all 4 hue

'all4hue'isthemostsophisticatedappforPhilipsHue.Thisverycompleteappprovidesmuchmorefeaturesandstabilitythanallcompetingapps.ItisthebestratedPhilipsHueapp.“all4hue“isabletofullycontrolupto5huebridges.

Thisappisavailableasfreeversionwithoutadvertisementsbutwithsomelimitations.Thefreeversioncanbeusedforunlimitedduration.Itissuggestedtousethefreeversiontocheckiftheappfitstotheusersneeds.Incaseoffurtherinterestadditionalfeaturescanbeactivatedviain-apppurchasetoenjoythecompletefeaturesetoftheapp.TheappisavailableinGermanandEnglishlanguage.Theappiscontinouslyimproved-sinceMay2015morethan100updateswithnewfeatures(withoutanyextracharge!)werereleased.

Overview(somefeatures):
-Configureallyourlightsandsearchfornewlights
-Create,edit,deleteandactivatestaticscenes.ScenesarestoredinyourHueBridgeandcanbeaccessedfromallyourdevices.ScenescanalsobeactivatedwithNFCtags.
-Workwithactionsandplacethenonyourhomescreenaswidgets(turnlightson/off,changebrightness,color,scene,etc.).
-Create,editanddeletetimersandalarmswithalotofdifferentactions.
-Create,editanddeleteruleswithalotofdifferentconditionsandactions.Userulestoprogramhuetap,dimmer,presencesensor,ambientlightsensorandtemperaturesensor.
-Usetheintegratedrulewizardtocreatecomplexruleconstructionsreallyquick,e.g.switchfromonescenetothenextonewhenyoupressahuetapbuttonmultipletimes,etc.
-Manageyoursensors:Huetap,dimmer,presencesensor,ambientlightsensorandtemperaturesensorsupported.Genericstatussensorsarealsosupported.
-NEW:SupportforofficialFriends-of-hueswitchesavailable(afterin-appupgrade).
-Reactondeviceevents(e.g.flashlightsonincomingsmsorcall).
-EnjoyeffectsbasedonPhilipsHueEntertainmentfeature(disco,bonfire,colorloop).
-Callfunctionsofthisappfromexternalotherapps(e.g.Tasker).
-Accessupto5huebridgeswiththisapp(afterin-appupgrade).

Requirements:
-ThisapprequiresaPhilipshuebridge-round(V1)andsquared(V2)bridgesupported.
-Thisappsupportshuetap,dimmer,presencesensor,ambientlightsensorandtemperaturesensor.
-ThisappsupportsallofficialFriends-of-hueswitches.
-Thisapprequiressomepermissionsinordertodetectincomingcallsandsms(fordeviceevents).DetailsaboutthepermissionscanbefoundintheFAQsectionintheapp.

Limitations:
-Thisappcanonlybeusedwithinthelocalnetwork,becausePhilipsdoesnotallowremoteaccessviaInternettothehuebridgeforthirdpartyappswithoutaspecialcontract.ThedevelopmentteamofthisappisincontactwithPhilipstoclarifythecontractdetailsandprovideremoteaccessinthefuture.

Pleasefeelfreetoparticipateinthecommunity:
http://community.all4hue.com/

Incaseofanysuggestionsortechnicalproblemstheauthorwouldliketoreceiveamailinsteadofabadrating.Ratingswith1starwithoutanyreasonorcommentdonothelptoimprovetheapp.Thankyou!