Philips Hue ships Bridge Pro fix after firmware bricked some hubs
Firmware 2071401010 patches a failure mode that could leave the $99 Hue hub unrecoverable after a manual update.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: 9to5Google
Why it matters
Philips Hue's hub-centered model gives power users scale and features, but the Bridge Pro bug shows why connected-home control devices need backup, rollback and recovery paths as much as faster chips.
Philips Hue is rolling out Bridge Pro firmware version 2071401010 to fix a software bug that could put some hubs into an unrecoverable state, after 9to5Google and HueBlog tracked user reports of Bridge Pro units failing after an earlier update.…