Philips Hue Smart Plug Unboxing and Setup Tutorial Beginners

[@chrisbenn]

Why is it called “smart plug”? It is not very “smart”?... It cannot even tell you how much Power your drawing through it? Can it?

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[@Shadow_1695]

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[@StickOnHair]

Dimming doesn't work :(

[@GeekStreet]

No surprise really as its a smart plug.

[@chaoticsofea999]

And now my iaplc contest aquarium light can turn on in the morning while I'm still lazy in bed 😂

[@TheMgiche]

Have you used the “fade in” function with you lighting? I bought this plug hoping I could time the light on my aquarium to fade on and off but I can’t seem to make it work. Perhaps it’s not possible.

[@chaoticsofea999]

@@TheMgiche in my case I have the expensive aquascapes rgb lighting so yes,I can do that and it work fantastically since it doesn't scare my fish when I turn the light on but my favourite feature on this plug is just simply I can schedule of when It'll turn on and off.Because my rgb light is a bit outdated and it doesn't have an app. It also depends on your light whether It support it too. The smart plug I use for my non smart chinese led light on one of my fish tank can only turn on and turn off. Works fine by me but I don't think if you have regular light it will work.

[@liltaco444]

hello, great video. the quick question can I connect a hue switch and amazon echo to the same hue smart plug? I have tried this several times does not seem to work

[@ernstjansen7734]

Switching Capacity is 2300W Max

[@MrQwerty2524]

microphones in hardware that they don't need to be in is NOT SMART. Fuck, I get so annoyed with these bullshit 'smart' things... Anyways, great video mate, your videos are indepth and to the point.

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks for the comment and support much appreciated!

[@TechforTechs]

Good video

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks for the comment much appreciated.

[@jambojambo313]

Great reviews as ever.

[@HealingPathfinder]

Question: can it work with bluetooth and hub at same time?

[@RandomZeroGravity]

Very, very helpful! Thank you so much.

[@GeekStreet]

Glad it was helpful!

[@HighTen_Melanie]

A lovely clarity of speech and sound. Many thanks.

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks ❤

[@rikar8125]

This probably sounds stupid but whats stopping your neighbours of a anyone else from being able to connect to the light the same way? I'm sure there's a way to stop that I'm just asking how

[@samdancingwithfreind2699]

Can you ask Alexa to turn it off ?

[@southerncomfort7490]

All very clever. Buy why? Maybe if you had no hands it might might make sense. But then, how could you set it up in the first place?

[@nriley0906]

Does this work with hue motion sensor? Assuming it does...

[@GeekStreet]

Yes it does.

[@RandomZeroGravity]

@@GeekStreet Awesome! It should work with the bridge then.

[@adamberrisford7955]

I have some of these Phillips hue smart plug socket@30pound I can power the Christmas lights to control the Christmas lights

[@StickOnHair]

So let me get this straight: Once its paired with your phone, the light cannot be activated by anyone else at all. No switches will work, nothing?

[@StickOnHair]

I've just been playing with it. It appears the remote can be used to control smart plugs IF: they are assigned to a zone or a room. So if you are using the switch for a fan like me, you can use two switches, one for a room called 'Bedroom Light' and the second to control a room called 'Bedroom Fan'. Its a messy solution but it works.

[@LU7HFUR]

When using Google home with this does Bluetooth have to be on for it to be controlled by Google Nest?

[@bigjulestech7710]

Great looking device, thanks for the video as I have the Hue bridge so might add this to my set up.

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks for the comment!

[@goggylotus1]

I was hoping the Dimmer switch worked with it (actually dim the lights, control brightness/voltage on plug)

[@achoudhury2654]

Great vid again. As a side, can you do videos on smart bluetooth glasses and best ones to consider? Cheers

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks for the comment much appreciated, I'll add to my list of items to check out.

[@achoudhury2654]

@@GeekStreet Thanks big man, look forward to it

[@AirsoftNLD]

can u turn on pc with this? lol

[@gride5153]

Thanks for the review. I believe this device SHOULD NOT be connected to home appliances such as heaters, kettles, dryers and fans etc. Apparently, they will exceed the plugs max amp limit. (10 to 13ams) If this is true, THIS IS THE FUNDAMENTAL FAILURE OF THIS PRODUCT. For the price Philips charge, this device should be able to be plugged into ANY home appliance.

[@experiment54]

Those devices you listed can’t exceed 13amps else they would be blowing fuses in plugs as the Max fuse for plugs in the U.K. is 13amp.

[@gride5153]

@@experiment54 Thanks

[@robhingston]

Great because they are less fiddly connect straight to the bridge unlike Wemo

[@viperspd2]

Interesting to see that there is a loud click when it is turned on and off. Ikea's tradfri smartplug has the same annoying click.

[@experiment54]

Relay sound

[@jackfisher6890]

Hey I have a question, it mentions its for lights but do you think you can use it for anything that you want to turn on or off? For example a fan or TV

[@GeekStreet]

Yes you can generally use on most things just avoid high load items like kettles.

[@zedman442]

Hey buddy hope you and your family are well. I was wondering when The Hue range would expand but at that price that is too expensive considering you can get the tplink Tapo plug 3 for £15 on a recent deal!

[@GeekStreet]

Hey mate, we good my friend and you and yours? Hue are products really are crazy expensive, I brought 2 GU10 spots to review recently the price was ridiculous. Make sure the plugs you buy are 13A that's the main thing.

[@Fanfreddy111]

May I know need Philips hue hub or direct Bluetooth control is possible.

[@GeekStreet]

Either is possible.

[@1a1r]

Hey, does this plug work with Google Voice assistant without having the Bridge?

[@GeekStreet]

No

[@1a1r]

@@GeekStreet cheers, thanks!

[@ronin120]

how is this different that the Wyze smart plugs?

[@GeekStreet]

Sorry not sure not reviewed them..yet.

[@snookerbob2916]

Great video Mr RM, nicely balanced views. You hit the nail on the head. It's a bit too pricey!

[@GeekStreet]

Thanks for the comment much appreciated, yes its definitely too pricey I don't know how Philips Hue justify the prices they charge on their products, way too expensive.

[@GeekStreet]

With the comment Mr RM you got me curious, who is this?

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[@GeekStreet]

@@snookerbob2916 lol, OK say no more 🤣 😂

[@experiment54]

@@GeekStreet they justify their prices by customers buying them. If they didnt sell they'd lower the prices. We are our own worst enemies 😂😆

[@gavejoke]

Thanks for the nice review I have a question when there is power failure while the plug is on will the plug return to the previous state(on) or it will be kept off ?

[@GeekStreet]

Last state is resumed from what I remember.

[@Scared_of_Public_Toilets]

Does this plug work without the bridge on google home? As in can you connect this plug via blue tooth to the google nest hub with out the philips bridge?

[@GeekStreet]

Yes, I've shown that in the video.

[@Scared_of_Public_Toilets]

@@GeekStreet i wasnt sure if it was without or with the hub preinstalled as it came up after the Philips hub/bridge section in the video. Thanks for answering :)

[@GeekStreet]

No worries! Happy to help!

[@sham126]

Hey Geek Street, can you use these in a scene?

[@GeekStreet]

I don't see why not.

[@f3m_rblx]

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[@GeekStreet]

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[@GeekStreet]

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[@betterthanamasterofone]

I have the North American version, which, I assume, should work similarly. I had some difficulty getting it set up, and , as a matter of fact, it still doesn't appear in the Hue android app as a separate device (connected to the Hue bridge). I called Philips Hue support, and the tech told me this plug is meant to work only with Philips Hue devices! So no help there... I found however, that the plug is recognized by something, because I can operate it using Google assistant and third party Hue apps, just not the Philips app. It controls a non-Hue lamp. So bottom line - it works well enough.

[@wayneosullivan5369]

Would have been good to see home kit apple version

[@GeekStreet]

Let me look into that.