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CES 2026: Philips Hue Line Get New SpatialAware Scenes, Hue Cameras Gain HomeKit Support

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Lighting company Signify today announced a new SpatialAware scene feature that's coming to Philips Hue lights. SpatialAware scenes take into account the position of all of the Hue lights in a room, using an algorithm to distribute light in a more natural way.

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The savannah sunset scene with SpatialAware​

The SpatialAware feature analyzes the layout of each room in the home with Hue lights, and then lighting scenes are tailored to your personal space. Lighting is meant to feel more immersive and dynamic than before.

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The savannah sunset scene without SpatialAware​

Right now, when a Scene Gallery scene is activated, the different colors are randomly sent to different lights without the system knowing where those lights are positioned. SpatialAware allows color to be distributed more intentionally for a more natural look. A scene that's designed to mimic a sunset, for example, will set lamps on one side of the room to warm yellow tones to mimic the setting sun, while lamps on the other side are set to darker shades.

SpatialAware requires the Hue Bridge Pro that came out last year, and it uses an iPhone or iPad camera to scan the room to figure out where each light is located. Scans can be updated with each new light that's added. SpatialAware will be accessible through the Scene Gallery, and it is an optional setting.

At launch, SpatialAware will be compatible with around half of the light scenes available in the Scene Gallery, and it has been designed primarily for nature-based scenes like lake mist, mountain breeze, and savanna sunset.

Along with SpatialAware, Signify is adding support for migrating multiple Hue bridges to a single Bridge Pro during the Bridge Pro setup process, and it is bringing Apple Home support to the Hue Secure camera line.

The Hue Secure Camera, Hue Secure video doorbell, and Hue contact sensors will work with Apple Home in the future, and users will be able to stream live video in picture-in-picture mode on the Apple TV and get real-time alerts using the Apple Home app.

The Hue AI assistant has been updated with the ability to create automations based on natural language user requests, such as "wake me up at 6:45 a.m. every day except on Saturdays," and AI support is expanding to additional languages like Dutch, German, and Spanish.

Automations for lights and accessories are also now listed in the Rooms and Zones they control for easier adjustment, with options to rearrange content to put the most used automations front and center.

The new Hue SpatialAware feature is launching in spring 2026, while Apple Home support is coming in the first quarter of 2026. Multi-bridge migration and AI assistant automations are available now.

Article Link: CES 2026: Philips Hue Line Get New SpatialAware Scenes, Hue Cameras Gain HomeKit Support
 
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k1121j said:
Got the new hub absolutely love it and the feature that lets me turn on light just by walking in a room no motion sensor needed. Philips hue is totally worth the price I’ve tried so many other bulbs and there all garbage compared to hue.
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I have Hue lights throughout the house, had Hue since they became available in the UK, just upgraded to the new bridge, never had a problem with them and they work great with Siri, I have a few motion detectors around the house so most of the time in hallway / landing and kitchen the lights turn off and on automatically, and even adjust the light intensity at night or early in the morning as my wife does not like bright lights when she first goes into the kitchen in the morning. Never regretted my decision to go with Hue even now there are less expensive alternatives.
 
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cyanite said:
To be fair, Matter doesn’t support such features. But yeah it’s annoying the Philips Hue stuff doesn’t support matter in general.
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Yeah to be fair I think matter is missing recording at the moment, and homekit doesn’t support matter cameras as of yet

EDIT: by the way, there are now two bulbs that support matter over thread, released a few months ago. Not many devices but it’s a start
 
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Somebody tell me I'm using them wrong here, but I fitted a few rooms with color changing bulbs, and I got bored with them about after a week. They've been normal color for over a year now because I cannot find a good reason to use them. I made them green and red for x mas for about 15 minutes until my wife complained she couldn't see anything
 
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Excellent news! I'm very into the Hue ecosystem, it's great they're adding HomeKit support.

Interesting to see if they'll add HKSV, then you wont even need Hue's own subscription service, which is kind of ridiculous, and the reason I didn't continue it after the free trial. I think they're feeling the competition on this part of the market, so they're adding features.
 
I’m pretty sure apps have allowed you to assign location of hue bulbs for years now so I don’t see why a new hub is required to do this on the hue app.

Edit: read it again. You have to use your phone to scan your room.
 
CarAnalogy said:
The hub is what makes it work well. I've tried several other cheaper lights with no hub and they are all terrible. Having a hub wired to Ethernet over a dedicated protocol just for the lights makes a huge difference.

I believe they do now support Matter though.
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I have the new bulbs that work with matter over thread, works just as well as the hub versions, I think it’s an illusion these companies want you to believe so you use their hub and they can harvest your data
 
Nothing wrong with Matter but it's in early stages. I'm more of a smart switch/dumb bulb person but I do have Hue for ambient lighting in a few locations. The hub is great. I have Lutron switches throughout and the Lutron Hub is magic... never have an issue with Lutron. It just works. The Hue hub works great unless there's a power outage or brown out and some settings need to be restored. Hubs do the heavy lifting.
 
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