Connecting Philips Hue to Alexa without a Philips Hue Bridge 

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hi thank you for your questions, i will try and answer them for you 1st of all if you have a Echo plus, instead of a standard echo or echo dot then you can have limited function and control the lights without a hue bridge, but i presume you already have a bridge wich will alow more functions, so i will continue 1st question regarding your hue bridge, This is set up and plugged into your router, this is the room your router is in and the wifi signal covers your house in the same way as your wifi from your router covers your house so if you have dead spots around your house this may be a problem, but if your wifi generally works in each room then you should be ok. 2nd question, Paring your alexa, Your Alexa works over wifi and therefore already connects to your wifi, as the hue bridge is connected to your router this will also be seen by your alexa,/echo so this will work in your room, or any other room you have a alexa/echo. I have multipul alexa/echo's around my house and these all work as access points for my voice commands, ie i can turn off my plugs or lights in my garage from my lounge or bedroom, or turn on my front door light from my garden shed etc in my back garden Hope this helps please subscribe

This is a often misconception, i was told the same thing at the store 6 years ago who wanted to sell me a bridge, mine worked from day one, it is still working today, as long as you have a ECHO plus, latest 4th gen echo, or echo show these all have zigbee controllers built in, if you have a older 3rd gen echo, 2nd gen echo, 1st gen echo, or any of the mini echo dots, then as i have mentioned in my videos, then you either need a bridge or a echo with zigbee on your same wifi network

@@RichManPoorTech so if I have an Echo Dot 4th Gen do I need a bridge or not? 👀

@@GonzaloSeminario as mentioned with a echo dot it won't work on its own, where as the full size 4th gen echo will but the echo dot can work for voice commands with a additional device on your network you either need 1 of the following 1 x full size 4th gen echo (not echo dot) or 1 x bridge the Bridge will give your some more features on hue lights, the Full size echo will have some more versatility on other none hue devices

Hi thank you for subscribing, the full size echo 4th generation has a ZigBee smart home hub support built in, which would mean that you can use it to control device like a Philips hue without a bridge. The echo *_dot_* however dose not have a built in ZigBee smart home hub. so you need a bridge/hub to control the device on your network, it could be another full size 4th gen echo or echo show or Phillips hue hub/bridge. with one on your network then the echo dot can use voice commands to control, but the commands are sent to the hub/ZigBee controller and then sent to the lights. with a philips hue bridge you do have more control than you do on the the alexa app, but the alexa app dose the light colours brightness and can be linked to other commands all through the alexa app . some Philips hue lights, but not all, can also be controlled by bluetooth app on a phone, these devices will have the Bluetooth logo on the box. i hope this helps you.

I haven’t found a way yet

with the hue bridge you can select shades of colours where as the alexa app you can just select colours, for example you can use blue on both and light blue on both but the hue bridge alowws for the shades in between, you can use more smart features ie turning on the light as you are arriving home, you can set up routines like dimming your lights more slowly or changing the colours, it also works with the hue play where it can change with whats on the tv, more hardware needs to be purchased and things like that

@@RichManPoorTech thanks for clearing my confusing, I will buy hue bridge then

@@RichManPoorTech So is the Phillips Hue app useless without a Hue bridge or will it offer limited functionality as well?

@@AbhijeetMukherjee the hue app needs the Hue bridge, you can do alot of the same functions through the alexa app, if you have a echo with zigbee controller eg echo plus, then for changing colours, certain routines etc this can be done without using the hue app or hue bridge

It won’t find it because it was registered to your system, to add it again you will need to use the serial number that is on the light bulb, the Alexa app has changed from the last time I did it, I’m away from home at the moment when I’m home I will look at it again

Also, my Alexa app menu looks different from yours. I don’t know if it’s because they changed it? Or because I don’t have an Echo with built-in Hub? When I try to add a Philips hue light, it asks me which hub I’m using. If I choose “I don’t have a hub”, then it says a hub is required. Anyway, thanks for reading.

If you have a 1st gen echo then it dose not have a built in Zigbee controller (1st gen echo plus dose have a zigbee controller), i would suggest purchasing a philips hue bridge. i think the alexa app has been updated since i made this video

your version of echo dose not have a bridge, If your using "add a philips hue" then it looks for a bridge, if you have a echo show, echo plus, as in the video then you can controll the lights without a hue bridge, but the hue bridge dose add more functions

@@RichManPoorTech thanks for your reply and suggestion. I’m going to add a Hue Bridge to my setup. Hopefully it will be more stable than now. It’s working with my Google Home speaker but only half the time. Thanks again!

I don’t know as I only have echo with a built in zigbee controller , wish I could have been more help

Are you using a 4th gen echo echo plus’s or echo show as these have the built in zigbee hub

If you have a echo with a zigbee controller, press add device, don’t select Philips hue logo, try adding light, then selecting Philips hue, as a brand and add serial number if needed from the Philips hue device

Thanks for the quick reply, I'll give it a go 👍

Worked thank you.

@@davemason7624 your welcome

It dose if you have a echo plus or the later full size echo or echo show all as mentioned in the video

sorry i thought my title was quite clear