“I bought this due to the name which has done excellent in lighting. Do I HAVE to purchase this hub thingy if all I am using it for is sensor detection? I know the question may sound off, but the advertisement was a little misleading!!”
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Yes, the Hub "thingie" is the "brain" for all of the Hue products. The Hub is what you program to operate the devices. Once your Hub is correctly installed, you can download the free Philips Hue App so you can remotely control each Hue device from your compatible smart phone and/or tablet. Each time you add a Hue light bulb or strip light or sensor (for example), the Hub senses a new device, and automatically downloads its information. The Hub will then prompt you to identify the room in which the device has been located, and the new device will show up on your Philips Hue App. For motion sensors, the Hub will walk you through the time of day and/or night you want the sensor to be active. The sensor itself is entirely useless until you also have at least one Hue lightbulb that you want to be activated when the sensor senses motion. I have gradually added at least one Hue light bulb to each room, to my front porch, to my back porch, and to a backyard floodlight. Through the Hue Hub, via the Hue App, I linked the Hue floodlights, and several interior Hue lights to the sensor on my back porch. Those lights will turn on during the programmed hours if motion is sensed. It works great! Without a Hub, you can stare at your Hue sensor all day and wish it to activate. But without a Hub, it is just an object hanging on a wall. Connecting it to a Hub activates it. Just like your fingers won't move without an impulse from your brain. The Hub needs a device to control. A Hue device needs a Hub to fulfill its purpose. Sure, you can buy a Hue color lightbulb, and you can manually turn it on and off at the light switch. But without a Hub, you can't access its "remote" features, nor can you change the colors in the bulb. Instead, it would operate like any traditional white light bulb -- only lots more expensive. This is why you'll find so many "starter packs", each with a Hub and at least one Hue device.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This is a sensor that is for outdoors that will turn on the Phillip Hue Outdoor lights they also have a sensor for indoor lighting I have them both. This is not a hub but does work great will turn lights off and on based on settings applied in app.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Yes, you need a hub and the lights will need to be Hue lights. But it works great and you can set up how it works with your phone.
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