# Philips Hue Wall Switch Module Dimming **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices\ **Created:** [November 30, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/philips-hue-wall-switch-module-dimming/122179 "2024-11-30T17:47:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/philips-hue-wall-switch-module-dimming/122179/2 "2024-11-30T17:59:57Z")
Longpressing buttons to perform smooth dimming is not in the minds of the Homey creators as it seems. It’s odd though, while the KaKu/CoCo/Trust stuff can do ‘press button & dim up/down’ tricks since 1990 🤔🥱 But it is possible to build a hold & dim-like functionality: > [@\[HOWTO\]\[PRO\] Dim lights with buttons using transitions](https://community.homey.app/t/howto-pro-dim-lights-with-buttons-using-transitions/49988): > > This topic is to explain how you can use long press/release with a button to dim lights. Note that if you use z-wave associations you do not need this tutorial, and dimming will be smoother. But for all other cases, this will do the trick. For this tutorial I implemented one-button dimming, where the lights dim up and down until the button is released. The simpeler version: dim up with one button, dim down with another can be created using the same building blocks with ease if you get this one. … --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/philips-hue-wall-switch-module-dimming/122179)._