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Philips Hue is finally addressing a long-standing and frustrating limitation that has particularly affected smart home energy users. in a supporting document On its website, Philips Hue says that users will soon be able to add multiple bridges to an account: here’s why it’s so important.
Each Philips Hue Bridge supports up to 50 devices. While 50 devices seems like a lot, it’s a limit that an increasing number of users have been pushing as the Hue ecosystem has expanded. To make matters worse, Philips Hue also allowed people to only have one Bridge linked to their account.
If you reach that 50 device limit and add a second Bridge to your setup, you’ll need to link that Bridge to a new account. Those two bridges would be effectively isolated from each other, complicating your smart home setup.
As seen by Hueblog.comHowever, Philips Hue is finally addressing this issue. In an update on your websitePhilips Hue says support for controlling multiple Bridges with one account is coming later this year.
“Later this year, you’ll be able to add multiple Bridges to one account and categorize them into Homes to keep your system organized,” explains Philips Hue.
As Hueblog notes, there are still many unknown questions about how exactly Philips Hue will implement this feature. Still, it’s a step in the right direction and solves an increasingly common problem in smart homes.
9to5Mac’s opinion
One thing worth noting: if you control all your Philips Hue accessories through Apple Home, you can link them multiple Hue bridges to HomeKit to bypass the 50 device limit.
This isn’t necessarily an ideal solution, especially if you’re like me and also have several third-party accessories that can be controlled exclusively through the Hue app.
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