It could certainly be useful. That must be a new feature, it was not true of V1.
Youāre right, I should specify in my post that Iām talking about Hub V2.0
UK or US version?
Iām using the US version.
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Hub V2 selects a channel on āfirst bootā.
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Meaning every time itās plugged in? Or after setting it up?
Has anyone in the UK tried the Phillips dimmer switch to reset a bulb? Philips says it should work:
Iāve bought some hue white bulbs and didnāt realise they were part of a kit and they must be linked to the hue bridge as they were part of a Hue starter kit.
I donāt have a Hue bridge and just want to use my ST v2 hub in UK.
So whatās the simplest way to reset, anyone in UK for one of the above remotes to reset the Hue bulbs?
Can I buy a 2nd Hue bridge say and reset then that way, then link the Hue bulbs direct to ST hub as I donāt want to use the Hue bridge in normal operation.
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Anyone help on the above please, Iāve got 2 Hue white doing nothing at the moment.
For clarity, the bulbs were bought off someone, which were part of a starter kit and presume pre paired to the hue bridge it came with.
So I need to reset them, so I can then pair direct to my ST hub v2. Iām in UK.
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I have purchased a Hue Wireless Dimming Kit in the UK which contains White bulb paired with a Hue remote. I could get the remote paired to ST without any issues, but the bulb was effectively āorphanedā as a standard bulb. As others have experienced, nothing would get it to be discoverable by ST.
Following the thread above, I found a cheap Philips LivingColours Remote and I paired that with the orphaned bulb simply with this video. To reset the bulb I held the On button with Scene 1 together and this reset the bulb. It was immediately discovered by ST.
My ST is on channel 19, and I canāt discover the Philips LivingColours Remote as a thing to connect to my ST, so Iām assuming itās a channel incompatability issue there. Thatās a pity, as you can never have too many remotes!
@denseflux Iām not bothered on using the Philips remote with ST just want to get my Hue white bulbs working.
Is it this remote, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111746139242
So am I right in thinking, as these Hue white bulbs are paired with a Hue bridge, I can reset then with remote, then pair the bulb direct to ST?
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Thatās the question that nobody has answered. (That Iāve seen anyway).
It does work for the hue colour bulb as I purchased one to reset my hue bulb. It worked as described above.
So, if anybody reading this knows how to reset a phillips white bulb (without using a phillips bridge) then your input would be gratefully received by an awful lot of people.
@bobbles @denseflux on his post above it states the Hue dimming kit and the link goes to the Hue white.
I just want a confirmation, before I buy and try thatās all, but yes a lot are waiting for confirmation!
What will/could the difference between the technology on the white and colour though be that it may/may not work?
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@R2D2, yes, thatās the item I purchased just a few days ago. I was able to reset the bulb and get it detected by my ST hub, where itās now paired and working. Havenāt had much time to play with it beyond that yet though.
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Well I bought the round Philips remote. Done the reset, it flashed the bulb, so presume itās reset.
I now have the bulb in a lamp very close <0.5m from my ST hub.
Switch on the bulb, goto āconnect nowā on iOS ST app, and doesnāt do anything. Am I doing something wrong now? Anyone help please. Three ācheapā Hue bulbs have now cost more as had to buy another remote, and still not working!
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When you reset it with the remote did the bulb flash?
My hue bulbs did when I reset them.
@R2D2 Whilst this isnāt specific to hue bulbsā¦I had to re-add 3 sensors yesterday and couldnāt get them to connect at all (previously not had any issues). I donāt know if this is coincidental but I had success after switching to mobile data from wifi on my phone, Iād already tried device/hub resets etc with no luck.
Nope still NG. Just stays on the āconnect nowā screen and finds nothingā¦
Iāll try and repeat the process this evening @R2D2 and film the process so you can see it exactly as I did it.
Note, that the bulb flashing didnāt indicate that itās reset, as I could get it to flash with the standard Hue remote by holding the ON button down. If your new LivingColours remote still controls the bulb after the flash, it hasnāt reset. Holding the Power and Scene 1 worked for me.
Also: Worth noting that for me I held the remotes close to the bulb to do the pairing/reset operations, but proximity to the ST hub was not important at all, mine was in another room when it was discovered as a āThingā on the network.
@denseflux ah the bulb still is controlled by the living remote yesā¦
just tried again to reset, this time I held scene with one dot (I thought it was the 2 dots), and the on. I then tried to connect wth ST and found straight away! yeh!!! thanks for help again.
Which device handler for Hue white exactly please, either link or post it, Iād appreciate that.
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