GoKawiilPhilips Hue adds natural-language automation builder to its app
Philips Hue is rolling out Custom AI Behaviors, a feature letting users describe desired lighting automations in plain language instead of manually configuring rules. Announced at IFA alongside a new Sonos speaker integration for Hue switches, both updates arrive via a software update in November. The AI feature requires the Hue Bridge Pro's processing power to run.
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Smart home automation has long been limited by clunky interfaces that prevent average users from setting up sophisticated routines, even when the underlying hardware supports it. By using natural language instead of rigid menus, Hue is betting that AI-driven configuration could make advanced smart lighting accessible to non-technical users, potentially setting a template other smart home brands will follow.
- Custom AI Behaviors lets users type plain-language instructions to create complex Hue lighting automations.
- A new Sonos integration lets select Hue switches control speaker playback, volume, and playlists.
- Both features roll out via software update in November, with AI automations requiring the Hue Bridge Pro.
Philips Hue Tap Dial Switch — This is the exact switch called out for the new Sonos integration, so you can dial lights and now control speaker playback and volume from one puck. It sticks anywhere with the magnetic mount, making it an easy physical companion to all those AI-built automations in the Hue app.
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Published there as: “Now you can tell the Hue app how you want your smart lights to work”
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