Philips Hue on Apple Vision Pro
A native visionOS app: look at a control and pinch to switch lights, start scenes and run effects in the room around you.
A real visionOS app, not an iPad app in a window
Vision Pro can run many iPad apps, but they don't feel like they belong there. HueCommand has a native visionOS version built with SwiftUI. Its window uses Apple's glass material, and the tab bar for Rooms, Scenes, Automate, Effects and Settings floats just below the window as an ornament, following Apple's design guidelines for visionOS.
Controls highlight when you look at them, and you pinch to select. These highlights are drawn by visionOS itself. The app is never told where you are looking, because visionOS does not share gaze data with apps.
What you can do on Vision Pro
- Rooms and lights: on/off, brightness, color and color temperature
- Scenes: activate the scenes saved on your Bridge, or create new ones
- Effects: Candle Flicker, Fireplace, Ocean Waves, Northern Lights and Thunderstorm
- Music Reactive: lights follow music picked up by the headset's microphones
- Goodnight: fade a room to off over 1 to 60 minutes
- Remote access and Entertainment streaming (both Pro)
- AI scenes (Pro): describe a mood in your own words. This needs visionOS 26 or later with Apple Intelligence available
What's different from iPhone
A few iPhone features depend on things Vision Pro doesn't have, so they are not included:
- Home Screen widgets and Control Center controls are iPhone and iPad only (see widgets)
- Geofencing, where lights react to you arriving or leaving, runs on iPhone
Same Bridge, same connection
The Vision Pro app talks to your Hue Bridge the same way the iPhone app does: directly over your home network when you're there, and through the official Philips Hue cloud only if you turn on remote access. Pair it once by pressing the link button on the Bridge.
Getting started on Vision Pro
Install the app from the App Store on your Vision Pro and open it. It looks for Hue Bridges on your home network, then asks you to press the round link button on the Bridge to pair. If you don't have a Bridge yet, demo mode lets you try the app with sample rooms and scenes first.
Like any visionOS window, you can resize the app window and place it where it's useful, for example next to the lamp or TV you're controlling.
Privacy on Vision Pro
The visionOS app does not include the Firebase analytics and crash reporting used in the iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV versions. It sends no usage analytics. It does not read or store room-mapping, hand or gaze data. RevenueCat handles optional Pro purchases. See the privacy policy for details.
Free vs Pro: the app is a free download and everyday light control is free. Pro (monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime unlock) adds remote access, geofencing, multi-bridge, bridge backup, the energy dashboard, Entertainment streaming, AI scenes and more.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a Philips Hue app for Apple Vision Pro?
Yes. HueCommand has a native visionOS app for Apple Vision Pro. You can control rooms, lights, scenes, effects and music sync by looking and pinching.
Does the app track where I look?
No. Vision Pro draws the highlight on whatever you look at, and apps never receive gaze data. HueCommand only finds out which control you selected with a pinch.
Can I use widgets or Control Center on Vision Pro?
No. Home Screen widgets and Control Center controls are iPhone and iPad features. On Vision Pro you control lights from the app window.
Does music sync work on Vision Pro?
Yes. Music Reactive uses the headset's microphones and analyses the audio on the device. Entertainment streaming is also available with Pro.
Is the Vision Pro version a separate purchase?
No. It is part of the same App Store listing as the iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV versions, and the download is free.
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