Release notes.

Let Hue Lights brighten your mood with its new interactive brightness widget — adjust your last-used light or group from the Home Screen, all the way down to 1%.

New

• Interactive brightness widget for iOS 18
• Additional in-app feedback option

Fixed

• Connection issue with the original round bridge

• Full support for the new Hue Bridge Pro
• Extensive VoiceOver improvements across the entire app
• Faster, more responsive widgets
• Improved device discovery on local networks
• Interactive widgets designed for iOS 18
• Easier in-app editing of preset colors
• Create premium sequences with 1-second steps
• New remote-access requirements implemented
• Optimized layouts for the latest iPhone and iPad sizes
• Added support for iPhone 16 family
• Enhanced functionality on iOS 18
• Faster Apple Watch synchronization
• Fixed issue when deleting a Philips Hue bridge
• Start and stop dynamic features via huelights:// URL scheme
• Major upgrade to the fire effect — 50+ curated fires
• Multiple time-based intervals on the Hue Wall Switch Module
• Updated remote access to work with latest bridge firmware
• Fire and candle effects on more bulbs
• Improved Dynamic Type
• Show rule usage for all devices
• Schedule and run premium sequences on bridge
• Added support for Hue Tap Dial Switch
• Revert to local scenes when shared scenes are deleted
• Added support for iOS 16 and latest devices
• Fixed display issues related to Dynamic Island
• Optimize display on portrait and landscape orientations
• Added feedback when copying scenes and groups
• Created new help center
• Keep lights synchronized when switching tabs
• Start fire and candle effects on supported bulbs
• Invoke sequences by name (e.g. huelights://sequences/name/sunset)
• Support for new Philips Hue Smart Plug models
• Support for latest Hue Motion Sensor
• Improved network communication with all Philips Hue bridges
• Updated throttling heuristics for recent firmware changes
• Default configurations for Widget and Apple Watch
• Updated refresh-token logic for remote access
• Quick color picker for lights and groups
• Customize color presets
• Apply dynamic effects to individual lights and groups
• Create multiple light and group timers
• Sampler Pack with 42 light formulas
• Apply scene themes to any group
• Group detail screen shows individual light color states
• Scene identifiers can be copied to the clipboard
• Support for new Hue dimmer switch
• Fixed issue suspending/resuming motion sensors
• Schedule individual lights
• Control individual lights from Apple Watch
• Larger buttons on Apple Watch
• Lights can be added to bridge with serial numbers
• Launch Hue Lights from an Apple Watch complication
• Control 200 scenes and 64 groups
• Animated feedback when controlling a scene
• Group colors change instantly
• Create recurring schedules for the All Lights group
• Duplicate any sequence
• Added support for Philips Hue Play
• Enhanced schedule options for groups and scenes
• Configurable maximum brightness in Perfect Sunrise
• Thunderstorm, fire and water configurations saved between restarts
• Added support for latest Hue Go model
• Support for Hue Outdoor LightStrips
• Support for Hue Aurella panels
• Support for IKEA Trådfri lights
• Scenes can use colorloop and alert effects
• Bridge discovery enhancements; find all bridge models
• Faster switching between Philips Hue bridges
• All on/off buttons control multiple bridges simultaneously
• Volume controls for thunderstorm, fire and water effects
• Schedules show timers and recurring timers
• Philips Hue outdoor motion sensor support
• AirPlay option for effects with audio
• Effects, sequences and animations keep running with music apps
• New URL scheme for sensor control: huelights://sensors
• Updated language translations
• Assign multiple actions to Hue dimmer switch / Hue Tap buttons
• Suspend or resume motion sensors with the Hue dimmer switch
• Updated thunderstorm cloud style
• Expanded support for XY color mode
• New time-zone configuration screen
• Support for the latest Apple Watch models