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# ha-bridge
Emulates Philips Hue api to other home automation gateways such as an Amazon Echo or Google Home. The Bridge handles basic commands such as "On", "Off" and "brightness" commands of the hue protocol. This bridge can control most devices that have a distinct API.
Emulates Philips Hue api to other home automation gateways such as an Amazon Echo or other systmes that support Philips Hue. The Bridge handles basic commands such as "On", "Off" and "brightness" commands of the hue protocol. This bridge can control most devices that have a distinct API.
Here are some diagrams to put this software in perspective.
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**NOTE: This software does not control Philips Hue devices directly. A physical Philips Hue Hub is required for that, by which the ha-bridge can then proxy all of your real Hue bridges behind this bridge.**
**ISSUE: Google Home now seems to not support local connection to Philips Hue Hubs and requires that it connect to meethue.com. Since the ha-bridge only emulates the local APi, and is not associated with Philips, this method will not work. If you have an older Google Home application, this may still work. YMMV.**
**FAQ: Please look here for the current FAQs! https://github.com/bwssytems/ha-bridge/wiki/HA-Bridge-FAQs**
In the cases of systems that require authorization and/or have API's that cannot be handled in the current method, a module may need to be built. The Harmony Hub is such a module and so is the Nest module. The Bridge has helpers to build devices for the gateway for the Logitech Harmony Hub, Vera, Vera Lite or Vera Edge, Nest, Somfy Tahoma and the ability to proxy all of your real Hue bridges behind this bridge.
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## Google Assistant
Google Home is supported as of v3.2.0 and forward, but only if the bridge is running on port 80.
**ISSUE: Google Home now seems to not support local connection to Philips Hue Hubs and requires that it connect to meethue.com. Since the ha-bridge only emulates the local APi, and is not associated with Philips, this method will not work. If you have an older Google Home application, this may still work. YMMV.**
Use the Google Home app on a phone to add new "home control" devices by going into `Settings / Home Control / +`
as described [here](https://support.google.com/googlehome/answer/7124115?hl=en&ref_topic=7125624#homecontrol).
Click on `Philips Hue` under the `Add new` section. If ha-bridge is on the same network as the