Philips adds HomeKit support for Hue accessories
Philips is making its Hue system of accessories a bit more useful to Apple Home users: a new update rolling out today makes products like the Hue Tap, Hue Dimmer Switch, and Hue Motion Sensor compatible with Apple’s HomeKit. In other words, you’ll be able to use Philips’ switches to control other HomeKit-compatible devices.
Once updated, you’ll be able to set Philips switches to activate Apple Home scenes. So, walking in the door could turn on your lights, switch on a fan, and open your blinds, assuming you can find HomeKit-compatible accessories to do all that, which could still be a bit of a challenge.
While the Hue lights didn’t originally support HomeKit, back in...