# Adding Hue Dimmer Switch

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/adding-hue-dimmer-switch/12517>\
**Category:** Apps\
**Created:** [May 1, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-hue-dimmer-switch/12517 "2019-05-01T13:49:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![johannes1702](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/db5fbb/32.png) [@johannes1702](https://community.homey.app/u/johannes1702)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-hue-dimmer-switch/12517/1 "2019-05-01T13:49:20Z")

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Hi,

has anyone successfully added a Philips Hue Dimmer switch to Homey using the Philips Hue ZigBee app from HibbiSoft AB?

I tried it at least 10 times but always fail with an error message ☹

Any ideas? Thank you.

Johannes

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**Author:** ![johannes1702](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/db5fbb/32.png) [@johannes1702](https://community.homey.app/u/johannes1702)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-hue-dimmer-switch/12517/2 "2019-05-01T13:54:09Z")

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Ok, solved it myself… Take out the battery for a minute and try it again. Then it worked.

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**Author:** ![FEY](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fey/32/17582_2.png) [@FEY](https://community.homey.app/u/FEY)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-hue-dimmer-switch/12517/3 "2019-11-18T11:22:06Z")

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Hello. I have added the Hue Dimmer Switch to Homey. I have configured the buttons via a flow as I am not able to make my Dimmer Switch talk to my light bulb directly when the latter is connected to Homey. This is why I am going via flows.

However, I am not able to configure a flow to set the temperature upon pressing multiple times on the ON button (native behavior when the switch is talking directly to the lamp). Do you have a hint?

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**Author:** ![johannes1702](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/db5fbb/32.png) [@johannes1702](https://community.homey.app/u/johannes1702)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 8:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-hue-dimmer-switch/12517/4 "2020-09-11T08:47:19Z")

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Sure, only one thing would work, and you should use Homey with the flows.

You would need to build a flow which reacts on the button presses, however I do not see an event for multiple presses. But maybe you could use long press instead. Homey gives you a lot of possibilities. 😀