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title: "Philips Hue blocks 3rd party lights"
title: "[Update: decision reversed!] Philips Hue blocks 3rd party lights"
description: "Philips has published a firmware update that blocks pairing of any 3rd party light."
date: 2015-12-12 10:44:00 -0800
date_formatted: "December 12, 2015"
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categories: public-service-announcement
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**Update Dec 16**: Great news! Philips has decided to [reverse their decision][philips-reverse] and is working on a software update to allow 3rd party light bulbs again.
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Philips Hue FAQ entries regarding reversing the decision.
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*Original post:*
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Philips Hue was one of the first to get smart lights accepted by the mainstream. Their Zigbee-based hub is rock solid, never crashes, great API and worked with other Zigbee light bulbs too. They are a bit expensive but the platform was worth every penny, till now.
Yesterday a thread on [/r/homeautomation][reddit-hue] published that Philips Hue now blocks all but their own bulbs and those of "friends of Hue". I have been able to confirm this in the [Philips Hue FAQ][philips-hue-faq] (Update Dec 14: they have removed the entries - [mirror here][philips-hue-faq-mirror]):
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I will no longer suggest people to buy into the Philips Hue ecosystem.
[philips-reverse]: http://www.developers.meethue.com/documentation/friends-hue-update
[reddit-hue]: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeautomation/comments/3wet8h/fyi_the_hue_hub_is_now_blocking_third_party/
[philips-hue-faq]: http://www2.meethue.com/en-us/support/search/?q=Another+brand
[philips-hue-faq-mirror]: /images/blog/2015-12-philips-hue-3rd-party/mirror.png

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