Philips Hue Motion Sensor + 2pk W A19

Does not work with Alexa/Google/IFTTT

I have several of these and they work well.

Overall I like ability to control lights with motion. Hardware part works good, but I have some suggestions for software improvements, hopefully someone from philips would see it and consider adding them to their backlog. It also should help customers understand current product limitations before purchasing. 1. Action could trigger when lights are already on. If you use dimmed scene that stays below desired daylight intensity threshold then action would trigger whenever movement is detected, setting preset scene. It would be great to have an ability to disable actions if lights are already turned on. 2. Its impossible to set different fade time intervals during day and night. I see it reasonable to set short fade time during night, while during day time I dont want light going off if I stay on the couch (so ideally i would set 1 hour fade during the day and 1 minute during the night) Currently you need to balance between two, setting intermediate value thats not optimal neither for day nor for night. 3. Only two configurable time frames (day and night modes) where you can set different default scenes. It would be great if it was possible to create and configure as many time frames as you want (e.g. morning, late evening, etc) 4. Ability to restore last active scene. Smart switch has a feature that allows to restore last scene when it turns on, while software for this sensor only allows to activate a preset scene. This can be quite annoying when used in combination with automatic fading as your scene would potentially change off/on cycle. Note that introducing this ability would provide a work-around for issue #1. 5. It would be nice to see some points of reference and recommendations on screens where you control sensitivity (both motion and light). For example low sensitivity: large pets, medium sensitivity: small pets, etc).

Good Experience. Good Item.

The product was tricky to install and configure but I got it to work nonetheless. I do however need to reset the connection periodically as well. For the price, that’s why it’s a 3 star rating. The hub and bulbs combined are ungodly expensive and there are so many other brands out there that work as well (without a hub needed for the bulbs) and it’s a fraction of the cost.

need it for my apartment for light when house keeper arrives

I wish these would do more than just turn bulbs on and off. Maybe connect to music or lower the blinds? Alexa can only do so much with them. They’re also a bit slow to respond and have occasionally reset themselves, requiring reprogramming.

Love this it has helped so much and will be adding more to my house slowly. Only complaint is the hue app seems to hide this in the app. Yet all the lab options make up for it to me

Worked every time, great sensor.

Stopped working after a month and a half.