I have several different versions of Zigbee bulbs. Mostly Philips Hue. I have one newer one that supports Bluetooth in addition to Zigbee. The other day I was re-pairing this bulb to Zigbee and had to connect to it via Bluetooth to reset it. When doing so I noticed that there was a firmware update. Is there any way to update, or even know if there are updates, to the firmware of other Zigbee bulbs and devices? I see a ‘Allow device firmware updates’ option on the hub and have that enabled. Is this only for smart things brand devices? Do other manufactures provide firmware updates via smarthings? It seems to me we should be keeping firmware up to date on our devices.

[image] jamesrskinner: Is there any way to update, or even know if there are updates, to the firmware of other Zigbee bulbs and devices? If you login to IDE at https://account.smartthings.com, go to the Devices section and click on any zigbee device… you can look for the firmware section. If firmware updates are supported for that device, you should see a few fields: current version, target version, last updated and last checked. All zigbee-only Hue devices would require the Hue bridge for firmware updates. [image] FAQ: Do I need the Hue Bridge/Hub to Use a Hue Bulb with SmartThings? FAQ Yes. The only officially recommended way to use Hue devices with SmartThings is by using a Hue bridge. There are several reasons to use the bridge. Other Integrations There will be a number of other integrations available to you which you may want to take advantage of. Use of Hue Scenes you will be able to activate scenes created with the official Hue app, which at the present time offer many features not available in the smartthings scenes feature. Even just the ability to blink the lights. The easiest way to access scenes from the Hue app is through the following custom edge driver or IFTTT, but there are other ways as well. [ST Edge] Philips Hue LAN [BETA] (3rd Party Driver, Not ST Native) Not using the Bridge can mess up your zigbee network the most important really is …

[image] jkp: All Hue devices would require the Hue bridge for firmware updates. Not exactly true. You can update the newer Zigbee Hue bulbs via Bluetooth with their app :slight_smile:

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jkp December 12, 2021, 8:52pm 4

Updated my post

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