#Hue go portable light update#

Yet the reason the Hue Go has been so popular, is that you don't need the Hue Bridge to make Hue Go work. That means you can control it via voice through Alexa and Google Assistant, and also through the app, and tack the Hue Go into your smart light line-up.

Like other Hue lights, the Hue Go is neatly woven into the Philips Hue Bridge and the app. The Philips Hue Go lamp connects to a Bluetooth app so it can be controlled remotely GearBrain That little detail makes a nice difference, a light source that can be more stable, which in a house with a child and a dog, is appreciated.

#Hue go portable light update#

The update extends the life of the battery, and also adds a lip to the bottom of the lamp, allowing it be placed more firmly on a surface. The promise of Hue Go, though, was in the name: the lamp could go with you anywhere you wanted, with a battery life that kept it glowing for hours. Philips Hue launched the Hue Go in 2015, one of the early addition to its line up, a half dome of light that ticked through different colors schemes, along with multiple tones of white light.

The lamp can also be controlled via voice assistants, although we had a rough time, at first, before getting this feature to work. And that's exactly what Philips Hue has done with its popular Hue Go, a portable smart light that can be linked into the Philips Hue bridge and app, but can also work solely on its own as a soft lamp for the home, but also one that can go outside, to the beach and even stitched into a holiday display. Nothing like a re-fresh - particularly when it comes to a fan favorite.