The good news is that you can do so and still use alexa.
How do i control hue lights with alexa.
The alexa enabled echo plus and echo show 2nd generation provide basic light control as a built in smart home hub.
All you have to do is ask.
From the devices menu select the light whose color you wish to change.
Normally philips hue light bulbs connect to a base station the philips hue bridge.
If you have philips hue lights that can change color you can control what color they change to from within the alexa app.
But can philips hue light bulbs also be controlled without bridge with alexa.
Tap the menu icon in the top left corner of the screen.
We have rounded up a range of commands that will work allowing you to take control of your philips hue light system without having to press a button.
With the philips hue dimmer switch you can control up to 10 philips hue bulbs and the two alexa devices echo plus and echo show even have a built in zigbee hub.
Better yet you can just shout to alexa and control the lights with your voice.
Watch how to video.
Screw in the philips hue light bulbs.
Philips hue is the biggest name in smart lighting and by most measures alexa is still the best smart assistant so it figures that the two have come together in smart home harmony.
It looks like three lines.
If this happens you can ask alexa to turn the hue lights on and off but they won t respond.
Launch the alexa app on your iphone or ipad.
Alexa turn on the lights alexa turn on the living room lights alexa turn off all lights.
To fix this just turn the light fixtures back on manually once you do this your alexa commands and routines will work again.
In just a few simple steps you now have a connected system of.
With amazon alexa and philips hue you can control the lights in your home with your voice.
Once your smart lights are connected to your home wi fi follow the manufacturer s instructions you re ready to connect your lights with your echo so that you can ask alexa to control them.
Change hue light colors with alexa.
In fact you can set up hue bulbs using voice control on a recent echo device amazon echo dot third gen echo plus first or second gen or the latest echo show.
If you have any of the latest philips hue bulbs you ll have the option of connecting to bluetooth without a hub.