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Hue Matcher on Windows Pc

Developed By: Oak On Ell

License: Free

Rating: 3,6/5 - 116 votes

Last Updated: December 23, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.24
Size 3.5 MB
Release Date September 22, 17
Category Entertainment Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (4)]

What's New:
v1.24 Restore the original light settings after video capturev1.23 Add support for manually entering the bridge's IPv1.22 Fix some stability issuesv1... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Match multiple Philips Hue color light bulbs to colors sampled from regions of your device camera, either snapshot or continuously.

If you want to set background mood lighting whi... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Hue Matcher and install on Windows PC. Hue Matcher is free Entertainment app, developed by Oak On Ell. Latest version of Hue Matcher is 1.24, was released on 2017-09-22 (updated on 2023-12-23). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Hue Matcher is 3,6. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 116 users, 17 users had rated it 5*, 51 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Hue Matcher on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Hue Matcher on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Hue Matcher on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Hue Matcher using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Hue Matcher" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Hue Matcher on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Hue Matcher" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.24.

Download Hue Matcher 1.24 on Windows PC – 3.5 MB

Match multiple Philips Hue color light bulbs to colors sampled from regions of your device camera, either snapshot or continuously.

If you want to set background mood lighting while watching a movie or television program and have Philips Hue lights, you can use this app and your device's camera to match your Hue lights to the average color of regions the television.

New user requested feature-- Version 1.20 added the ability to assign bulbs to regions of the camera, perfect if you have multiple Hue lights surrounding your TV and want them to reflect the color of their respective regions of the TV.

If you have a sample "swatch" of a fabric, paper or other material that you want to match your Hue lighting to, you can also use a still snapshot of the sample and match your Hue lights to it with this app.

This is a 30 day free trial of the app, after which an In App Purchase of $1USD will buy the app permanently.

Permissions used:
Internet- to communicate with your Hue bulbs
Camera- to sample colors from the device's camera
Billing/IAP- to purchase the app after the trial period is over
WakeLock- when continuously sampling, to keep the device alive and app open (only when continuously sampling)

No non-hue lighting related data is transferred over the internet or from the camera.
v1.24
Restore the original light settings after video capture
v1.23
Add support for manually entering the bridge's IP
v1.22
Fix some stability issues
v1.21
Fix new full screen crash
v1.20
Support lights set from screen regions
Some stability bug fixes
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.