AutoHue (Tasker Plug-in)

Combine your Hue or LIFX light bulbs with the power of Tasker!

AutoHue: Control Hue & LIFX with Tasker

"AutoHue (Tasker Plug-in)" is a powerful tool that integrates Philips Hue and LIFX light bulbs with Tasker, allowing users to automate light controls based on various triggers. It supports actions like power, color changes, brightness adjustments, and alerts. While it works locally with Hue lights, it also retrieves state information for enhanced control. Despite being no longer updated, it remains a valuable asset for smart home enthusiasts looking to simplify their lighting automation. Compatible with other bulbs connected to the Philips Hue bridge.
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By: Cuberob
Users: 22,843
6
Version: VARY (Last updated: 2018-03-15)
Creation date: 2013-10-27
Price: 1.39

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App summary

✭Requires Tasker or Locale to function✭

Please note: While this app still works with your Philips Hue bridge, and should keep doing so for the foreseeable future, it is no longer updated and maintained. Thanks for all the support over the years!

Ever wanted to control your Philips Hue Lights without reaching for a remote? Have the lights turn on automatically as soon as you enter your home? Or have the lights blink when you receive a new notification?
Well now you can do all of this with and much more with AutoHue!

AutoHue let’s you program your Hue & LIFX Light Bulbs to react to anything that Tasker supports!

Autohue supports many actions, including:

💡 Power
💡 Color
💡 Brightness
💡 Alerts (blink)
💡 Color Loop
💡 Custom JSON

Note for Hue users: for Hue lights the app only works on your local (WIFI) network, this is currently the case due to a restriction in the Hue API.

In addition to sending commands you can also retrieve the state of the light bulbs or hue bridge. Use this to create even more powerful actions!

Next to Hue and LIFX this plugin should support any light bulb that is connected to a Philips Hue bridge (e.g. Osram & Ikea Trådfri). Feel free to contact me if you run into issues with these bulbs, as they are currently not officially supported.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Works well with Tasker for automation and control of lights
  • Functions properly on specific older Android versions and specific devices
  • User-friendly with helpful resources like YouTube tutorials
  • Ability to create detailed and customizable lighting routines
Cons
  • Frequent issues with app freezing and crashing
  • Not compatible with the latest Android versions or updates
  • Connection problems with the Philips Hue bridge
  • Inconsistent reliability and performance across different devices
Most mentioned
  • Need for updates or fixes due to non-functionality on latest Android
  • Freezing issues during execution of tasks
  • Works well with older devices and specific setups
  • High customization and automation capabilities
User reviews
I'm getting a notification that it might not work with my version of android. Version 14 on One UI 6. Hopefully it will be updated soon or I just don't know what I'm doing. Works great normally.
by Buster Jordan, 2023-12-08

Cannot connect to the bridge
by Lukas Schwarz, 2023-04-26

So good! I just made the mimicking Sunset routine I've always wanted to turn off the lights (5) in my room through several different color and brightness changes over time. Notes though: 1) use Task - wait to add wait commands between light changes. 2) it works about 99% with ANY non-Hue Zigbee bulbs also. The 1‰ is that "transitiontime" doesn't work with them. You can get around this by adding actions that change the lights overtime though.
by Ogden Michael, 2023-02-15
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