For those of you who are unaware, the Philips company has created a new product for their customers in the form of a Philips Hue Bridge. It is an accessory that helps you to use your phone or tablet to control the lighting in your home. This content is going to be about whether or not you need their bridge to use these lights. The answer is that if you are only using one light, then no, you do not need this accessory. You can use the light on its own and you will have no problem. However, if you are going to be using multiple lights, then you are going to need the bridge for them to function properly. It is essentially a decoder that translates the signals from your phone or tablet into something that allows these lights to work correctly. In addition, if you want to use your lights through some other means (like an app like Tasker), then this bridge is going to be necessary for those as well. Otherwise, these other applications will not be able to control your lights. I hope that this information has been helpful and has cleared up any confusion about whether or not you need to purchase this accessory for these lights to work.