Philips Hue adds HomeKit adaptive lighting support to mood lights

Philips Hue, known for its HomeKit line of smart lights, has started rolling out a new firmware update for the Hue Bridge that brings HomeKit adaptive lighting support to the line of iCulture). The rollout follows a month of beta testing with select Hue users.

Adaptive Lighting is an iOS 14 feature designed to allow lights connected to HomeKit to adjust their color temperature throughout the day. Warm colors are used in the morning, cooler colors are used at midday, and blue light is reduced at night for better sleep.

To update your Hue Bridge, launch the Tint application, press Settings, then scroll down and select Software update. The desired version is 1941132070. Press Update to install it. No new update is required for the lights.

After updating, launch the Home app and you should see a message at the top stating that your lights support adaptive lighting. Tap the message and you can choose which lamps to activate it for.

Color temperature changes throughout the day without user interaction, using subtle transitions between color options. With Philips Hue, it works with White & Color Ambiance and White Ambiance lamps, in all shapes (candle lamp, E27, GU10, etc.).