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- New Philips Hue feature allows you to enjoy light scenes in an entirely new way: Hue SpatialAwareTM scenes let you transform entire rooms with effortless precision, making the Hue experience feel more natural and intuitive than ever before
- Hue SpatialAwareTM uses an algorithm to distribute light scenes across all the Philips Hue lights in a room, so they all work together in harmony to create the most natural ambiance
- Hue is also announcing Apple Home support for Hue Secure cameras, the ability to migrate multiple Bridges to the Bridge Pro, improvements to the AI assistant, and better visualization of content in Rooms and Zones.
Eindhoven, the Netherlands – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, will transform how Philips Hue users experience light scenes with a groundbreaking new feature: Hue SpatialAwareTM. This new feature analyzes the layout of your room and the placement of your Philips Hue lights to create the best possible lighting experience in your space. It’s like having a lighting designer in your pocket, allowing you to experience light scenes like never before.
Experience light scenes like never before-
Hue SpatialAwareTM scenes enable you to bring nature into your home, recreating natural light settings with stunning realism by understanding the position of each light. The experience not only feels more immersive and dynamic, it also adds new depth to the smart home experience.
Currently, when using preset scenes from the Scene Gallery in the Hue-app, colors are distributed without knowledge of their relative positions across the products in a room. With Hue SpatialAwareTM scenes, it’s like having your Philips Hue setup instantly curated by a professional lighting designer: colors are distributed intelligently across all the lights in the room to create the most natural representation.
“This feature is a leap forward in intelligent home lighting design, moving beyond effects applied to individual products to lighting that adapts to your personal space. All Philips Hue light scenes are designed for spaces where people live – and this new feature offers an even more cohesive experience, transforming the smart home into a truly intelligent home.” John Smith, Business Leader for Philips Hue at Signify.
Simply scan your room, and voila!
The new feature is available to Bridge Pro users and incredibly easy to use, since the Hue-app guides you through the entire process. By using the latest Augmented Reality technologies, the camera on your smartphone or tablet is used to scan the room to determine the position of each light, and the algorithm ensures the light scene is beautifully orchestrated across the room.
After the setup is complete, you can easily add more lights to your room and at any time, and the spatial model of the room will be automatically enhanced after scanning the updated portion of the room, allowing the light scenes to incorporate them based on their positions.
Adding a new dimension to Hue’s Scene Gallery
Hue SpatialAwareTM is compatible with approximately half of the remastered light scenes available in the Scene Gallery. It is primarily designed to get the most out of nature-inspired scenes like Lake mist, Mountain breeze, Savanna sunset, and Lake placid.
In a room that is enhanced with the Hue SpatialAwareTM feature, light scenes feel much more immersive and truer to life. For a sunset scene, for example, the lamps on one side of the room show warm yellow tones to mimic the setting sun, while the ceiling lights on the opposite side of the room would be cast in darker shades.
Once Hue SpatialAwareTM is released, the feature is available to users visiting the Scene Gallery allowing you to apply an optimized Hue SpatialAwareTM light scene, or when preferred to revert to current mode.
Additional launches and announcements:
Apple Home support-
The wired Hue Secure camera, Hue Secure video doorbell, and Hue contact sensors will soon work seamlessly with Apple Home. Starting in the coming months, users will be able to stream live video in Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode on Apple TV and receive real-time alerts via the Apple Home app.
Multi-Bridge migration support-
When installing a new Bridge Pro, originally launched in September 2025, users can now select multiple Bridges to replace, or they can migrate additional ones whenever they like. The only limit to the number of Bridges is the capacity of the Bridge Pro.
More improvements to the AI assistant-
Philips Hue’s AI-powered assistant has been updated and can now create automations based on user requests (e.g. “wake me up at 6:45 am every day except Wednesdays”). Additionally, the assistant will be extended to support more languages in the coming weeks, including Dutch, German, and Spanish and to guide users to the right troubleshooting articles if they indicate they are having issues with their system.
Improved visualization of content in Rooms and Zones-
Automations for lights and accessories will be shown in the Rooms and Zones they control, making it easier to adjust wake-up times in the bedroom and set timers for kitchen lights, for example. Users will be able to edit and rearrange the content in those screens for greater personalization.
Availability:
Hue SpatialAwareTM – available spring 2026 for Bridge Pro Users
Expanded Apple Home support – available Q1 2026
Multi-Bridge migration support for Bridge Pro – available now
Automations using AI assistant – available now
New languages and troubleshooting support for AI assistant – available Q1 2026
Improved visualization of content in the Hue-app – available Q1 2026
