Philips Hue smart lighting users are about to get an algorithm that distributes light scenes across all the Philips Hue lights in a room, so they all work together in harmony to create a more natural ambiance.

Called SpatialAware, the feature helps users transform entire rooms, making the Hue experience feel more natural and intuitive.

Dutch firm Signify, formerly Philips Lighting, is also announcing Apple Home support for Hue Secure cameras, the ability to migrate multiple bridges to the Bridge Pro, improvements to the AI assistant, and better visualisation of content in rooms and zones.

SpatialAware analyses the layout of the room and the placement of Philips Hue lights to create the best possible lighting experience in the space. It’s like having a lighting designer in the pocket.

SpatialAware scenes let users bring nature into the home, recreating natural light settings with realism by understanding the position of each light. The experience not only feels more immersive and dynamic, it also adds depth to the smart home experience.

Currently, when using preset scenes from the Scene Gallery in the Hue app, colours are distributed without knowledge of their relative positions across the products in a room. With SpatialAware scenes, it’s like having the Philips Hue setup instantly curated by a professional lighting designer: colours are distributed intelligently across all the lights in the room to create the most natural representation.

“This feature is a leap forward in intelligent home lighting design, moving beyond effects applied to individual products to lighting that adapts to your personal space,” said John Smith, business leader for Philips Hue at Signify (www.signify.com). “All Philips Hue light scenes are designed for spaces where people live, and this new feature offers an even more cohesive experience, transforming the smart home into a truly intelligent home.”

The feature is available to Bridge Pro users and is easy to use, since the Hue app guides users through the entire process. By using augmented reality technologies, the camera on a smartphone or tablet is used to scan the room to determine the position of each light, and the algorithm ensures the light scene is beautifully orchestrated across the room.

After the setup is complete, users can add more lights to the room and at any time, and the spatial model of the room will be automatically enhanced after scanning the updated portion of the room, allowing the light scenes to incorporate them based on their positions.

SpatialAware is compatible with approximately half of the remastered light scenes available in the Scene Gallery. It is primarily designed to get the most out of nature-inspired scenes such as Lake mist, Mountain breeze, Savanna sunset and Lake placid.

In a SpatialAware enhanced room, light scenes feel more immersive and truer to life. For a sunset scene, for example, the lamps on one side of the room show warm yellow tones to mimic the setting sun, while the ceiling lights on the opposite side of the room would be cast in darker shades.

Once SpatialAware is released this spring, the feature will be available to users visiting the Scene Gallery allowing them to apply an optimised SpatialAware light scene, or revert to current mode.

Also announcd, the wired Hue Secure camera and video doorbell and Hue contact sensors will soon work seamlessly with Apple Home. Starting in the coming months, users will be able to stream live video in picture-in-picture (PiP) mode on Apple TV and receive real-time alerts via the Apple Home app.

When installing a new Bridge Pro, originally launched in September 2025, users can now select multiple bridges to replace, or they can migrate additional ones whenever they like. The only limit to the number of bridges is the capacity of the Bridge Pro.

Philips Hue’s AI-powered assistant has been updated and can now create automations based on user requests (for example “wake me up at 6:45am every day except Wednesdays”). Additionally, the assistant will be extended to support more languages in the coming weeks, including Dutch, German and Spanish and to guide users to the right troubleshooting articles if they indicate they are having issues with their system.

Automations for lights and accessories will be shown in the rooms and zones they control, making it easier to adjust wake-up times in the bedroom and set timers for kitchen lights, for example. Users will be able to edit and rearrange the content in those screens for more personalisation.