Control Your Hue Lights with Sonos Speakers
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– The author is a senior reviewer with over twenty years of experience in smart home and connected tech, having written for major publications.
– Hue and Sonos are partnering to enable voice control of smart lights using the Sonos voice assistant, as announced at IFA 2025.
– Users can turn lights on/off, dim them, and control scenes by speaking to their Sonos speaker.
– The voice control processes commands locally, offering faster response times than cloud-based alternatives.
– This is the first non-music use for Sonos voice assistant, with future plans for deeper integration between Hue and Sonos features.
A new collaboration between Philips Hue and Sonos is bringing intuitive voice control to smart lighting systems. The integration allows users to manage their Hue lights directly through Sonos speakers using the built-in voice assistant. Announced at IFA 2025, this feature enables commands for turning lights on or off, adjusting brightness, and activating preset scenes, all processed locally for faster response times compared to cloud-dependent alternatives.
This marks the first non-music application for the Sonos voice assistant, signaling a strategic expansion into broader smart home functionality. According to George Yianni, CTO and founder of Philips Hue, this is only the initial phase of a deeper partnership. He highlights the significant overlap between Hue and Sonos customers and hints at a roadmap filled with innovative integrations. Future possibilities include dynamic lighting that syncs with music to enhance ambiance, or audio that complements lighting scenes for a more immersive experience.
(Source: The Verge)
