Philips backtracks on decision to block third-party lights
Dec16
Earlier this week, a surprise came for Philips Hue smart light bulb owners: it released a software update that locked out third-party lightbulbs from its system. Philips has announced today that it’s reversed the decision and it’ll be allowing third-party lights again in a software update that will be released soon. According to a forum post, the company “underestimated the impact this would have upon the small number of our customers who currently use uncertified lights from other brands in the Philips Hue system” and it “decided to continue to enable our customers” to use the bulbs. The company faced…
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