Firmware update bricks Hue Bridge Pro devices; Philips gives free replacements
by Scharon Harding from Ars Technica - All content on (#76XAX)
A firmware update is behind recent reports that some Hue Bridge Pro smart hubs are no longer working, Ars Technica has confirmed.
In late June, there were reports of some Hue Bridge Pro devices not working properly after installing a firmware update. Philips released firmware version 2071353020 in early June, saying that it included several small changes" to make Hue Bridge Pros work better." But some customers had a different experience: Their devices stopped responding and displayed a red LED.
A Reddit user going by the name statelymachine is one of the people online who reported that the update bricked" their device.