An replace to the Philips Hue app this week seems to have leaked a brand new Hue Safe video doorbell, stories Hueblog. The unannounced product exhibits up in a bit providing directions for including gadgets that you haven’t any QR code for.
From the screenshots under, taken within the iOS Hue app by my colleague Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, the Hue Safe doorbell is a simple video doorbell — tall, rectangular, and with what appears like a big button inside an LED circle. As of this writing, the app nonetheless exhibits it on my telephone.
I might solely get up to now within the directions earlier than hitting a wall, however there are particulars to glean. That features that it could be a wired system, due to mentions of low-voltage errors and a have to “bodily set up” the digital camera earlier than setup. It additionally makes use of each Bluetooth — for setup, at the very least — and Wi-Fi.
Hueblog writes that the digital camera isn’t anticipated to launch till this fall, so it might be some time earlier than pricing or digital camera specs can be found. One of the best ways to set your expectations might be to have a look at Hue’s different Safe cameras, such because the floodlight and indoor / out of doors choices launched in 2023. They every supply 1080p video, two-way speak, and end-to-end encryption of recordings, in addition to good alerts for folks, pets, and autos. Additionally they don’t help HomeKit Safe Video, and I wouldn’t count on that to alter with this system.
