More advanced Hue Dimmer Switch setup - possible?

General
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Hi! I would like to set up a button on my Hue Dimmer Switch in the following way:

  • if the light is on - then turn it off
  • if the light is off and it is before 18:00 - activate scene “daylight”
  • if the light is off and is after 18:00 - activate scene “evening light”

I know Hue itself makes it possible (I was able to do it in all4hue app, but it was vert hard to understand), but I can’t do it in Hue Essentialls.

How can I achieve my setup?

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Yes its possible. I have it that way.
But you have to do it in Philips app.
If you want you can edit the dim and hue buttons in HE afterwards.

3

Could you elaborate on that? I have official Hue app, how can I do it?

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Like this.
Under “Hue Button” you do the time and scene settings.
When your done, the toggle button will work as you wanted it to do.

5

Thanks! Can I do the same for other buttons?

6

No. (You could if you learn hue rest API)
Or if Hue Essentials could implement a “copy” button, or if they implement the same functionality as Philips.

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This is how it looks like in HE …
You can still use the 3 bottom button for something else dough…

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Just a follow up: a year has passed, and this feature became available in Huge Essential.