Error with Philips Hue: lights suddenly become bright
Some Philips Hue lights have an annoying brightness bug when interacting with Matter - a solution is in the works.
Suddenly it's bright: Some users are having problems with their Hue lamps interacting with Matter.
(Image: Signify)
Suddenly a light goes on: Several users of Philips Hue smart lights are reporting a bug in which lights suddenly switch to maximum brightness. Threads on social media show that this bug has been occurring for several weeks.
In a Reddit thread, for example, users write that the error occurs regardless of the power supply and individual lamps. Smart ghosts must be to blame, some conclude. Manufacturer Signify remained silent about the error for a long time, but has now finally shed some light on it: it is a compatibility error in conjunction with the Matter smart home standard, Signify told The Verge. The error affects a small proportion of Hue users.
According to the report, random radio traffic is inadvertently misinterpreted as power switch input, which is why the smart lights suddenly switch to full brightness. The bug is not in Matter itself, but in Signify's code, as confirmed to The Verge by Matter developer CSA and others. Accordingly, the problem should only occur with Hue lights.
Permanent solution in the works
In the meantime, Signify is working on a permanent solution to the problem, which, according to the company, should be available within the next week. If you want to temporarily fix the problem yourself, you can disconnect your Hue lights from Matter.
Matter is a cross-manufacturer smart home standard designed to ensure that devices from different companies work together. Version 1.3 of Matter was released in May, in which device groups such as microwaves, ovens and tumble dryers were supported for the first time. Aside from the new appliances, the ability to record power consumption is particularly interesting. This allows supported Matter appliances to forward actual and estimated energy consumption statistics to the user.
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