Google home fail to link philips hue

[bbat888]

Hello.
For some time now I've had a problem with Google home: my philips hue lights no longer work.
This prompted me to unlink / link my Philips hue account. Unfortunately, since then I've been unable to connect it, and I keep getting the same error: "could not reach philips hue".
I've since tried everything I could find on the internet (reboot the bridge, my internet, my phone, create a new hue account, "clean up" in the hue app, uninstall google home, from another phone, ...)
Note that everything works from the Philips hue app. But I can no longer control my lights by voice.
Someone have an idea, I do not know what to do!
Thanks a lot!

[annaharrow]

Hello,

I'm sorry to hear about the issues you're experiencing with your Philips Hue lights and Google Home. Here are some troubleshooting steps you can try to resolve the problem:

1. Ensure both Google Home and Philips Hue Bridge are on the same Wi-Fi network.
2. Restart both devices and try relinking your Philips Hue account in the Google Home app (Sometimes a simple restart can fix connectivity issues.)
3. Update Google Home and Philips Hue apps to the latest versions.
4. Re-Link Philips Hue Account.

• Unlink the Philips Hue account from the Google Home app.
• In the Google Home app, navigate to "Settings" > "Assistant" > "Home Control."
• Click on the "+" icon to add a new device and follow the prompts to link your Philips Hue account again.

5. If the issue persists, reset the Philips Hue Bridge and set it up again. 

6. Verify Permissions.

• Make sure that the Google Home app has the necessary permissions to control your Philips Hue lights. Check the app settings on your phone.
• 7. Check Firewall or Router Settings. 

• Ensure that your firewall or router settings are not blocking the communication between your Google Home device and the Philips Hue Bridge.

I hope these steps will help.

[bbat888]

Hello, thank you for your help.
Unfortunately I have already tested each of these points.
My concern comes in point 4, I unlinked my Hue account and since it is impossible to re-link, I have this error consistently: "could not reach philips hue".

[jonkrohe]

I'm facing the same issue with my daughter's account (which I manage through Family Link).  The Philips Hue was linked in her Home account, but some of the bulbs were missing.  I made the mistake of unlinking Philips Hue and now I get the same message as you when trying to relink.  I have tried on her Pixel 4a, IPad and a factory reset Pixel 5.  After trying countless things to resolve this, I tried to link a couple other 3rd party apps (Roborock, MyHue) and received the same exact message.  So I'm not sure this is a Hue problem and maybe a Google Home issue adding 3rd party apps.  

[bbat888 · Accepted solution]

I was finally able to find a solution that wasn't ideal, but functional.
From my old phone it didn't work, but from my wife's phone it did.
I don't know if it's because the Google account isn't the same, but it works with the same Hue account.

[NestSucks3]

Started having issues a couple weeks ago with Google saying "hmm something went wrong". Unlinked hue and now I'm in the same boat. Man I'm tired of Google products.

[Bluesnail]

I have this exact issue - did you manage to solve it?

[NestSucks3]

No, I'm sorry to say I gave up, sold all my Google home devices and I just use the hue app now.

[Millord]

I have exactly the same problem. It is not possible to connect Google Home with Hue.

After I enter my credentials and give permission to connect, I get an error message "Could not reach Philips HUE, please try again". I have a Pixel 7a with Android 14.

[TiborW]

I have the same problem with Samsung Galaxy S21. Since the last android update I get the connection mistake. Does anyone have a solution yet? 

[Tiredofapplebs]

When you purchase items from Apple  and you need help, you think they have experts  to tell us how to use, upgrade their product! Greed and they don’t care 1 bit. They control the web. Apple will say, sorry you have to go thru this. Bla bla.  Bull

[Bluesnail]

I spent all of yesterday on this and today found the solution on Reddit. Unplug the hue hub home for 10 sec, plug it back in, wait till the 3 blue lights are on and then on the Google home app add it under other devices. Worked first time. Cannot believe I didn’t think to unplug it and plug it back in sooner 🤦🏽‍♀️