# \[APP\] Philips Hue - Transform the way you experience light

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/app-philips-hue-transform-the-way-you-experience-light/79>\
**Category:** Apps\
**Tags:** app, official\
**Created:** [August 17, 2018, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-philips-hue-transform-the-way-you-experience-light/79 "2018-08-17T12:36:18Z")\
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Hi ,  
I used to have the ability to flash a hue light a single time , i used this for several “polite” in house notifications, such as a shower timer every 5 min , doorbell etc . As I remember correctly i had the option for short and long flash effect

But since a few days, i suspect one of the last hue app updates , this is changed to flashing for 15 seconds which might be the old long flash effect.  
And now I only have one option "flash light " under the action cards. And this turned my house in an involuntary Disco at times.

Can someone explain why this is ? Is it a new limitation of some sorts and or are there other ways to get the “old” single flash back? In a single action ? Or do i have to manually make a flow for each light to turn it off and on again or on and off again depending on the current state of the light?

To clarify I use a homey pro 2016-2019 and the hue bridge and the official hue app from athom which all run the latest available stable software versions.

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