Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

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Philips Hue has a new bridge that boosts your lighting performance and offers a cool new trick, but is it worth the upgrade? Also, I want to tell you about some challenges I had with moving to the new bridge in Apple Home.

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Philips Hue Bridge Pro geni.us/KBv6O [Amazon]
Philips Hue Bridge Pro with new light bulbs and button geni.us/bbDy2 [Amazon] - this is what I bought
Philips Hue Bridge geni.us/nACx3 [Amazon]

🪏 Dig Deeper
Hue Blog hueblog.com
MotionAware Compatible Devices philips-hue.com/en-us/support/hue-motionaware
George Yianni on HomeKit Insider youtube.com/watch?v=Q532v-xMmj0

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*Chapters*
00:00 Introduction
00:25 The state of Philips Hue
01:20 Hue Bridge (not pro)
02:02 Hue Bridge Pro
02:54 Installation
03:52 Setup in Apple Home
05:54 MotionAware
07:50 Does it make a noticeable difference?
08:26 Should you get the Bridge Pro?

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