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TWFY
Contributor I
October 10, 2019
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Beam Doesn’t Work With Philips Hue

  • October 10, 2019
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Hi all,

My Beam is great. I can turn my TV on and off with it by saying, “Alexa, family room on/off”

My issue is that I’ve just installed two Philips Hue bulbs in wall fixings. My other Philips Hue bulbs in the house work with my other Alexa devices. I just say, “Alexa, Sitting Room On/Off” and they turn on and off.

When I ask the Beam to do this it responds, “Did you mean Family Room?” When I say, “No,” it responds, “Sorry, I didn’t find a device called Sitting Room.”

Any ideas before I murder Alexa?
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    Best answer by AjTrek1
    Yes, I have a Beam.

    Hints: I’m typing this on my cell so excuse typos

    Make sure your lights have a distinct name. Keep light names simple. Don’t name a light with the word Room involved. For example if Room name for a speaker is Living Room don’t name the smart light Living Room 2. Just call the smart light Lamp or Table One. Heck I have a smart light called Ginger.

    The only time lights should have Room in the name is when they are part of a group. For example.

    The Playbar in my bedroom is called Master Bedroom.
    l have Sonos One as surrounds in this room. There are two smart lamps. Lamp 1 and Lamp 2. The lamps are in a group called Bedroom. My commands can be for an individual Lamp or both by saying turn on/off bedroom.

    l can turn every smart light in my home on/off regardless of location by saying Alexa, turn on/off lights.

    I hope this helps. It’s killing me typing on my phone LOL

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    TWFYAuthor
    Contributor I
    October 10, 2019
    Thanks Aj. I’ll give it another go tomorrow when I’ve chilled out. Wanted to burn my Beam earlier!
    John B
    October 10, 2019

    I have a Beam and instructions to turn on/off any of my Hue lights work as on my Echo Dots.Do you have any Hue bulbs in the same room as your Beam and what do you call them?
    I have one, called 'Den Lamp'. But as it is in an Alexa group in which the Beam is the Alexa controller, I always just say 'turn on/off light'.
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