Philips Hue BLE
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The Hue BLE integration allows you to control your Philips Hue Bluetooth lights with Home Assistant.
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
light | Light |
What people report
Hue bulbs with Bluetooth can be controlled directly, even alongside Zigbee. Some users get phantom 'discovered' devices.
- Works8
- Requested1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips Hue LCA004 | Works Local | Bluetooth control without a bridgeSaved copySupported devices: Model number; LCA004; LCA006; LCA011; LCL009; LCX029; LWA021; LWA031; LTO002; Unknown. Limitations: If you factory reset a Hue light it will be discovered as a new device even if it was previously connected to Home Assistant or ignored. This is because the Bluetooth address of Hue lights is randomly generated and changes if the light is factory reset. Hue lights connected using Zigbee are still discoverable and … Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23. | Docs | |
| Philips Hue LCA006 | Works Local | Bluetooth control without a bridgeSaved copySupported devices: Model number; LCA004; LCA006; LCA011; LCL009; LCX029; LWA021; LWA031; LTO002; Unknown. Limitations: If you factory reset a Hue light it will be discovered as a new device even if it was previously connected to Home Assistant or ignored. This is because the Bluetooth address of Hue lights is randomly generated and changes if the light is factory reset. Hue lights connected using Zigbee are still discoverable and … Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23. | Docs | |
| Philips Hue LCA011 | Works Local | Bluetooth control without a bridgeSaved copySupported devices: Model number; LCA004; LCA006; LCA011; LCL009; LCX029; LWA021; LWA031; LTO002; Unknown. Limitations: If you factory reset a Hue light it will be discovered as a new device even if it was previously connected to Home Assistant or ignored. This is because the Bluetooth address of Hue lights is randomly generated and changes if the light is factory reset. Hue lights connected using Zigbee are still discoverable and … Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23. | Docs | |
| Philips Hue LCL009 | Works Local | Bluetooth control without a bridgeSaved copySupported devices: Model number; LCA004; LCA006; LCA011; LCL009; LCX029; LWA021; LWA031; LTO002; Unknown. Limitations: If you factory reset a Hue light it will be discovered as a new device even if it was previously connected to Home Assistant or ignored. This is because the Bluetooth address of Hue lights is randomly generated and changes if the light is factory reset. Hue lights connected using Zigbee are still discoverable and … Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23. | Docs | |
| Philips Hue LCX029 | Works Local | Bluetooth control without a bridgeSaved copySupported devices: Model number; LCA004; LCA006; LCA011; LCL009; LCX029; LWA021; LWA031; LTO002; Unknown. Limitations: If you factory reset a Hue light it will be discovered as a new device even if it was previously connected to Home Assistant or ignored. This is because the Bluetooth address of Hue lights is randomly generated and changes if the light is factory reset. Hue lights connected using Zigbee are still discoverable and … Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23. | Docs | |
| Philips Hue LTO002 | Works Local | Bluetooth control without a bridgeSaved copySupported devices: Model number; LCA004; LCA006; LCA011; LCL009; LCX029; LWA021; LWA031; LTO002; Unknown. Limitations: If you factory reset a Hue light it will be discovered as a new device even if it was previously connected to Home Assistant or ignored. This is because the Bluetooth address of Hue lights is randomly generated and changes if the light is factory reset. Hue lights connected using Zigbee are still discoverable and … Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23. | Docs | |
| Philips Hue LWA021 | Works Local | Bluetooth control without a bridgeSaved copySupported devices: Model number; LCA004; LCA006; LCA011; LCL009; LCX029; LWA021; LWA031; LTO002; Unknown. Limitations: If you factory reset a Hue light it will be discovered as a new device even if it was previously connected to Home Assistant or ignored. This is because the Bluetooth address of Hue lights is randomly generated and changes if the light is factory reset. Hue lights connected using Zigbee are still discoverable and … Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23. | Docs | |
| Philips Hue LWA031 | Works Local | Bluetooth control without a bridgeSaved copySupported devices: Model number; LCA004; LCA006; LCA011; LCL009; LCX029; LWA021; LWA031; LTO002; Unknown. Limitations: If you factory reset a Hue light it will be discovered as a new device even if it was previously connected to Home Assistant or ignored. This is because the Bluetooth address of Hue lights is randomly generated and changes if the light is factory reset. Hue lights connected using Zigbee are still discoverable and … Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23. | Docs | |
| Philips Hue BLE lights (effects) | Requested Local | Effect support PR still openSaved copyBreaking change ## Proposed change <!-- Describe the big picture of your changes here to communicate to the maintainers why we should accept this pull request. If it fixes a bug or resolves Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #179729 · 2026-08 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Local push
Talks to the device on your network, and the device tells Home Assistant the moment something changes.
Found automatically over
- Bluetooth
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 195 (0.03%) |
|---|---|
| Quality scale | Bronze |
| Added in | Home Assistant 2025.12 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @flip-dots |
Devices listed in its documentation
- Model number
- LCA004
- LCA006
- LCA011
- LCL009
- LCX029
- LWA021
- LWA031
- LTO002
- Unknown
Limitations from the docs
- If you factory reset a Hue light it will be discovered as a new device even if it was previously connected to Home Assistant or ignored. This is because the Bluetooth address of Hue lights is randomly generated and changes if the light is factory reset. Hue lights connected using Zigbee are still discoverable and …
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
