![]() They are solid bulbs and well built and made, looking very similar to the Hue bulbs. These are cheaper than Hue bulbs, however there are comments about the brightness and responsiveness with there being a split delay and also not being as bright as like for like Philips bulbs. Using your Hue bridge the lights can be controlled by Amazon Echo, Google Home or SmartThings. ![]() Innr have a range of smart bulbs that will work with Philips Hue or the Osram Lightify bridge & app, however as a third party bulbs they do not support Apple HomeKit. This table shows compatible bulbs and how they compare. These supported bulbs are cheaper, it depends how and where you intend to use them and if you need the Hue entertainment support. Yes, there are many third party supported bulbs will work with Hue, however they are not compatible with Apple Homekit and the Philips Hue Entertainment function. Philips Hue bulbs work seamlessly with the Hue eco system, including Hue entertainment, as well as voice control, such as Google Home, Alexa and Apple Homekit. It is important to note that when using 3rd party lights there are some limitations, if they are not part of the “Friends of Hue” program by Philips then they won’t work with Hue entertainment or Homekit, however you can use Siri shortcuts. Philips doesn’t add such HomeKit compatibility to 3rd party lights at the moment. Third party bulbs that do work however are not part of the “Friends of Hue” program by Philips, then they will not have HomeKit (Siri) support. The Hue system uses Zigbee LL (Light Link) and does allow third party items to connect. There are few options when it comes to bulbs that are alternative to the official Philips hue bulbs.
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