--- title: "Philips Hue Play Sync devices" description: "Philips Hue Play Sync devices is a Marketplace integration for Home Assistant. It has 2.2k installs sharing analytics, works locally and was last updated October 10, 2026." canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/mvdwetering-huesyncbox" url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/mvdwetering-huesyncbox.md" last-updated: "2026-10-22" version: "1.4" --- # Philips Hue Play Sync devices > Philips Hue Play Sync devices is a Marketplace integration for Home Assistant. It has 2.2k installs sharing analytics, works locally and was last updated October 10, 2026. Philips Hue Play Sync devices is an integration that controls the Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box and the Screen Sync from Home Assistant. It talks to the device locally, polls it every 3 seconds, and is set up in the UI using the device's IP address and identifier; Home Assistant can also find the device on the network. It adds switches for power, light sync and Dolby Vision compatibility, selects for HDMI input, entertainment area, intensity, LED indicator and sync mode, and a brightness number. Sensors report bridge connection, HDMI input status, Wifi quality and content info, and some of them are disabled by default. Two extra actions are included: one switches the bridge the sync device uses, and the other sets several states in one call so they are applied in the right order. The device should first be working in the Hue app. Automatic summary of the README and code of mvdwetering/huesyncbox. Something wrong, or are you the maintainer and want your own text here? [Get in touch](https://vulpo.app/contact) [Open in My Home Assistant](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/hacs_repository/?owner=mvdwetering&repository=huesyncbox&category=integration) On Home Assistant 2026.11 or newer? [Open it in the Marketplace](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/marketplace_repository/?owner=mvdwetering&repository=huesyncbox&category=integration) ## Supports - **Works locally**: Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between. - **Found by itself**: Home Assistant spots it on the network and offers to add it. - **From the Marketplace**: Installed through the Marketplace, formerly HACS. - **Actively maintained**: Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months. ## Setting it up Install it from the Marketplace and restart Home Assistant, then add it under Settings, Devices and services. ### Enter device information - **IP address (e.g. 192.168.1.123)** - **Identifier (e.g. C42996000000)** Texts from the code of [mvdwetering/huesyncbox](https://github.com/mvdwetering/huesyncbox). ## Entities - **Numbers**: Brightness - **Selects**: HDMI Input, Entertainment area, Intensity, Led indicator, Sync mode - **Sensors**: Bridge ID, IP address, Bridge connection, HDMI1 status, HDMI2 status, HDMI3 status, HDMI4 status, Wifi quality, Content info - **Switches**: Power, Light Sync, Dolby Vision compatibility ## Actions - **Set bridge**: Set the bridge to be used by the Philips Hue Play HDMI Syncbox. Keep in mind that changing the bridge by the box takes a while (about 15 seconds it seems). After the bridge has changed you might need to select the entertainment\_area if connectionstate is invalidgroup instead of connected. Fields: Syncbox device ID, Bridge ID, Username, Clientkey - **Set light sync state**: Control the complete light sync state of the Philips Hue Play HDMI Syncbox with one call. Fields: Syncbox device ID, Power, Light sync, Brightness, Mode, Intensity, Input, Entertainment area ## Troubleshooting - **Diagnostics**: Downloads a diagnostics file to attach to a bug report. ## From the README > Minimum required Home Assistant version is: 2026.8.0 From the README of [mvdwetering/huesyncbox](https://github.com/mvdwetering/huesyncbox#readme), [Apache License 2.0](https://spdx.org/licenses/Apache-2.0.html). Shortened. ## At a glance - Kind: Marketplace integration - Category: [Lighting](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/lighting.md), Lighting systems - Brand: [Philips](https://vulpo.app/integrations/philips.md) - Number: 2.2k installs sharing analytics; 162 GitHub stars - Connection: Works locally - Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months - Needs: Needs the Marketplace (HACS on 2026.10 and older) - Latest version: v3.2.2, last updated October 10, 2026 - Domain: `huesyncbox` - Source: - Issues: In Vulpo: Quick Toggle card, Select card, Chart card, Apple Watch, Control Center ## Other ways in for Philips | Name | Kind | Installs or stars | Connection | Upkeep | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Philips Hue](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/hue.md) | Built-in integration | 89.6k installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Part of Home Assistant | | [Philips TV](https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/philips-js.md) | Built-in integration | 13.2k installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Part of Home Assistant | | [Philips AirPurifier (with CoAP)](https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/kongo09-philips-airpurifier-coap.md) | Marketplace integration | 3k installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Updated in the last 6 months | | [Philips HomeID](https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/renaudallard-homeassistant-philips-homeid.md) | Marketplace integration | 280 installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Updated in the last 6 months | | [Philips Sonicare](https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/mtheli-philips-sonicare-ble.md) | Marketplace integration | 204 installs sharing analytics | Works locally | Updated in the last 6 months | Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. Not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation. [About these numbers](https://vulpo.app/integrations/about) Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/mvdwetering-huesyncbox --- - HTML version of this page: https://vulpo.app/integrations/marketplace/mvdwetering-huesyncbox - Site index for agents: https://vulpo.app/llms.txt - Everything in one document: https://vulpo.app/llms-full.txt - All pages: https://vulpo.app/sitemap.xml