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The Hue Tap has 4 click buttons. Each has a dot as shown above, and can be programmed with the Philips Hue App to do various functions. From the factory, it comes pre-programmed with<\/p>\n
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- Tap Button No.1 turns all the lights off.<\/li>\n
- Button No.2 is a nice evening sundown yellow light.<\/li>\n
- Switch No.3 is a bright midday white light<\/li>\n
- Button No.4 is an outdoor daylight blue color.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
These can be changed to any of 16 million colors and brightness levels if using the RGB Gen 3 Hue Color Globes.<\/a>\u00a0It’s a great way to get started in the Hue ecosystem with a cheap starter kit.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nHue Tap Features<\/h3>\n
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- Hue tap programmable light switch, Controls Hue lights, lamps, blooms,<\/a> and light strips. No batteries needed, No wires required.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Use freestanding or have it wall-mounted, Frequency band 2400\u20132483.5MHz<\/span><\/li>\n
- Maximum of 25 hue taps per bridge, as well as the included 50 lights per bridge system. So you could have 75 Hue items. <\/span><\/li>\n
- The range of the Hue Tap is around 15 \u2013 30m<\/span><\/li>\n
- 4 configurable buttons, with an amazing 50,000-lifetime warranty clicks.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Small and lightweight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Pros<\/span><\/h4>\n
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- Gives you four button options.<\/li>\n
- No batteries ever. The entire face of the switch is a button and the 3 other buttons press in easy. to power the device.<\/li>\n
- Satisfying “click” sound. When you press each button.<\/li>\n
- Buttons can be mapped to any of the 16 million colors if using the Hue gen 3 globes. Or many different preset scenes and brightness levels.<\/li>\n
- Comes with removable sticky 3m command strip and a screw-in wall mounted plate to attach the Tap to the wall if required.
\nThe Cons<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
- Buttons do not have a “toggle” use (there is no “tap for ON, tap again for OFF”) Unless you use a 3rd party app.<\/li>\n
- Occasionally does not work for light presses. Make sure you push it directly and you must hear a click.<\/li>\n
- Locked to the Philips Hue ecosystem.<\/li>\n
- Must use \u00a0either a gen 1 or Gen 2 Philips Hue Bridge<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Use freestanding or have it wall-mounted, Frequency band 2400\u20132483.5MHz<\/span><\/li>\n
- Hue tap programmable light switch, Controls Hue lights, lamps, blooms,<\/a> and light strips. No batteries needed, No wires required.<\/span><\/li>\n