Philips Hue Bridge Matter Support Update Appears to Have Been Delayed

[MacRumors]

Lighting company Signify has indicated that its software update bringing Matter support to the Philips Hue Bridge will not appear in the first quarter of 2023 as originally planned.

When Matter was officially launched in November 2022, Philips Hue declared itself a supporter of the new smart home standard. At the time, Signify said a software update that would bring compatibility to its Philips Hue lineup would be available to all users in the first quarter of 2023, which comes to a close this Friday.

But responding to a request by hueblog.com on Monday for more information, the company offered the following update:

For the launch of Matter, we are working together with many partners in the smart home industry. With Philips Hue, we always focus on convincing quality to meet our customers' expectations. Therefore, we will take a little more time than originally planned for the Philips Hue Bridge software update before making it available to all consumers. We will inform you as soon as we have a concrete date for the release of the Matter software update.

Matter is a connectivity standard that enables smart home accessories to work together seamlessly across multiple platforms, including Apple's HomeKit, Amazon's Alexa, Google's Home, and others. For households with multiple smart home platforms or different smartphone brands, it means the Matter lights can be controlled from any device. Both Android and iPhone users can control a Matter-enabled accessory from their respective devices, provided the proper hub setup is available.

Apple added support for Matter on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV with iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16, and tvOS 16.1 last year, with a HomePod or Apple TV required to control Matter accessories in the Home app or with Siri.

Article Link: Philips Hue Bridge Matter Support Update Appears to Have Been Delayed

 

[szw-mapple fan]

Is it me or does the woman’s position in the picture look extremely uncomfortable?

 

[k1121j]

It already works with HomeKit and Alexa and Google so no big deal.

 

[chucker23n1]

So you’re saying it doesn’t Matter yet.

 

[appleguy123]

Alexa Matter support on iOS is nowhere to be seen either.

 

[Rychiar]

Well… this affects no one….

 

[WiiDSmoker]

Let’s be honest here, Apple greatly fumbled matter support too with their bug ridden architecture update.

 

[StudioMacs]

It already works with HomeKit and Alexa and Google so no big deal.

Exactly. I only use the hub to control my Hue lights. All other accessories connect via Wi-Fi.

All accessories (Hue and the rest) are controllable individually and by scenes in HomeKit.

I’m not sure what additional functionality matter support for the Hue hub would bring to my setup.

 

[KrisLord]

Let’s be honest here, Apple greatly fumbled matter support too with their big ridden architecture update.

The Architecture update and matter support weren’t directly related.

Matter support is in both the old and new architectures.

 

[StudioMacs]

Let’s be honest here, Apple greatly fumbled matter support too with their big ridden architecture update.

Matter support was released by Apple in iOS 16.1.

Matter support was not related to the backend architecture in 16.2 (reintroduced with 16.4).

some people seem to conflate the two, but they were separate.

 

[Urbanpixels]

6 Months later - "Actually, our existing hubs can't support matter from a security standpoint so you'll need to buy our new hub"

 

[scottlitch]

I would rather have them do it right, than do it right now.

 

[dominiongamma]

Universal standard seems to be a myth now

 

[siddavis]

I'd say take the time to get it right. All of my Hue stuff is rock solid. No need to mess that up when Hue works across all platforms anyway.

 

[PsykX]

6 Months later - "Actually, our existing hubs can't support matter from a security standpoint so you'll need to buy our new hub"

Ideally, it would be : Every product now supports Matter and Thread and you can bring your hub in your closest recycling center since you don't need it anymore.

 

[tkaravou]

No ambient lighting in Matter. HomeKit is still the best way to go with these.

 

[StudioMacs]

6 Months later - "Actually, our existing hubs can't support matter from a security standpoint so you'll need to buy our new hub"

Why would anyone need to buy a new Hue hub for matter if they already have an existing setup that works?

 

[CharlesShaw]

I would rather have them do it right, than do it right now.

Agreed. My Hue lights, hub, switches, and app have been very reliable for a long time. So much so that I forget they even exist.

 

[Aston441]

Why would I want some Apple riddled disastrous Apple approved update to kill all my Hue bulbs that have worked perfectly for many years?

 

[stocklen]

Is it me or does the woman’s position in the picture look extremely uncomfortable?

perhaps she has trapped wind.....

 

[Urbanpixels]

Why would anyone need to buy a new Hue hub for matter if they already have an existing setup that works?

Because when Hue retires a hub, it stops working HubV1 for example.

 

[japanime]

Is it me or does the woman’s position in the picture look extremely uncomfortable?

And what on earth is supposed to be in the jar she's grasping?

 

[StudioMacs]

Because when Hue retires a hub, it stops working HubV1 for example.

Maybe I’m missing something obvious, but I don’t see how that relates to delaying support for matter and the comment I replied to.

 

[StudioMacs]

And what on earth is supposed to be in the jar she's grasping?

She’s snacking on packing material, which is giving her stomach cramps…

 

[Verified Whiskey]

With how expensive their products are, you’d think they would have enough R&D to make this happen. Even their cheaper Nanoleaf counterpart is rolling out Matter support. No hubs required!