Signify has launched new Philips Hue Contact Sensor firmware that provides assist for Apple HomeKit, reviews Hueblog.com.
Beforehand the indoor sensors may solely be managed by way of the Philips Hue app’s Safety Middle. Now, after updating to the brand new firmware (1961076030), they seem within the House app, the place customers can use the “open” and “closed” standing of the sensors to create automations and management different HomeKit units that aren’t related to the Philips Hue Bridge.
Launched in September, the Philips Hue Safe Contact Sensor will be utilized to doorways, home windows, cupboards, and extra, sending notifications when the contact sensor is opened or closed. Customers can remotely activate an alarm that flashes the lights, sounds a siren, and contacts native authorities, plus there are alternatives for customizing digicam settings.
As with Philips Hue Safe cameras, the sensors will be linked to lights to activate them when the sensor is triggered, to allow them to be used for issues like turning on the lights within the rest room when the door is opened.
Philips Hue Safe Contact Sensors are priced at $40 for one or $70 for a two-pack, and numerous mounts and different add-on {hardware} will be bought for $15 to $50. Extra info is out there on the Hue web site.
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