I was quite impressed by the built quality and possibilities. So I got two - and ended up returning them both! OK I made one error myself: ordered the black version, which looks great, but ... eh ... is kind of difficult to find in the dark! Philips made a more serious error in the software: rotating the dial clockwise does not turn the lights on to say 5% wenn they are off and does not turn the lights of when you turn the dial counterclockwise and the lights are at 5% brightness - the way a normal dimmer would! Sure, you can sacrifice a button or two to achieve this effect, but in contrast to the dimmer switch, a visitor has no clue how to turn the lights on/off. What exotic functions I program under the 4 buttons is for me, but intuitively turning lights on/off is a major function of any lights switch! This seems purely a software issue to me. In addition: I'd like to get combo's: button1+dial sets the warmth of the light button2+dial only dims a certain group in the room etc.
I think you may have answered a similar question to this already but here goes my take on the tap dial switch. Can I configure the switch for the following set up. Button 1, turn on 2 separate lights in the living room. Button 2, turn on overhead ceiling light only. Button 3, turn on free standing lamp only. Also if that's possible, will the rotating dimmer just control the active light or does it activate all the programmed lights and dim or brighten them all? I hope you can understand what I'm getting at here. I already have a Hue dimmer switch but I can't control the lights separately. I understand there is an app to modify the dimmer switch to control separate lights but that's available on iOS only so that leaves the tap dial switch as the only option. Cheers.
Yes to all of that… but the dimmer part will only dim what lights you’ve told it to.. so you could set it to dim a ROOM, and it will dim all the lights that are switched on in that room
I'm very interested in rotary dials as switches and have the Flic Twist on preorder. I have only just found out that this Hue Dial came out a couple of months ago; I wasn't aware of it's development. Without yet trying either hands on, I think the Flic Twist will have the advantage of both twisting to dim/brighten as well as twisting to scroll through colour temperatures (by 'hold (button) and twisting). That said the Hue Dial could be software updated to include 'hold-twist' functionality to scroll through more colour temperature
Perhaps the other advantage to the Flic Twist is that when loose (rather than walk mounted) it will work the same no matter the orientation/ having to look at the unit compared to the Hue Dial with four quadrants to find. Ie Flic Twist could be used in the dark/just by feel. (Does Hue Dial have the button label dots raised or just printed on?) I'm still tempted to buy a Hue Dial to test out hands on and discover anything I didn't anticipate, especially as it is available now!
Also, I really like that Hue made a black switch! I'd also like Hue remotes and buttons in black as it suits some rooms better, plus helps to distinguish between re.ites if some are white and some are black. (I also just learnt i missed the one off day on Black Friday I could have ordered black Flic buttons to match car interiors...where I currently have no matching white ones....)
UPDATE:13 Dec 2022 I've purchased a Hue Tap Dial to try out: The 4 buttons can each independently control different lights (either a single Zone OR up to 3 Rooms together- the other rooms/zones grey once you've maxed out at 3 Rooms OR 1 Zone when setting up each button in the Hue App) but when setting up each button you could to select the same Rooms/Zone for some or all of the buttons if you wished, in whatever combination as long as each button doesn't control more the 3 Rooms OR 1 Zone. These buttons work like individual single Hue Smart buttons. Then the DIAL can control a only single Room or a single Zone (NOT multiple Rooms like the buttons can). The function of the DIAL is COMPLETELY Independent of the buttons. Think of it as a fifth independent switch. This is just 5 independent switches - 4 buttons and 1 dial - packaged together in a single housing. The Dial does NOT brighten/dim the last pressed button or held down button, nor does it scroll through colours. My experience is using the Hue App; I wonder if anyone has found more functionality with other apps? (HUE Essentials?) I also have Flic Twist on preorder and will compare once I have received. If Hue Tap Dial could be software updated to HOLD(button)&TWIST to control the lights related to that button, this would be much more appealing, and I'm guessing would add intuitive diming control over 4 light groups Vs I expect intuitive diming AND colour scrolling in the Flic Twist, but for one light group only via twist for diming and Hold&Twist for colour scrolling. (Flic twist can control more, but I am refering to intuitive control for visitors etc).
@@steffenfrost995 Hi, wondering if you can help, I've just got one of these. For my hallway / landing which has 3 lights (hallway, stairwell and landing). I want the buttons to control each light with the 4th button as a spare (maybe turn the whole house off), when I try and set each button to an individual light I can select them in the "entire home" section (as choosing a room doesn't let you then select an individual light, however they don't work as you would expect, each button doesn't control the individual light. They seem to turn one on, then another button will just cycle a scene on the light already on. I've found a way around this by setting up additional zones, 1 for each of the lights and assigning the buttons to these zones and it works as I want but then I just have 3 extra zones which is a bit annoying. Not sure if I'm missing something or if this is intended, just wondering if you had any insight? I've updated the software to the latest. Cheers
@@willhellier Hi Will. I'm not really using this fully. I'm using just the dial temporarily to dim bathroom lights and ignoring the other buttons. Once the flic twist ships, I'll use those for each room as they will be intuitive for all family members. Sorry I can't help further! But maybe make each light an individual room and the 3 together a zone?
Great video - interested to know if you (or anyone) have found a good solution to wall mounting the tap dial over a UK light switch yet? I see a few 3D printed cover plate options for 1-gang UK switches but nothing at all for the larger/2-gang UK switches ☹
I could tell right away that the idea with this one is clearly the best remote for Hue to date, including all 3rd party ones I've seen, I can't believe it took so long to figure out a dial dimming setup, it should've been their first design, dimming is the only thing you really need, the rest is just toys basically. I dislike having to press-and-hold buttons, because it's a hidden function that no one will just guess, plus it forces you to wait for the equipment to respond which is just not good UX, the dial fixes this. I would dedicate the fourth button to "Off", but I wish that button was already hard-dedicated to it with an "Off" graphic. Someone will disagree and prefer 4 different scene buttons, but no guest will ever know how to turn that off just by looking at it. I also wish that there was a way to fix the dial to the wall plate so it can't be removed easily (I use strong double-sided tape to fix them now), being able to move it around is nice but if it's supposed to be the main switch of a room, in needs to stay there permanently, I'd rather have two switches in a room if I wanted a movable one. The last thing is what you mentioned in the video, Philips should offer a range of cover boxes for existing switches, I found one online which works with the default remote, but this is a new form factor, so I have to wait for 3rd parties to design it. So close to perfect! But I'll be trying this one one for sure, and hope for some nice updates in the future.
"the rest is just toys basically" No its not. Ive installed just one Tap Dial Switch on the first floor to control the lights of different rooms. For example: on button 1 i have the hallway lights, button 2 the nearby bathroom lights, button 3 the hallway and second floor. So its way more then just a dimmer.
@@JasperHovenga But then the dial seems useless. At least for me - I can't think of the reason you'd want to change the brightness of a room from outside of it.
@@JasperHovenga Of course it's more than a dimmer, I just meant that any functionality beyond dimming isn't strictly necessary. The four buttons inside the dimmer wheel is a nice trade-off, whereas the regular Hue remote is way too convoluted, you can't expect anyone else to know how to operate the lights just by looking at it, multiple presses and longhold is bad UX in general.
Hello ! Thanks for the video. I have Alexa speakers around my flat and smart lightbulbs and plugs but not from the Hue series. Can the switch still work if I buy a Hue bridge to control all my smart devices ? I wouldn't want to spend money on a switch which forces me to change all my lightbulbs. Thanks a lot !
Do all buttons have to control eg. the studio? Or could you, for example, set buttons 1 and 2 to different scenes in the studio, and set buttons 3 and 4 to scenes in another room? If the answer to that is yes.. what happens if you turn the dimmer, which lights would it adjust? I hope that makes sense
@@kiphakes I think most people, myself included implicitly assume that the dial will 'dim/brighten the 4 buttons'. Although you could adapt to use it how it actually functions, I feel this is far less functional in reality, than you would initially assume...
Until this is updated to hold a button while twisting to dim whatever that button selects, this disappoints as hue do not explain concisely upfront the limited functionality compared to what your intuition would assume. Has anyone tried configuring this in another app (like Hue essentials) to see if this can be configured more powerfully there? (I've deleted hue essentials as my system seems to perform better with one app only). Waiting on Flic Twist to compare, but hoping the Hue Dial can be software updated as it would be a fairly powerful product if the dial could control each 'button'.
@@steffenfrost995 Just bought the switch and I was just figuring this out. I am dissapointed :-(. Do you know if there will be coming any updates about this?
Okay so I'm pretty sure you can completely remove a wall switch leaving back box, use the hue wall modulator to keep the power to hue bulbs constantly live, then this screws directly over back box... amen, looks like a normall switch and doesn't stick out too far off the wall? Not fully looked into the modulators but assumed that's what it does.. pretty sure the normal plate of this screw positioning fits onto uk back box. I know v2 other switch was made larger from v1 for this reason so assuming the dual switch also fits.
Is it possible to chose differente lights in a room for each button, for exemple button one two specific lights in the living room, button two two other lights in the living room ...
it does. but with a huge limitation. you can only control the brightness and change the basic shades of white. the rest of the colors (and scenes) must be handled within the app
@@kiphakes If adress four different lights with four different buttons in the same room, how does the dimmer work? Does it dimm the the button that was pushed last?🤔
Any reason why you can not screw this on a usual EU/UK electrical back box, replacing the standard light switch? According to the specs it is the right size (8cm x 8cm) for EU/UK backboxes, and the wall plate seems to already have screw holes at the right places.
I think what he is refering to is mounting over, so the switch is still there should anything go wrong, you may very well be able to replace the switch. Let us know how you get on if you try!
Thanks for the reply! Trying that now, but I only see Default Scenes that can be selected. I dont see any of the custom-made scenes, and dont see a way to custom a scene.@@kiphakes
Thanks for this video. I didn’t buy it yet because I can’t seem to find an answer to one of my questions. I hope you will understand my question. If I assign a different room (which has more than one light) to each button, will the dimmer work for the room I’ve selected and than if I select another room, will the dimmer work for this room ? Can I go back from a room to another or is the dimmer works for only one button pressed ? If that makes any senses at all.
dear mate. Is necessary the bridge for this switch? I have the ensis hue lamp with bluetoooth and i don't know if it works without the bridge... thanks!
It is a great dial. However, i have been facing an issue in case of power outage it loses its configuration and I have to set it up again. No issue with the other switches just the tap dial. Very disapointing. Hope they correct that soon.
@@kiphakes nope, power outage for all the house. Batteries still new. That weird really. Had to set it up again this morning. Maybe because of Lost connection with the hub ? I really don't know.
Just to specify, it was micro power cuts, power going on and off several Times, so even the lights went all on enendough the last state was duly set up ...
@@kiphakes Yes Indeed, me too. Had other normal power outage and everything went fine. Today was the first Time this happened. It was micro power cuts, and all lights went on. My wife was trying to turn off the lights with the tap dial but it was not responding anymore. So I had to turn the lights off with my phone and set up again the tap dial (which takes a long Time as you know). This is very annoying as if I wasn't home i could not even set up the dial again, as one have to be connected to the home wifi, so my family would not be able to turn the lights on or off with the dial untill i Come back.
Can you send me a link to your socket cover? I've ordered a samotech one and it seems to be too small? I based it on this video but perhaps its the wrong type. Any help much appriceated thnx
I’ve put the link to ones I’ve used for the Tap Dial here - How To Replace A Light Switch With A Philips Hue Tap Dial Switch ua-cam.com/video/vw4P4xaeh7k/v-deo.html
I hate how the dimmer and the tap dial switch can only do 1 set of lights. instead of being able to configure each button to a diffrent set of light + function. For example I would like button 1 to turn on the living room lights. and button 2 the kitchen lights. and holding button 1, turn of the entire home, Holding button 2 to do X
Is it possible to have a button control an individual light within a room? I'm looking to get one of these but it would be to replace an existing triple button switch that control three separate lights in the one room, possible?
hello . With the dimmer switc so the otherone of hue we can only chouse the differend whites , wits this you can also chouse the colors green , red , bleu?? thanks
It depends on the bulb.. there are different types of Hue Bulb. Ones that do colours, and ones that do whites and colours. The colour ones are more expensive.
UPDATE: I read an article that states{Philips Hue halts Lightguide bulb sales due to ‘aesthetic’ defect...} it seems that the release postponed until further notice.
Im very disappointed, because you cant change scene forward or backward. Its just let you change current scene if you click many times in short period of time. If you want to go 1 scene further you need to press button x times, cuz it go to the beginning
Seems like a backward step, or possibly Philips just looking at ways to bring in additional income. The whole point of the hue system was that it was controlled using an app and smart devices, but here we see them introducing hardware taking us away from smart devices and back to hard switches etc. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me to be honest. Good review on set up though.
I disagree slightly, I don’t always want to pick up my phone or shout at a smart device to make me lights do something. It’s always good to have more choice in my opinion! 👍🏼
As someone who tried to do everything with voice and app controls, trust me this is way better. Automations and switches are the smartest way to control a smart home, especially if you do not live alone. The accessories HAVE to be controllable by everyone that lives in a space, and this is the best solution: you get to keep your scenes, colors, automations, etc., while whoever else is there (including yourself) has access to easily control the lights without having to pull your phone out of your pocket or shouting clumsy voice commands.
I was quite impressed by the built quality and possibilities. So I got two - and ended up returning them both!
OK I made one error myself: ordered the black version, which looks great, but ... eh ... is kind of difficult to find in the dark!
Philips made a more serious error in the software: rotating the dial clockwise does not turn the lights on to say 5% wenn they are off and does not turn the lights of when you turn the dial counterclockwise and the lights are at 5% brightness - the way a normal dimmer would! Sure, you can sacrifice a button or two to achieve this effect, but in contrast to the dimmer switch, a visitor has no clue how to turn the lights on/off. What exotic functions I program under the 4 buttons is for me, but intuitively turning lights on/off is a major function of any lights switch! This seems purely a software issue to me. In addition: I'd like to get combo's: button1+dial sets the warmth of the light button2+dial only dims a certain group in the room etc.
Aww cute when you saw the dial working like a bit kid. I’m exactly the same haha. Nice content 🙏🏽
Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻
I think you may have answered a similar question to this already but here goes my take on the tap dial switch. Can I configure the switch for the following set up. Button 1, turn on 2 separate lights in the living room. Button 2, turn on overhead ceiling light only. Button 3, turn on free standing lamp only. Also if that's possible, will the rotating dimmer just control the active light or does it activate all the programmed lights and dim or brighten them all? I hope you can understand what I'm getting at here. I already have a Hue dimmer switch but I can't control the lights separately. I understand there is an app to modify the dimmer switch to control separate lights but that's available on iOS only so that leaves the tap dial switch as the only option. Cheers.
Yes to all of that… but the dimmer part will only dim what lights you’ve told it to.. so you could set it to dim a ROOM, and it will dim all the lights that are switched on in that room
@@kiphakesthank you, this answers my question. I’ll guess I just have to add the reading light to a new room.
May I ask what app you are referring to, just in case I run into any native Hue limitations?
I'm very interested in rotary dials as switches and have the Flic Twist on preorder. I have only just found out that this Hue Dial came out a couple of months ago; I wasn't aware of it's development. Without yet trying either hands on, I think the Flic Twist will have the advantage of both twisting to dim/brighten as well as twisting to scroll through colour temperatures (by 'hold (button) and twisting). That said the Hue Dial could be software updated to include 'hold-twist' functionality to scroll through more colour temperature
Perhaps the other advantage to the Flic Twist is that when loose (rather than walk mounted) it will work the same no matter the orientation/ having to look at the unit compared to the Hue Dial with four quadrants to find. Ie Flic Twist could be used in the dark/just by feel. (Does Hue Dial have the button label dots raised or just printed on?) I'm still tempted to buy a Hue Dial to test out hands on and discover anything I didn't anticipate, especially as it is available now!
Also, I really like that Hue made a black switch! I'd also like Hue remotes and buttons in black as it suits some rooms better, plus helps to distinguish between re.ites if some are white and some are black.
(I also just learnt i missed the one
off day on Black Friday I could have ordered black Flic buttons to match car interiors...where I currently have no matching white ones....)
UPDATE:13 Dec 2022 I've purchased a Hue Tap Dial to try out:
The 4 buttons can each independently control different lights (either a single Zone OR up to 3 Rooms together- the other rooms/zones grey once you've maxed out at 3 Rooms OR 1 Zone when setting up each button in the Hue App) but when setting up each button you could to select the same Rooms/Zone for some or all of the buttons if you wished, in whatever combination as long as each button doesn't control more the 3 Rooms OR 1 Zone. These buttons work like individual single Hue Smart buttons.
Then the DIAL can control a only single Room or a single Zone (NOT multiple Rooms like the buttons can). The function of the DIAL is COMPLETELY Independent of the buttons. Think of it as a fifth independent switch. This is just 5 independent switches - 4 buttons and 1 dial - packaged together in a single housing.
The Dial does NOT brighten/dim the last pressed button or held down button, nor does it scroll through colours.
My experience is using the Hue App; I wonder if anyone has found more functionality with other apps? (HUE Essentials?)
I also have Flic Twist on preorder and will compare once I have received.
If Hue Tap Dial could be software updated to HOLD(button)&TWIST to control the lights related to that button, this would be much more appealing, and I'm guessing would add intuitive diming control over 4 light groups Vs I expect intuitive diming AND colour scrolling in the Flic Twist, but for one light group only via twist for diming and Hold&Twist for colour scrolling. (Flic twist can control more, but I am refering to intuitive control for visitors etc).
@@steffenfrost995 Hi, wondering if you can help, I've just got one of these. For my hallway / landing which has 3 lights (hallway, stairwell and landing).
I want the buttons to control each light with the 4th button as a spare (maybe turn the whole house off), when I try and set each button to an individual light I can select them in the "entire home" section (as choosing a room doesn't let you then select an individual light, however they don't work as you would expect, each button doesn't control the individual light. They seem to turn one on, then another button will just cycle a scene on the light already on.
I've found a way around this by setting up additional zones, 1 for each of the lights and assigning the buttons to these zones and it works as I want but then I just have 3 extra zones which is a bit annoying.
Not sure if I'm missing something or if this is intended, just wondering if you had any insight?
I've updated the software to the latest.
Cheers
@@willhellier Hi Will. I'm not really using this fully. I'm using just the dial temporarily to dim bathroom lights and ignoring the other buttons. Once the flic twist ships, I'll use those for each room as they will be intuitive for all family members. Sorry I can't help further! But maybe make each light an individual room and the 3 together a zone?
Can it turn only selected LEDs on out of the scheme, and leave others off in the same room?
You could if you create different scenes and assign them to one of the four buttons
Does it only do single press and press/hold? No multi-clicks?
No, no multi clicks
Great video - interested to know if you (or anyone) have found a good solution to wall mounting the tap dial over a UK light switch yet? I see a few 3D printed cover plate options for 1-gang UK switches but nothing at all for the larger/2-gang UK switches ☹
No.. nothing yet.. annoyingly!
I could tell right away that the idea with this one is clearly the best remote for Hue to date, including all 3rd party ones I've seen, I can't believe it took so long to figure out a dial dimming setup, it should've been their first design, dimming is the only thing you really need, the rest is just toys basically. I dislike having to press-and-hold buttons, because it's a hidden function that no one will just guess, plus it forces you to wait for the equipment to respond which is just not good UX, the dial fixes this. I would dedicate the fourth button to "Off", but I wish that button was already hard-dedicated to it with an "Off" graphic. Someone will disagree and prefer 4 different scene buttons, but no guest will ever know how to turn that off just by looking at it.
I also wish that there was a way to fix the dial to the wall plate so it can't be removed easily (I use strong double-sided tape to fix them now), being able to move it around is nice but if it's supposed to be the main switch of a room, in needs to stay there permanently, I'd rather have two switches in a room if I wanted a movable one. The last thing is what you mentioned in the video, Philips should offer a range of cover boxes for existing switches, I found one online which works with the default remote, but this is a new form factor, so I have to wait for 3rd parties to design it.
So close to perfect! But I'll be trying this one one for sure, and hope for some nice updates in the future.
"the rest is just toys basically" No its not. Ive installed just one Tap Dial Switch on the first floor to control the lights of different rooms. For example: on button 1 i have the hallway lights, button 2 the nearby bathroom lights, button 3 the hallway and second floor. So its way more then just a dimmer.
@@JasperHovenga But then the dial seems useless. At least for me - I can't think of the reason you'd want to change the brightness of a room from outside of it.
@@JasperHovenga Of course it's more than a dimmer, I just meant that any functionality beyond dimming isn't strictly necessary. The four buttons inside the dimmer wheel is a nice trade-off, whereas the regular Hue remote is way too convoluted, you can't expect anyone else to know how to operate the lights just by looking at it, multiple presses and longhold is bad UX in general.
Hello ! Thanks for the video. I have Alexa speakers around my flat and smart lightbulbs and plugs but not from the Hue series. Can the switch still work if I buy a Hue bridge to control all my smart devices ? I wouldn't want to spend money on a switch which forces me to change all my lightbulbs. Thanks a lot !
If the existing bulbs are Zigbee compatible, they’ll work with the Hue hub, if not, they won’t
Can I replaced this for my light switch? Will backplate lane up ?
No.. I recommend watching a later video I made about a solution for that! ua-cam.com/video/vw4P4xaeh7k/v-deo.htmlsi=Nwn_Mv2H6EqDUmR4
Do all buttons have to control eg. the studio? Or could you, for example, set buttons 1 and 2 to different scenes in the studio, and set buttons 3 and 4 to scenes in another room? If the answer to that is yes.. what happens if you turn the dimmer, which lights would it adjust? I hope that makes sense
Yes you can ..
And the dial can alter the brightness wherever you specify- but it’s not related to the button presses
@@kiphakes I think most people, myself included implicitly assume that the dial will 'dim/brighten the 4 buttons'. Although you could adapt to use it how it actually functions, I feel this is far less functional in reality, than you would initially assume...
Until this is updated to hold a button while twisting to dim whatever that button selects, this disappoints as hue do not explain concisely upfront the limited functionality compared to what your intuition would assume. Has anyone tried configuring this in another app (like Hue essentials) to see if this can be configured more powerfully there? (I've deleted hue essentials as my system seems to perform better with one app only). Waiting on Flic Twist to compare, but hoping the Hue Dial can be software updated as it would be a fairly powerful product if the dial could control each 'button'.
@@steffenfrost995 Just bought the switch and I was just figuring this out. I am dissapointed :-(. Do you know if there will be coming any updates about this?
Sweet! You sold me on this device. It would be very nice I imagine to have a dial to use vs phone.
Okay so I'm pretty sure you can completely remove a wall switch leaving back box, use the hue wall modulator to keep the power to hue bulbs constantly live, then this screws directly over back box... amen, looks like a normall switch and doesn't stick out too far off the wall? Not fully looked into the modulators but assumed that's what it does.. pretty sure the normal plate of this screw positioning fits onto uk back box. I know v2 other switch was made larger from v1 for this reason so assuming the dual switch also fits.
I will investigate!
Can i set each light to turn on and off different lights? For example button 1 to turn on lamp and button 2 to turn on ceiling light
Yes
Is it possible to chose differente lights in a room for each button, for exemple button one two specific lights in the living room, button two two other lights in the living room ...
Yes
Can more than one room be assigned to one button?
Yeah, if you put them in a zone together
Hi, does the tap dial switch work even without the hue bridge? Thanks
No it doesn’t
it does. but with a huge limitation. you can only control the brightness and change the basic shades of white. the rest of the colors (and scenes) must be handled within the app
Can you since the led strips with that too?
Any Hue light can be controlled with it
@@kiphakes thanks man
Is it possible to adress four different lights, one botton to each in the same room? One push, on, another push, off?
Yes you can… and it’s a hold to turn off.
@@kiphakes Thank you! Are you still happy with it, does it work well?
@@martincarlberg9671 yes.. love it
@@kiphakes If adress four different lights with four different buttons in the same room, how does the dimmer work? Does it dimm the the button that was pushed last?🤔
No .. it dims the light, room or zone you assign to it
Question: can we Switch off /on Without Press and hold ?
You could make one of the buttons be an ‘off’ scene I guess?
I was wondering, If I have different lights registered for each button, how would the dial work?
You tell it which light, room or zone that the dial controls
@@kiphakes thanks for the information
Any reason why you can not screw this on a usual EU/UK electrical back box, replacing the standard light switch? According to the specs it is the right size (8cm x 8cm) for EU/UK backboxes, and the wall plate seems to already have screw holes at the right places.
I think what he is refering to is mounting over, so the switch is still there should anything go wrong, you may very well be able to replace the switch. Let us know how you get on if you try!
I just bought 2 of these. I wish each button could control a separate light.
It can. Just make a scene with the light you want to control being on.
Thanks for the reply! Trying that now, but I only see Default Scenes that can be selected. I dont see any of the custom-made scenes, and dont see a way to custom a scene.@@kiphakes
I figured it out. Thanks. @@kiphakes
Thanks for this video. I didn’t buy it yet because I can’t seem to find an answer to one of my questions. I hope you will understand my question. If I assign a different room (which has more than one light) to each button, will the dimmer work for the room I’ve selected and than if I select another room, will the dimmer work for this room ? Can I go back from a room to another or is the dimmer works for only one button pressed ? If that makes any senses at all.
No it doesn’t work like that. The dial only works on the room , zone or light you’ve assigned to it, the button are independent
@@kiphakes I bought one to try... And this is the reason it's not as great as you would assume....which is a shame
@@kiphakes not sûre you Can assign a button to a specific might, only per room or zone I Guess. Please check
dear mate. Is necessary the bridge for this switch? I have the ensis hue lamp with bluetoooth and i don't know if it works without the bridge... thanks!
I would like to manage the ensis lamp with this switch but i dont konw if it is possible without the bridge thanks
It needs the Bridge
@@kiphakes many thanks
Great video. Very helpful.
Thank you so much! It means a lot!
It is a great dial. However, i have been facing an issue in case of power outage it loses its configuration and I have to set it up again. No issue with the other switches just the tap dial. Very disapointing. Hope they correct that soon.
Power outage? As in when the battery dies?
@@kiphakes nope, power outage for all the house. Batteries still new. That weird really. Had to set it up again this morning. Maybe because of Lost connection with the hub ? I really don't know.
Just to specify, it was micro power cuts, power going on and off several Times, so even the lights went all on enendough the last state was duly set up ...
@@theattorney6072 That's REALLY weird - never heard of anything like that. I've had a power outage at home and the dial has been fine.. 🤔
@@kiphakes Yes Indeed, me too. Had other normal power outage and everything went fine. Today was the first Time this happened. It was micro power cuts, and all lights went on. My wife was trying to turn off the lights with the tap dial but it was not responding anymore. So I had to turn the lights off with my phone and set up again the tap dial (which takes a long Time as you know). This is very annoying as if I wasn't home i could not even set up the dial again, as one have to be connected to the home wifi, so my family would not be able to turn the lights on or off with the dial untill i Come back.
Can you send me a link to your socket cover? I've ordered a samotech one and it seems to be too small? I based it on this video but perhaps its the wrong type. Any help much appriceated thnx
I’ve put the link to ones I’ve used for the Tap Dial here - How To Replace A Light Switch With A Philips Hue Tap Dial Switch
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@@kiphakesThanks, I've ordered the Samotec SM223-UK but judging by this is looks like I need the (SM202-HTD) as well. thnx
Can one of the buttons control HDMI sync?
I’m not sure!
Do you have to have a bridge to use a tap dial?
Yep!
Can I use hue tap dial switch using echo 4th gen for wiz products
Not sure! Sorry
I hate how the dimmer and the tap dial switch can only do 1 set of lights. instead of being able to configure each button to a diffrent set of light + function.
For example I would like button 1 to turn on the living room lights. and button 2 the kitchen lights. and holding button 1, turn of the entire home, Holding button 2 to do X
You can do that.. just use scenes?!
The tap let's you switch on/of 3 different lights, but when you try to dim all the lights dim. So it's impossible to dim only one light
You can configure the dial to control a light, room, or zone. (Or your entire house)
Is it possible to have a button control an individual light within a room? I'm looking to get one of these but it would be to replace an existing triple button switch that control three separate lights in the one room, possible?
Yeah. You can set each button to control a different light
@@kiphakes Thanks!
hello . With the dimmer switc so the otherone of hue we can only chouse the differend whites , wits this you can also chouse the colors green , red , bleu?? thanks
It depends on the bulb.. there are different types of Hue Bulb. Ones that do colours, and ones that do whites and colours. The colour ones are more expensive.
A massive "Thank Hue"!
Hey Kip, do I need a special bulb for this switch to work or this switch can control conventional bulb bulbs in UK homes? Thanks!
It’s just for Hue bulbs.. go watch my beginners guide to Philips Hue
How many rooms can it do ?
As many as you like! Just put them in a 'zone' and it can control all of them.
Will you be buying the new light guide bulbs?
Which ones?!
@@kiphakes the 3 new bulbs announced a couple of weeks ago.
UPDATE: I read an article that states{Philips Hue halts Lightguide bulb sales due to ‘aesthetic’ defect...} it seems that the release postponed until further notice.
Yeah.. I did a bit of research and saw that. I’ll definitely get one when they are out.
Keeps saying how smart but you cant setup each button to control individual lights in the room.....
Im very disappointed, because you cant change scene forward or backward. Its just let you change current scene if you click many times in short period of time. If you want to go 1 scene further you need to press button x times, cuz it go to the beginning
Seems like a backward step, or possibly Philips just looking at ways to bring in additional income. The whole point of the hue system was that it was controlled using an app and smart devices, but here we see them introducing hardware taking us away from smart devices and back to hard switches etc. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me to be honest. Good review on set up though.
I disagree slightly, I don’t always want to pick up my phone or shout at a smart device to make me lights do something. It’s always good to have more choice in my opinion! 👍🏼
The one thing Tesla owners always asked for was more physical buttons
As someone who tried to do everything with voice and app controls, trust me this is way better. Automations and switches are the smartest way to control a smart home, especially if you do not live alone. The accessories HAVE to be controllable by everyone that lives in a space, and this is the best solution: you get to keep your scenes, colors, automations, etc., while whoever else is there (including yourself) has access to easily control the lights without having to pull your phone out of your pocket or shouting clumsy voice commands.