Philips Hue
Philips Hue Gradient lightstrip
Lights · Lighting
Partly worksApple Home issuesLocal
2 reports: 2 say it partly works.
Reported with 1 integration: Philips Hue.
What people report
| Integration | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips Hue | Partly works Local | Partly in Home Maintainer says gradient doesn't work well through HomeKit | Turned on at HA start when also paired via HomeKit Controller; removing duplicate fixed itSaved copyAny reason for using homekit_controller over hue? The hue integration is local and push based so I can't think of a strong reason to use hkc here, and you certainly wouldn't need both? And the gradient apparently doesn't work well with HomeKit anyway: https://hueblog.com/2021/09/18/new-gradient-function-is-not-yet-compatible-with-apple-homekit/ I don't have a gradient so I can only speculate: it most likely appears as a generic lamp/bulb? So we don't have any hue or gradient specific code in homekit_controller so if we were turning bulbs on at startup I'd expect every bulb to turn on at … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #58950 · 2021-11 |
| Philips Hue | Partly works | Partly in Home Gradient strip reportedly does not work well in HomeKit | Turned on at startup when also added via HomeKit ControllerSaved copyAny reason for using homekit_controller over hue? The hue integration is local and push based so I can't think of a strong reason to use hkc here, and you certainly wouldn't need both? And the gradient apparently doesn't work well with HomeKit anyway: https://hueblog.com/2021/09/18/new-gradient-function-is-not-yet-compatible-with-apple-homekit/ I don't have a gradient so I can only speculate: it most likely appears as a generic lamp/bulb? So we don't have any hue or gradient specific code in homekit_controller so if we were turning bulbs on at startup I'd expect every bulb to turn on at … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #58950 · 2021-11 |
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In ReReHome
Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.
Identifiers
| Brand | Philips Hue |
|---|---|
| Model | Gradient |
| Category | Lights |
Also reported as
- Philips Hue Gradient
