- Signify has released eight scenes with spring theme for Philips Hue Lights
- The new scenes are available in the Philips Hue app with version 5.39
- An updated icon suggests that Philips Hue AI assistant soon arrives
Want to give your home a quick makeover? Indicate, the company behind the Philips Hue Lighting System has released an update to the Hue app that adds eight new lighting scenes that you can use to a whole room with a single touch.
Scenes are presets that use a palette of colors to create a particular mood. The latest collection is all designed around the theme of spring with fresh flowers shades of pink and yellow along with fresh greens.
Fabian, editor of Hueblog.com, has shared a screenshot of the new scenes in the app’s German language edition. Seven seems to be standard scenes, while the eighth (named ‘Die Farben der Nature’ or ‘The Colors of Nature’) is one of Signify’s new 24-hour scenes that switch to different shades depending on the time of day.
AI is on the way
It looks like we have to wait a little longer to indicate the launch of Philips Hue AI assistant, as it announced back in January, but it could arrive any day now. Just a few weeks ago, the search button in the Hue app changed from a magnifying glass icon to the cluster of sparks typically used to represent AI.
Currently, the change is only cosmetic and the search box still works the same as before. However, the new icon suggests that the assistant can be launched immediately.
According to Signify, the upcoming feature will allow you to create “personalized lighting scenes based on mood, apartment or style”, so you don’t have to think of colors by hand or wait for an app update to add a theme that you especially want.
The Philips Hue system already has number one place in our Roundup of the best smart lights, so it will be interesting to see if the addition of AI will make it an even more compelling choice.
