Philips Hue Bridge connects easily to Google Home, but won’t connect to HomeKit

I have set up the Hue app and that works well, also Google Home, but whenever I try to add the bridge to HomeKit I get the message that the Hue Bridge was not found and I need to check connected by Ethernet and restart - it is connected and restarting makes no difference. So frustrating! Please help

iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 14

Posted on Dec 27, 2020 3:18 PM

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Vancouver22

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Dec 28, 2020 2:12 PM in response to wwwazzz

Reboot your wifi then try it again.

How to Add Philips Hue to Apple HomeKit

https://www.support.com/how-to/how-to-add-philips-hue-to-apple-homekit-12461

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