Once you’re set up, the Philips Hue experience is one of the best. The app allows you to easily organize your lights by room, and has a page dedicated to creating routines. The routines reflect when you typically leave and return home, wake up in the morning, and go to bed, so the app can respond accordingly. Using your location or the time, the app automates your home lighting, from dimming just before bedtime to having them on as you walk in the door.
Hue’s app also comes preloaded with numerous light scenes, ranging from warm reading lights to “Tropical twilight” that turns the room of choice into a sea of pinks and oranges. These also immediately load onto Alexa when you connect your
Hues, making it easy to voice-command any colors or mood lighting you want, as long as you remember the name Hue (or you) gave the scene. The lights also have a really soft transition between colors, and each light turns on one at a time when you voice-command a setting, making the overall experience gently beautiful.