem if your morning routines are triggered by the lights turning on at night. If the routines are triggered in the morning by tapping something on your phone you should be fine.

[@metrocity4117]

in the home kit only sees me "! "Is not synchronized

[@roninmagik1]

like the comment about the detail oriented, good to know what to expect! =)

[@EricWelander]

Haha yeah 😁

[@hwang1607]

You mounted the switch plate upside down

[@jzg4301]

7:11 I'm looking similar product to install and replace the switch on the wall. But couldn't find any, anyone has any recommendations?

[@greghicks8961]

Not sure what he was talking about, but there is an option. It's called runlesswire it's under accessories from the main hue website. You run the wires so the lights would always be on then this switch tells the bridge to turn them on or off. I am getting some of these that way the switch position will not affect if I can remotely turn on the lights. The best part is there is no battery! moving the switch creates enough electricity for it to work!

[@devranbruinen4263]

Or you just remove the lightswitch since those hue lamps need to power all the time and put the hue switch over the original lightswitch hole.

[@tmcdgreen]

Maybe try tplink?

[@ianpark2121]

Uhm i replayed the middle part multiple times, still did not get you

[@joshx413]

My switch comes with 3m tape on the back.

[@yolobro2071]

You screwed the switch on to your wall while you’re renting? Lol

[@davidtheswedishtechguy]

Better of with two holes then double sided tape that rips half of the wall with it😉

[@dannybourne_]

nice video. cool guy. more great videos please.

[@bat9241]

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[@mochogalego689]

I laught so hard with that expresso scene tottaly no sense, you dont have idea. I see the video 3 times

[@shechshire]

Just bought this crap thinking it was a switch when in reality it’s a wall mounted remote.

[@kissarmy1093]

Hey crap better read product description next time you buy something...

[@shechshire]

@@kissarmy1093 Hey crap, I did. It says nothing about the fact it’s not A SWITCH.

[@kissarmy1093]

@@shechshire it clearly says “wireless installation “..so i dont know what kind of other information you wanted to know to understand its not a regular switch......

[@shechshire]

@@kissarmy1093 The fact a switch is not something wireless yet it still called a switch & the fact that “wireless installation” can mean wireless control which in both cases, is the fact. So it’s not the information to understand it’s the errors that need to be corrected. Let me explain something to you sweetheart, a switch always has wires, no matter what. If it doesn’t have wires, then it’s not a switch, it’s a remote & if you knew anything at all about electrical work, you’d know that.

[@inebriatedengineering6288]

Nice job exploiting social trends! Ironic that espresso itself is very much not transparent.