Philips Hue is giving Bridge and Bridge Pro users a feature they’ve wanted for years

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Due to leaks, it’s been known for a few months now that Philips Hue would have some new products to show off later in the year. Some of those products include new Festavia lights and a camera for Hue Sync . Sure enough, the company has finally announced its next slate of lighting solutions. In addition to the new smart lights, Philips Hue is also giving users a highly requested feature.

Starting with the new feature, Philips Hue announced that it is previewing a backup and restore function. With backup and restore, users of the Hue Bridge and Bridge Pro will be able to back up their settings to the Hue cloud. That means you’ll now be able to save settings, accessories, rooms, zones, scenes, automations, and more in case anything happens. This is something that many users have been wanting for years.

The brand states that restoring saved setups will initially be available to Bridge Pro users. According to HueBlog , the backup will stay stored in the cloud for up to one year. The backup will need to be performed manually, and only one backup can be stored per Bridge at a time. However, your backup can be restored on either the same Bridge or a different one.

Today’s news also includes the launch of several new items. Here is every smart light that’s mentioned in the announcement:

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