It's not just you: The Philips Hue update system is overwhelmed today

It turns out these smart bulbs are kinda popular.

Philips used CES as a perfect opportunity to drop a big feature update into its app today but in order to use that app all of the bulbs in your home need to also be updated. This isn't usually a big deal, but because so many people are trying to update their Hue bulbs today the servers at Philips are a little overwhelmed.

Long story short, it's going to be a little while before you get access to this new feature. If you're not excited about constantly checking the update screen in the Hue app until the update is finally ready, Philips has a solution for you.

It's not enabled by default because a random blinking light in your home is disconcerting, but Philips offers the ability to silently auto-update your bulbs when an update is available. You can pick a specific time to have these updates installed, and doing so makes it possible for the update to be downloaded to the hub during non-peak times. Here's how that works in the official Hue mobile apps:

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