
Hue Essentials
Discover ways to get the most out of your smart lighting.
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App description
Android App Analysis and Review: Hue Essentials, Developed by SmartFusionLabs. Listed in Lifestyle Category. Current Version Is 4.2.7, Updated On 06/01/2025 . According to users reviews on Google Play: Hue Essentials. Achieved Over 1 million Installs. Hue Essentials Currently Has 6 thousand Reviews, Average Rating 3.6 Stars
Imagine unlimited possibilities in your smart home. Set scenes and fast effects to your mood.Experience Dance Sensation in your entertainment area with Philips Hue Entertainment. Enjoy a more colorful ambiance on your IKEA TRADFRI gateway.
Feel more in control with schedules and automation from sunrise to sunset. Widgets, Shortcuts, Quick settings, and Wear OS help you get more out of your smart lights.
Control multiple bridges simultaneously without switching between them.
Supported devices
• Philips Hue bridge
• Philips Hue Bluetooth lights
• IKEA TRÅDFRI gateway
• deCONZ (ConBee)
• diyHue
• LIFX
Scenes & effects
Create the perfect ambiance from your photos or the included photo library. Experience special animations like lava, fireplace, fireworks, or lightning.
Wake up at sunrise and go to sleep at sunset with fading lights.
Get into the party on the beats of your music. Sync your lights for a night of disco with strobe effects (updates 25 times/sec).
Quick access
Create rooms and groups to organize your lights. You can even put a light in several groups. Place widgets for temperature sensors, easy control of lights, setting color and brightness without opening of the app.
Add shortcuts to your home screen for quick opening of your room. Control your lights through an optional notification in the notification panel.
Control your lights from your smartwatch. Switch on your lights right from your watch face. Create complications & shortcuts for quick access.
Smart lights & controls
The unique ‘Touchlink’ search allows you to find new (3rd party, Zigbee) lights. Use included wizards for easy setup of your devices.
You can set scenes, actions, or even multiple scenes on a button to make your switch a real investment. Experience the right ambiance during different times of your day with your motion sensor. All of your creations are stored on the bridge. Easy for you and your family.
Advanced
Automation allows you to have greater control of your smart home. Turn on your lights when the door opens. Adjust your ventilation when the humidity gets too high. Open or close blinds and curtains based on temperature or sunshine. Configure endless automation possibilities through the Tasker plugin.
Make it look like you are at home using 'Away from Home' (out of home control).
Communicate directly with your Hue bridge using the API debugger. View technical details of your Hue bridge and update its resources like lights and sensors.
You want it all?
Fast performance with ad-free experience. Purchase the premium version to unlock full content.
Share your experience
Community: https://community.hueessentials.com
We are currently offering version 4.2.7. This is our latest, most optimized version. It is suitable for many different devices. Free download directly apk from the Google Play Store or other versions we're hosting. Moreover, you can download without registration and no login required.
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What's New
• Fixed crash when configuring device automation
• Fix for unknown automation errors when adding multiple presses actions to a Friends of Hue switch
• Fixed bridge location not set properly causing sunrise/sunset automations to not work
• Added a copy button on the API debugger screen
• Fix for unknown automation errors when adding multiple presses actions to a Friends of Hue switch
• Fixed bridge location not set properly causing sunrise/sunset automations to not work
• Added a copy button on the API debugger screen
Recent Comments
Derek Wong
Paid for Automation to schedule a simple event such as turning on/off at a certain time, tried it multiple times following online instructions and examples but they DO NOT work. Tried all time zones in my area and tried other time zones adjusting the time, it simply does not automate and does not turn on/off at the time set.
Matt Parent
Great app overall, but not perfect. Biggest issue is that while the widget features are great, it also has to be refreshed. Meaning I have to reopen the app to refresh the widget, which seems to have something to do with being connected to 2 bridges. This is defeating the purpose of having the widget, at times. Once refreshed, the widget becomes responsive again and is fine. Hoping this gets tweaked in the future to alleviate this issue and make the widget more seemless to use. Still recommend.
Ben Ur
If you don't have a Pixel 6/6 Pro - then this app is phenomenal. I've loved everything about it. I stopped using the proper Hue app and stuck to this for years. However, ever since I switched phones to a Pixel 6 Pro, I can't use the feature that made me the happiest - Dance Sensation. Never had issues using the internal phone mic to sync the lights before. But now, when active, the lights are dead as if it's not picking up any sound. Looking on Reddit, seems to be Pixel 6/pro specific. 😞
A Google user
Bought to use with my Hue system. Phillips Hue app is pretty darn good, but i needed a more exciting / intense show. This app was immediately purchased!!! The dance portion in this amazing (i am running 3 bulbs, soon to be 8). You can set the lights to either use your phones microphone or the phones audio. And its spectacular! Phillips hue app does not have this ability. I hope the developers continue to add additional lighting sequences in the future.
A Google user
Its ok. Purchased the premium as I was looking for an auto off after the the light has been on, maybe an option within the schedules, nope. (e.g. you walk into your home and hallway lights turn on, after 5 min they time out) I also purchased the premium for the "Automation" features. The automation features within the app are non-existent, its basically a link to purchase another app. There isnt a refund option in the google play store.
Carissa Amici
This app used to allow me to make routines to turn my lights on and off at specific times. Within the last year, you can't do much on this app without paying a monthly subscription except manually turn your lights on and off. I can't even connect to Philips Hue site to turn my lights on and off via Wifi when I'm away from my home. If the Phillips Hue app wasn't incompatible with my phone, I would not even have this app. This app is completely useless now since I have Google Assistant.
Mark Davis
Sleek, streamlined interface, simple-to-use event scheduling controls, and fun effects. Totally worth it over the default app. One note for devs - although I like the hex grid color picker, I would prefer a more detailed hue/sat wheel color picker, or at least the option to switch to it. Because of the hex grid color picker, I still switch to the default hue app to set colors, and then go back to Essentials to record scenes and control playback and effects. Thanks!
A Google user
This is a fantastic app and the developer is extremely helpful and responsive. I had trouble with my purchase of the premium features and kept getting an error code. The problem was a Google Play issue and NOT a problem with the app. Yet, the developer helped me work through the problem anyway and now, after a phone reset and reinstall, I am able to enjoy this app! Great work, great support, great customer service! Buy and you won't be disappointed!