An replace to the Philips Hue app this week seems to have leaked a brand new Hue Safe video doorbell, studies Hueblog. The unannounced product exhibits up in a piece providing directions for including gadgets that you don’t have 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 seems to be like a big button within an LED circle. As of this writing, the app nonetheless exhibits it on my cellphone.
I might solely get to this point within the directions earlier than hitting a wall, however there are particulars to glean. That features that it could be a wired gadget, because of mentions of low-voltage errors and a must “bodily set up” the digicam earlier than setup. It additionally makes use of each Bluetooth — for setup, not less than — and Wi-Fi.
Hueblog writes that the digicam isn’t anticipated to launch till this fall, so it may very well be some time earlier than pricing or digicam specs can be found. The easiest way to set your expectations might be to take a look at Hue’s different Safe cameras, such because the floodlight and indoor / outside choices launched in 2023. They every supply 1080p video, two-way discuss, and end-to-end encryption of recordings, in addition to good alerts for folks, pets, and autos. Additionally they don’t assist HomeKit Safe Video, and I wouldn’t anticipate that to vary with this gadget.
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