Philips Hue lights enhanced with immersive SpatialAware feature, now available

In January, we learned about an upcoming Philips Hue mode called SpatialAware. As of today, the “more natural and immersive” smart lighting feature has arrived. Philips Hue video doorbell owners also have two new features ready for action.

SpatialAware requires Hue lighting scenes to be remastered

The new SpatialAware mode is now available as part of today’s Philips Hue iPhone and iPad app update. SpatialAware lets you “scan your room and let the app intelligently distribute Scene Gallery Scenes across your room for a more natural and immersive feel,” per the latest app release notes.

Lighting scenes need to be updated to support the immersive lighting mode. To start, half of the available lighting scenes have been remastered for SpatialAware.

The new Philips Hue Bridge Pro is required to power SpatialAware lighting scenes. Scanning a room usually takes less than 10 minutes, according to the company.

The feature works on phones with and without LiDAR. You can learn more about SpatialAware here.