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Philips Hue Secure doorbell accidentally leaks via an iOS app

Signify is seemingly close to launching its own Philips Hue video doorbell, following a leak in the company’s own iOS app.

Philips Hue Secure Camera [left], and the iOS app leak for its doorbell – Image Credit: HueBlog

Signify’s Philips Hue collection covers a lot of smart home devices, with the list chiefly consisting of lights and security cameras. While it doesn’t currently have a video doorbell in its imaging collection, that could change within a matter of months.

Revealed by HueBlog, the Hue app for iOS was updated in March to include an option to register devices by QR code, with there also an option to add hardware without the QR code too. It’s this latter option that confirmed the existence of the device.

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