Thanks for the review of the sensors. I still need to figure out which ones to use in my parents' house for some night routines. Their Echo devices don't have the Zigbee built-in. I'm still trying to keep things simple for them.
An Echo Flex with a motion sensor and then an Echo Flex with a night light is a nice way to go about things. There's also some combo units I've seen off and on. That's about it without it becoming a camera or Zigbee. :)
Well so far, so good. Received the Linkind contact sensors today (motion sensor arrives Tues.). Pulled out the battery plastic tab and they immediately went into pairing mode. Paired right up and work fine. No extra apps needed. No linking of accounts. No skills required.
Great video. Thanks. I have 3 x of the WyzeCam V2's. I like them & the person detection seems pretty good but I think the biggest drawback is that the Wyze skill is only available in the US for Alexa.
Hey Brian, Great video as always.. I always like it with you review several items in the same category. With regard to the aqara sensors.. I've not used Miss A but I've paired them with my home assistant with a CC2531 stick and it's work really well..and also the sonoff pir works fine too.. give it a try with your Home assistant blue.. (not jealous.. mine hasn't arrived yet !!). I love how you had them all facing the wall.. like a bunch of naughty school children !! lol
AHAHAHAHHA! They WERE a bunch of naughty school children. You know what I learned from that too? The Eria keeps sensing EVERYTHING. Pain in my #$%#$# But I like your method of integration there. And is that your rec for a zigbee stick?
@@AutomateYourLife Would a couple of strips of black electrical tape be akin to blind folding them.. hahaha.. I find the only thing wrong with the CC2531 stick is it's limited range.. however as i'm sure you know mains powered devices link together to form a mesh so hasn't caused me any issue thus far.. as I have zigbee light switches. so far so good..
Another good/useful video from Brian as he gets within striking distance of 100iK subscribers... There is one really useful feature with the Flex/Motion combo that isn't easily duplicated with other devices. Let's say you wanted to do a good deed and keep an eye on a geezer (like me) relative or friend living in another home. You could install the Flex in their home on their WiFi with your credentials. I'd then mute the input and create a routine that was active between say 6 am and 9 am that would use the Flex motion and notify me when there is NO motion during that three-hour period. This gives an easy/affordable way to check w/o having the "creep factor" of cameras with motion triggers.
I have 3 Philips Hue motion sensors. Perfect for our uses. A little thing they also do, no use to us but it's there none the less. In the Hue app you can see the room temperature via the sensor!
Hi Brian. I’m not sure about this but it’s worth checking on the Sonoff sensor. I noticed that they have a config setting for any conditions met and all conditions met and I reached some satisfying results with these configs. It was when paired with the sonoff zigbee hub though, but I’m not sure if it is available with the echo hub. I have not had the opportunity to check it out as yet.
I currently use the motion sensors that come with the ring security system for automation. I believe they are zigbee. The whole ring security system ties into the echo ecosystem quite nicely.
Hi and thank you very much for the video!! I am really new to the whole automation and find your videos extremely educating! what i love about this video is that you show what works with the Echo hub and this way i dont need to invest to an extra hub. Would it be possible to also do a video or propose similar options for contact sensors? Meaning contact sensors that work directly with the Echo hub without needing to have a smartthings hub or a ring hub etc .. The ideal plan would be to use them to triger routines when i open a door for example. Many thanks again for sharing your experience and knowledge
Thanks a lot for the answer. I understand not a lot. I imagine the AEOTEC previous Samsung would Work. I saw in the comments the linkind as well. Any other you have in mind ?
Well I have Sonoff motion sensors working with Echo 4 (after like 5 restarts or more, they are working perfectly) for contact sensors I tried Sonoff and Linkind, Sonoff need it like 5 restarts before properly work with Echo, and Linkind is working perfect since the first pairing
Thanks for this. I've tried a couple of motion sensors and they've been pretty flaky. So this has given me more insight into what I'm looking for make/model wise. Whilst I can get the couple of sensors to trigger routines, what they both failed to do was trigger a routine after a set period of inactivity after the inital motion trigger, ie trigger a light on on motion detection. Trigger the light off after no motion detected after 5 minutes. Is this something you have acheived with the sensors you have?
Hey Stephen - I've managed to get this done with every sensor you saw me positively review today! So, the good news is it can be done and you'll be able to do it. In fact, when you see me showcasing the sensor turning off the light, that's exactly what's happening. :)
Sonoff devices and Miss A have a strange relationship. I have the SNZB-02 Temperature sensor. While it did connect to my Echo hub, it went to sleep and never woke up. The same device works fantastic in Hubitat Elevation. That temperature sensor and annoyances with Alexa routines are what drove me to get the Hubitat hub.
Hi there. I noticed the Smartthings Motion sensor here. We have a couple of those and also a Smartthings multipurpose sensor and they were working great with just alexa (No smartthings hub) for a while and then all of a sudden about 5 months ago, they all stopped working at the same time and we can no longer get them to pair with Alexa. are you able to shed any light on this issue? Have you come across this issue also?
Finally! Thx Brian, been waiting for this list since Sylvania stopped making their sensors. Really a shame because all their zigbee stuff has been rock solid over the last couple of years and they included a combined temperature sensor in the contact and motion sensors. Noticed that you did not include info on any of these motion sensors having a temp sensor and the ability (or not) to trigger routines. Overall a nice video but I'm still underwhelmed by the marketplace's selections. Once Amazon included a hub in all their regular Echos, I thought the floodgates would open by now with sensor availability. Also Hue needs to really rethink their pricing. Why would anyone pay $40 when you could get 2 of the Linkinds for that same amount?
I really liked those Sylvania ones too and I hope they realize what they're missing out on and get back in the game. The temp sensors is a real problem with Alexa. They don't bring in anything other than the motion here and so there's a loss with sensors that could do more!
Thank you for the very detailed review pointing out the positives and negatives of each device. Do you have any information on the unavailability of Amazon Echo Flex? This is my favorite device with the attached motion sensor for those who want a simple setup without a hub.
Thanks for the advice but unfortunately that sensor will only pick up Hugh bulbs and I have 3 Tuya bulbs that need to be connected to.the sensor as well
Hey Brian.. Hope all is well! Great videos. Just stumbled upon your channel. I'm loving the information!!! I'm just a novice when it comes to home automation. :-P Is there an outdoor sensor that you can recommend please.
Hey Allen, glad you're finding the channel useful! I have an outdoor sensor in this video, ua-cam.com/video/004dCgeLSiQ/v-deo.html but it requires a SmartThings hub (or another Z-Wave hub) Another one that's available works with this system, but requires the YoLink hub - ua-cam.com/video/9gJqf6TpHh4/v-deo.html
Hello, do you know if a Wi-Fi Sonoff Door Sensor can trigger Alexa routines? As you said same can be done with its Zigbee alternative. I have added mine (Wi-Fi) to Alexa and created my routine. When I manually push the button to trigger the routine, the routine works fine. But automatically same cannot be done.. Can you please help?!
I know the Hue sensor is expensive, but it works and works reliably. I don't use it with an Echo, but I do use it with deCONZ hub and I get the 10 second cooldown, which is the quickest of any battery operated device I have tried. Tuya and Xiaomi are about 90 seconds, which seems to be what SOnOff's one is as well, when it actually works. I also like the fact that Hue has a temperature and light sensor and they seem pretty accurate. I know Paul Hibbert would hate me saying that, but they just work. SmartThings would be my next choice.
I always take reliability over getting the best deal Brendan. That's why I keep showing that sensor...cause it just works. That cooldown is unreal too.
How did you link the linkind without the linkind hub? I bought 2 based on this video, andbbwas able to link them to a 4th gen echo no problem, but they would never register any triggers.
I did it that way Steve! No hub in the middle or anything funny going on. Just plain ole pair. Not sure what's going on. If you have them paired though, maybe just give it a bit of time and see.
Great video Brian. I was literally re-pairing my aqara motion sensors to my smartthings hub when this popped up my my youtube feed. Do you reckon Alexa routines have got sophisticated enough to replace smartthings (I'm not a Webcore power user but I do like using the smartthings home monitor to keep track of my kids coming home on time). I'm a google home user but I am happy to get an Alexa speaker just for non-voice automations.
Hey Vijay! Great question. Not yet...Alexa is great in the US and has some wonderful options, but step outside the US and things aren't nearly as good. There is also no ability to do multiple conditions in Alexa (not really anyways). So it's much harder to nail down what you want to happen.
Hi, very nice video, I've 2 questions for you: - Blink Mini can trig a routine on Alexa? Some amazon review says that it cannot be done. - Do you ever tried Shelly motion sensor or do you read something about this? I think that it can be a very nice device but I never tried yet.
Shelly seems nice but it's expensive as soon as you leave just a few countries. Cost $100+ to get it to Canada, and I'm not willing to review something with that price tag!
I’m looking the same video for HomeKit. Which is faster on HomeKit. I don’t care if it needs a Hub. Just a good ecosystem for big home. Thanks for the video always very detailed. Today I’m using Philips Hue sensor is very fast and reliable the battery is going on after two years.
Hi! Great video! Do you have any recommendations for contact sensors that work with the Echo's ZigBee hub? Sonoff one seems pretty bad, and the only other 2 that I've read that might work well are Centralite or Third Reality. Do you have any experience with these 2? Or any other recommendations?
When you have the Echo 4 and something Zigbee happens that is detected by the Echo 4, can it communicate that action thru your other Echos that are not 4?
The Linkind pairs and mostly works well. I am not having reliable luck with smart switches turning off when no motion is detected. They seem to get hung up with the motion detected screen and/or don't get the motion not detected message reliably back to Echo.
Odd! You know Andy...mine's still working really well with my Echo so I wonder if maybe there's an interference thing going on? If you've got it isolated with the motion not detected, then maybe it's a specific detector issue here or maybe I just got lucky. But I did test with a few!
@@AutomateYourLife Would appreciate any help. I've been on with LinkInd customer service who are very responsive and helpful, and are mostly confirming my test results. I also moved my hub to my office along with the sensor to test & rule out connectivity. Here's observed behavior best I can tell: 1) Detects Motion. Sends motion detected to Echo 4th Gen. Light comes on perfectly. 2) At ~25 seconds, Linkind sends "No Motion Detected" even if motion is ongoing. This seems a default setting primarily as a security sensor after a motion was sensed. In Alexa Privacy Settings, you always see motion not detected within 1 minute of motion detected, regardless of motion. 3) Echo initiates my 'No motion detected' routine @ 25 seconds & lights go off after xxx minutes. 4) Unfortunately, LinkInd will not send a new motion detected until the sensor itself has not sensed motion for 60 seconds. Lights will not come back on until I am still for 60 seconds. 5) Remain still for 60 seconds, then lights will come back on. I then thought to just create a routine to simply turn lights off after 5 minutes, and wave a hand to turn back on. However, the sensor will never send a new motion detected command unless there's been no motion for 1 minutes. In this instance: 1) Lights on for 5 minutes 2) Remained in motion. 3) Lights still went off at 5 minutes. 4) Remained in motion 5) Lights never came back on 6) Stay still 60 seconds then lights come back on Similarly w/ 5 minute timer: 1) Lights on for 5 minutes 2) I remained motionless for 3 minutes, and then retriggered a 2nd motion at 3 minutes. Lights on routine was kicked off again at minute 3. 3) Lights still went off at 5 minutes. 4) Light on 2nd motion completes at 8 minutes to try to turn lights off again (I had a voice command to notify when lights off command sent) however lights already off Appreciate any verification and/or comments. Thanks!!!
Came to this video after buying three Sonoff Motion sensors second hand for quite cheap. Hoping that Home Assistant via Conbee II doesn't have this issue of permanent detection!
Great video, congrats! I have to confirm that Sonoff zigbee motion sensor only works for a few minutes when you connect it to Echo 4, and then stops retriggering in Alexa. :-( If I buy the sonoff zigbee bridge and connect it through there, will I be able to use Alexa routines with it?
Is that a motion sensor and rgb light all in one on that echo flex picture at 8 minutes? I've never seen one of those, only separate motion detector or rgb light.
Well to get it here in Canada it was over $100...so I felt like including it was going to be painful for a few reasons. Cause I'm gonna talk about that pricing...
Great video, thanks! I plan to use MYPLUS Smart Under Cabinet Puck Lights under my bed. I want to trigger them with a motion sensor so I can easily make my way to the bathroom in the middle of the night. I want to put the motion sensor on a schedule so it only runs between 10 pm and sunset. I don't want the motion sensor to trigger when I roll over in bed so I will set the sensor low, perhaps pointing outward from under the bed so only read movement as I place my feet on the floor. Sorry for the lengthy description. I want to pair the ZigBee motion sensor with my Echo Show 10 which is located on the floor below my bedroom. Can you recommend a ZigBee motion sensor that will work with this setup? Thanks!
Hey Brad Since you're using Alexa on the Echo Shot 10 and that has a Zigbee Hub, you can use a number of the options in this video. I like the Hue Motion sensor. It's bang on everytime, but expensive. Same with the Aeotec Motion Sensor for SmartThings. There's a really nice, cheap one in this lineup review: ua-cam.com/video/ad4MQgb_cfg/v-deo.html.
There's no Echo Show 4! Hard to help :) You mean an Echo 4th Generation? Then any of the Zigbee Sensors in this video that worked right will work for you!
I was having trouble connecting the linkind motion sensor to samsung smart things and I tried my echo plus couldn't find device Thanks for the help and take care
Great question. So most of these sensors use Zigbee. When it uses Zigbee, it needs a "Hub" in the home to connect to. Zigbee Hubs are in some Echo speakers (Echo 4th Gen, Echo Show 10, Echo Studio), so you can use those. Now some of these are cameras and WiFi based, so you can use those with your Dot. :) This video will really help you understand everything I'm talking about here: ua-cam.com/video/sYhRfApfvwk/v-deo.html
I use ASGHome Zigbee Motion Sensors. They list that they are made to work specifically with Echo devices. The price keeps changing. I bet because the more people buying them they just increase the price. It currently sells for $21.59 on Amazon, but when they first came out sold for $17. I bought these to replace my Sylvania Sensors. They just stopped working one day and Sylvania no longer makes them.
Can any single sensor determine the direction of someone walking by... right to left versus moving left to right. Or do you have to pair two sensors to determine which direction a person is traveling
Hey Brian, Received the Linkind motion sensor yesterday. Paired right up to an echo just fine. Like the contact sensors, no secondary app or skill or linking required. Seems to work just like my other zigbee sensors except that there seems to be no temperature sensor in it. I'm a little disappointed that it is larger than my older sensors by about 5/16" x 5/16" despite not having the temp sensor and the battery is much thinner.
Yeahhhh, it's a bit of a bigger one. I actually ripped into that one to check out why and honestly, it's just the way they built the circuit board in that one. Glad to hear it's working, but you'll find everything in Alexa doesn't bring in the temp sensor. It's just...Alexa :)
@@AutomateYourLife Actually all of my sylvania contact and motion sensors report temperature by voice. So does the smartthings multi purpose sensor. While the alexa app won't display these temperatures, the app does show temp as a trigger for routines.
That's gonna be tough Pitpony...they're all Zigbee or WiFi. You need distance. With the new Echo, they can act as a Ring Bridge if you're in the US. I might suggest just getting the Ring Mailbox sensor...just check that with Ring before purchase, but that's what I'd use!
I had so much issue finding a zigbee sensor compatible with echo 4th hub then I found this, I was just WOW 👌 I'm going with Hue (Sorry Paul Hibbert... 😅) Any recommandation for zigbee compatible button though, Hue button doesn't work for me...
It really does depend on your situation, but I choose reliability over price. So: Eria, Hue, Samsung (when they come back). Linkind is the dark horse here and is the best budget buy for sure.
Following your recommendation I went ahead and purchased the Linkind motion sensor, but something weird is happening, from 6 am to 6pm it detects All the motions, but around 6:10 pm the motion is clogged to movement detected until around 4 am, then at 6 am it starts to detect motion again, I am using a Echo 4 as ZigBee hub and the Echo is in the same room than the sensor
That's an odd thing to happen right at 6:10. If this is constantly happening, I'd start to troubleshoot a few things. Maybe start by moving the linkind sensor somewhere else in your home just as a test? Then I'd maybe try to re-pair it and delete the existing routines. Really weird that it's so well timed. Could also be a local source of interference to the motion sensor. Maybe it's "seeing" something come on around that time?
Thanks for your advise! Well is not exactly the same time all days, but around that time, let's say yesterday at 5:45, today at 6:15, tomorrow at 6:21. I moved it to my bedroom and there I noticed once I started the Air Conditioned the sensor is stuck on Movement detected even if I leave the room for a while. Right now I am just testing, I don't have any routine running with that sensor yet, I need to figure out why is having that wrong behavior first.
ive had Hue motion sensor for almost 3 years.. Triggered Everyday & Night. Never been reset. Never been messed with, Still with battery's it came with.
Sadly you forgot to comment on one of the most important things in a motion sensor, namely does it have a light sensor included. The echo flex for instance doesn’t therefore it becomes pretty useless as a motion sensor to automate light switches . The routines in Amazon cant even be set to sunrise/ down, so you have to keep changing the time at which it should operate or not. So good job but including more info on the features of the sensors would have been probably more useful. Thank you 🙏🏼
Sadly, Alexa does not (at this time) allow the luminosity, temperature, or anything other than motion to come in and be used within the hub. So you can buy whatever sensor you'd like with Alexa and it won't help you within routines. This is an Alexa specific video! Feel free to watch our SmartThings one where we talk about these other aspects with that hub. ua-cam.com/video/dkjZeZCZFps/v-deo.html
@@XGamer509 It's not an Echo Dot, but the Echo 4th gen that does. Yes they have Zigbee hubs in them if you have the larger Echo. That should then work and that's exactly what I connected those Linkind motion sensors to. So it should work!
Not based on experience but based on your review it sounds like the zigbee radio doesn't have wide support for many products. Maybe they need to open some channels
Ohhhh, yeah it's more a problem of they don't have "drivers" or what we'd call device handlers in SmartThings. That's their problem. :) The radio I think is just fine!
Echo Flex with the motion sensor - geni.us/EchoFlexAYL and geni.us/EchoFlexSensor If those aren't available, just get a linkind: geni.us/LinkindMotionSensor
Trying to help my parent who is blind learn an area of a new home... What products would I need to program this routine... if sensor (a) is triggered then Sensor (b) is trigger say Thru speaker 🔊 "you are headed to kitchen..." Could I 1) use echo show 5 + sensors 2) use echo show 5 + ifttt + sensors 3) or some other configuration Just looking for the simplest setup... Considering Flex and hue sensors...I already have Echo Show 5 Thanks so much for any advice you can provide
Any cloud service is likely to be too slow to make this work right. Ifttt could do it but the responses would take too long. Alexa can't because it can't do multiple conditions in it's routines.
I'd look at Smartthings in conjunction with an echo show. We want sensor 1 to turn on a virtual switch (one of the new edge Driver ones... that s a whole other topic) that is called "possible_kitchen" then if sensor B comes on, then you turn on another virtual switch that is called "headedtokitchen" Then you use that to trigger an Alexa routine
Any of those sensor work well in total darkness? Main purpose for me is to use it as a trigger to open the bathroom light at night. thanks, great content as always
I put one of the Hue motion sensors in one of our bathrooms, and it works great both day and night (triggering different lights at different times of day)! Waiting on another to arrive for the hallway, and may get more for other rooms.
@@marcoontingco5370 I know they will trigger my switches through the Echo 4, which is how I have mine setup through an Alexa routine, so you should be able to setup a routine to trigger your non-Hue bulbs. Not sure if you can when using the Hue bridge, though, as I'm using it with the Echo 4's zigbee hub. EDIT: Just grabbed it to setup a test routine with a Kasa color smart bulb on a specified color, and it triggered it with no issues.
Well, it's WiFi so it adds a device there and many countries (including mine) end up spending $100+ just to get it shipped. So, it might be technically good for one, but I couldn't get it for this review and I wouldn't generally be buying 10 motion sensors and putting them on WiFi!
I say zed when reading eye charts, but then the technician thinks I know everything about Canadian hockey teams! I've been ok happy with Wyze Sense. But it needs a camera with the bridge. I use one as a mailbox sensor. Sometimes the mailman opens and closes the box so fast, it doesn't register. Then sometimes on those cold winter days, the battery fails. Not wunderbar but I like how the rest of the Wyze stuff works with the sense. Looking forward to seeing the new sense sometime. In other Wyze news, I got their fitness watch two days ago. I found that it is about 750 steps to the donut retailer. That is about 500 meters there (and 500 back). I got my second jab yesterday too! I shouldn't be able to make others sick now, at least in person.
LOL and clearly you do know lots about them! I just wish Wyze had done something with that Wyze Sense system to really give us a path forward. It needed a bit of work and would have made a lot of "sense" for folks...
@@AutomateYourLife Thanks! Wyze doesn't seem to have clear thoughts at all times. They are an interesting company though. I got a shipping notice on 4 of their color bulbs. Still waiting on getting their vacuum cleaner. Still backordered. That sucks!
The sensor with the Echo Flex has been pretty bad with me. At first it worked fine but after about 2 weeks it started to detect randomly and turn lights on at time when nobody or nothing was tobe detected.
That's odd. Those are PIR sensors, so I guess think about that and see if you have any sources that might be affecting it? Also, could be power, so maybe move it and see.
@@AutomateYourLife well just got a deal on 3 hue sensors so I will use these instead. I have 2 flex sensors, one is fine in the garage, but the one in the kitchen is acting weird even when absolutely nothing is happening in the room. I removed it and in the mrs A routine I replaced it with the switchnot miniature sensor. Just done that so will see if better. Thanks anyway.
@@AutomateYourLife May be also, as Amazon dont sell the original ones, mines are from Moko and that could cause the issue as they need to go thru smartlife prior to Alexa. Anyway, the Hue Sensors are great and fast, although I dont see the temperature you mentionned in your other video.
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So, if I have a SmartThings hub I don’t need this Echo hub? Right?
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By the way I have a Wyze detector and a echo flex with detector to trigger my hallway lights (Wyze) and a ikea one in the lower area of my bed to trigger two table lamps (hue) when I stand up at night.
Hey Ronney - So I think you're asking if it'll stay connected. If so, I think most of these being Zigbee or WiFi will need some smart placement throughout your home in order to stay connected. You may really have to think about placement of your Echo and sensor to get it to work reliably.
Man I watch all of your videos and I really wanted this one to answer some questions for me but it fell short... It was titled Alexa motion sensors but there was very little talk of the Alexa integration and it reliability with Alexa routines and a really high amount of SmartThings mentions. It did answer the Aqara question for me because I had gotten one to work with an Alexa routine but tried 2 others that did nothing. It shows in the Alexa app and indicates motion but nothing happens. I'm also having trouble with the reliability of the Wyze motion sensors and I do have the Wyze home security hub so they should work perfectly. One will turn on the lights but not turn them off and another will do the opposite... again..indicating motion but doing nothing. One issue with the video is the lack of expanded talk of the Alexa device being a Zigbee hub...so you paired all of these directly with the Echo device? You did not use a hub associated with the motion sensor's brand to be a bridge? If paired directly did they all have the same functionality as they would have with their own hubs? You mentioned it with the Hue one but the rest didn't get that love. At the end of the day it doesn't really matter what they look like. They stand out at first but fade from notice as time goes on. The main thing is the integration and reliability. The cooldown period is not even really all that important unless retriggering is your thing. Like I said I watch them all dude....love them....love your humor....but you clickbaited me.
I clickbaited you with a 30 minute video that gives you 5 to 6 good options for motion sensors? Tough crowd. Things I think you missed: 1. The date of this release is before Wyze Home Monitoring was available on the market. Regardless, Wyze Sense HAS been terrible and so I'm not going to talk about that as a solution at all. Wyze Cam's are now TERRIBLE with Alexa for motion sensing, so I addressed that. I actually warned you about Wyze, didn't I? Annnnd I talked about reliability in that segment, if I remember correctly. So...you're using a product I didn't recommend and you're asking me to address it in a video released before it existed. 2. I didn't talk about reliability of the other solutions because, simply put, they're perfect. If a Zigbee Motion Sensor doesn't work for you with Alexa nowadays, it's interference...or a tech spec like cooldown/distance/field, or perhaps a weak transceiver. 3. I said I was going to connect them directly to the Zigbee hub in the Echo/Show 10/Etc.. That's right in the video near the start. I think if I remember correctly I even stated which Echo products had the Zigbee hub in them so you'd know which to buy for those sensors. On the part of the Hue sensor, I only added that piece in because it was such a remarkable improvement when paired with the Hue Hub. The Cooldown of 10 seconds is unheard of, and actually, a lot of people care about that. Otherwise, what I'm hoping you gained from that segment (about the Hue Hub) is that adding in another hub to manage motion sensors REDUCES reliability. So don't do it and expect it to work perfectly anymore...hence the focus on motion sensors that actually are going to work and pair directly with your Echo, and the lack of discussion about other hubs in the video in general. As I write this, I get the sense that you're missing the fact that adding in a second hub creates a whole cloud connection/service issue that reduces reliability. That's your issue with Wyze, likely. It's one of the reasons I don't talk about those solutions as much anymore, unless I find really solid integrations like there is between SmartThings and Alexa (reliability wise). The content on AYL doesn't use those integrations unless it has to, because it's a lower reliability. There's a lot of nuance and detail in a video like this. I could literally spend hours in a video trying to explain every detail to folks that feel clickbaited, but that's likely to stop you from watching because it won't all be relevant to you, right? The fact is, I put a lot of thought into exactly what shows up in a video, even one as long as this. I hope that's a little clearer for you now in this response.
What still shocks me is that Amazon routines can't handle a Sunrise/sunset type routine mixed with a time. Like run a triggered routine that runs only between 4 AM and Sunrise.
Well, seconds in and I get my answer to buying an Alexa Echo 4th Gen, at 0:25 Alexa doesn't won't see my Aqara sensors :) They are good, they're tiny, cheap and work well.... Just obviously not with an Echo. Thank you :)
Alexa cannot trigger routines from Philips Hue Motion Sensor, despite it appears as a device. It only works if you remove the Hue sensor from the Hue bridge and then pair it to an Echo device with zigbee hub built in
@@AutomateYourLife That is because you have an Echo device with Zigbee hub built in. In this case routines are triggered, as zigbee prevails over the Hue bridge. But if you don’t have an Echo device with zigbee hub and you connect the hue sensor to the Hue bridge, Alexa will recognize the sensor but will not trigger any routine
Amen I love Sonoff but the sensors aren't good. The plugs work super with Miss a you glossed of the battery type smart things v3 another great video! Patticakes wants to know what you're cool down time is? Kitty Snickers our best Mike and Patti cakes PS I ended up buying three Echo Show 10 I paired them with the sound of my Studios for myself and they can be used by others as a touch control! And the other thing is I had maintenance up here to work and it scared him because it moved. That's when I went out and bought two more it was just too funny. Thank you now you made Miss A's head swell 😆 I've been telling you she's trying to take the world as we told you before you did your homework and it's a super super informational video an A+ and you can get coffee today
I have had a completely different experience with the Wyze cam person detection. We have several camera is covering our yard and The person detection has been perfect. If someone walks in our yard, or comes on our porch, or goes into our carport, or goes into our storage room, Alexa devices all over the house safe something like, "Person detected at left yard." Or, "Person detected at carport." We also have some cheap Dots on our carport, back porch, deck, and storage room, that we turn up at night. Anybody who comes into that area at night here's a real loud announcement that they've been detected. You can turn it on and off easily so that when the landscape guys come to mow, you're not constantly hearing that they've been detected. Anyway, this video was done 2 years ago and, at least in our experience, is out of date and inaccurate on this issue.
@@AutomateYourLife we don't get it here either 😅. I'm waiting for a friend to order one. Heard it's WiFi and has a really low cool down time. Is it better putting aside cost ? Any other I can use instead of that? I am using home assistant so need to Integrate it with that.
@@pretor706 well that's good! They're a trigger device, but the Flic hub really only connects directly with the buttons. It will allow you to connect to lots of other devices as action devices!
@@AutomateYourLife I wish the interconnection part could be easier. I acknowledge that is getting better and better but still not as straightforward as I think it could be. For some reason in my mind any device that has Wi-Fi should be possible to be controlled wireless. At least ON/OFF. Thanks for replying. I really enjoy your content. Happy weekend!
Hi I ordered a linkind motion sensor after your review my Alexa won’t find it. Can you confirm you don’t need the linkind hub as you never mentioned it in the review.
@@AutomateYourLife hi yes I have latest Alexa I have searched for other devices and it is not coming up. I have also been pressing button near bat so light flashes. Any help much appreciated
I'm American with Scottish decent. Garlic doesn't have the letter Z, and both Americans and Scotsmen thumb their noses at the English. We would gladly invite our Canadian brothers to do the same. Reject "Zed" and embrace "Zee". All the cool kids are doing it. I mean, check out those Newfies! 😂🍺
@@AutomateYourLife turns out it uses zigbee inbound group messaging, which a lot of hubs don't support. Apparently it works with Hue via Touchlink integration.
Well, I've bought a Tuya wifi one, it's on it's way still, I'll do some testing when it arrives, but it has a rechargeable battery and usb recharging, I don't like the battery powered ones, idk why. I always think they will fail when I need them the most.
My main objective is to reduce AC bill since there are a lot of times that someone will leave a room and the AC Split unit on, the idea is to mix motion sensors and door sensors see what works best to determine if the ac should be shut down
You should look at SmartThings. :) ua-cam.com/video/dkjZeZCZFps/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/z6qh6_BoC1o/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/-pNBsiRACLw/v-deo.html
Why doesnt any one review yolink they mave motion sensors, door sensors, light switches and plugs and more. Why is no one talking about yolink they have worked amazing in our home.
There were some pretty big gaps when I started with the system...and I unplugged it because of those gaps. I've been chatting with them as of late though
Great question. YoLInk devices work well and do things, because of their use of LoRa, that other devices just can't. I have a bunch of them too and couldn't agree with you more!
Sadly, it costs too much to get it into Canada. $106 USD to get it here from Shelly. No good Amazon resellers either. This is true of many countries too. So it's nice to say that it's a great device, but when a large part of the world can't get it for a reasonable amount, it's gotta wait for the next review.
@@AutomateYourLife buy em and ship to us. Shiet ship it to me and I’ll send it up north. Not sure what the conversion is but has to still be less than 100cad. Think I got mine for less than $50usd ship incl.
If you buy a bunch for sure. :) It's a good solve for me, and I have a US shipping address so I could do this...but it's more about if most people can't get it for a decent price, it's not a good option actually. Sad, because I know it's a solid device!
@@AutomateYourLife It's not a solid device. Range is horrible, app is horrible and it's temperamental to say the least. I have 3. I can get them here for 34,- pounds in the UK but i'm still looking for an alternative. The sylvania ones i liked for a while, but they just disconnect at some random time, so had to sent those back too.
Alexa & hue is disappoing as you can only detect motion NOT the lumins sensor, thats the whole point on getting the hue sensor only trigger action is motion & lux is x, I love the sensor but use it through smartthings which is fantastic. But untill alexa can support the light sensor its not that useful.
why ? i don't need another alexa channel i quit paul's channel cause it turned to an amazon-channel . alexa is so limited function in all other world regions ...that is useless. dont be another amazon's alexa channel please.
I'm going to have coverage of the system! It's very easy vs many other systems and I like to save time. Also, change your Amazon account to US and your automation options will be very different!
Best Video Ever! Plus the only Vid on UA-cam that covers Alexa compatible Motion Sensors available. Thank you!
Wow, thanks!
Thank you. Very nice review. I like the level of detail you go through on your videos.
I appreciate that! I like to make sure you've got the whole picture you need!
By far the most comprehensive and explanatory video on youtube for alexa motion sensors.
That was the goal! Next year I'll do more!
@@AutomateYourLifehave you done it?
Comprehensive & fair assessments as always Bri, still rocking the Fibaro Z wave motion sensors after 3 years
I got mine going now too! Love it!
@@AutomateYourLife Ooooooh we're Fibarbro's
Thanks for the review of the sensors. I still need to figure out which ones to use in my parents' house for some night routines. Their Echo devices don't have the Zigbee built-in. I'm still trying to keep things simple for them.
An Echo Flex with a motion sensor and then an Echo Flex with a night light is a nice way to go about things. There's also some combo units I've seen off and on. That's about it without it becoming a camera or Zigbee. :)
Wow nice great comparisons and review.👍
Thanks! 👍
Well so far, so good. Received the Linkind contact sensors today (motion sensor arrives Tues.). Pulled out the battery plastic tab and they immediately went into pairing mode. Paired right up and work fine. No extra apps needed. No linking of accounts. No skills required.
Oh even the contact sensors! That's good to know :)
Great video Brian. I’m still not using motion sensors at home because for my case they are not useful but for some people they can be a game changing.
Hey and that's ok! They're useful in some cases but not all. As long as you're learning good stuff sir
Great video. Thanks. I have 3 x of the WyzeCam V2's. I like them & the person detection seems pretty good but I think the biggest drawback is that the Wyze skill is only available in the US for Alexa.
Some folks find person detection pretty good. I think it's all in the install, so you must have done well!
Hey Brian, Great video as always.. I always like it with you review several items in the same category. With regard to the aqara sensors.. I've not used Miss A but I've paired them with my home assistant with a CC2531 stick and it's work really well..and also the sonoff pir works fine too.. give it a try with your Home assistant blue.. (not jealous.. mine hasn't arrived yet !!). I love how you had them all facing the wall.. like a bunch of naughty school children !! lol
AHAHAHAHHA! They WERE a bunch of naughty school children. You know what I learned from that too? The Eria keeps sensing EVERYTHING. Pain in my #$%#$#
But I like your method of integration there. And is that your rec for a zigbee stick?
@@AutomateYourLife Would a couple of strips of black electrical tape be akin to blind folding them.. hahaha.. I find the only thing wrong with the CC2531 stick is it's limited range.. however as i'm sure you know mains powered devices link together to form a mesh so hasn't caused me any issue thus far.. as I have zigbee light switches. so far so good..
Good effort, nice and informative content
Keep up the good work💪
Thanks a ton
Another good/useful video from Brian as he gets within striking distance of 100iK subscribers... There is one really useful feature with the Flex/Motion combo that isn't easily duplicated with other devices. Let's say you wanted to do a good deed and keep an eye on a geezer (like me) relative or friend living in another home. You could install the Flex in their home on their WiFi with your credentials. I'd then mute the input and create a routine that was active between say 6 am and 9 am that would use the Flex motion and notify me when there is NO motion during that three-hour period. This gives an easy/affordable way to check w/o having the "creep factor" of cameras with motion triggers.
Not just a pretty face, hey Hugh!?
Excellent!!
I have 3 Philips Hue motion sensors. Perfect for our uses. A little thing they also do, no use to us but it's there none the less. In the Hue app you can see the room temperature via the sensor!
You're a smart, smart man Dene. That's actually another benefit of going into the Hue hub directly with that sensor.
You are a master of this craft my friend.
I hope you and the family are well. 🍺
Thank you! Cheers! I hope you are too!!!!
Hi Brian. I’m not sure about this but it’s worth checking on the Sonoff sensor. I noticed that they have a config setting for any conditions met and all conditions met and I reached some satisfying results with these configs. It was when paired with the sonoff zigbee hub though, but I’m not sure if it is available with the echo hub. I have not had the opportunity to check it out as yet.
Thanks for the info! Sadly the Sonoff doesn't have that kind of a configuration option in Alexa's app. Something I fear Amazon is missing today. :(
I currently use the motion sensors that come with the ring security system for automation. I believe they are zigbee. The whole ring security system ties into the echo ecosystem quite nicely.
Yeah those are Z Wave! Good range for sure, and yep the integration is great!
does it require a hub?
Hi! How do you do that? I just use mine for alarms but it would be great to use it to turn on a light when the alarm isn’t armed
I use those too, but they are pricey ~40$ each
Hi and thank you very much for the video!! I am really new to the whole automation and find your videos extremely educating! what i love about this video is that you show what works with the Echo hub and this way i dont need to invest to an extra hub. Would it be possible to also do a video or propose similar options for contact sensors? Meaning contact sensors that work directly with the Echo hub without needing to have a smartthings hub or a ring hub etc .. The ideal plan would be to use them to triger routines when i open a door for example. Many thanks again for sharing your experience and knowledge
Hey Christos, yeah I've wanted to work on that for a while but it's been hard to nail down enough that work with Alexa!
Thanks a lot for the answer. I understand not a lot. I imagine the AEOTEC previous Samsung would
Work. I saw in the comments the linkind as well. Any other you have in mind ?
Well I have Sonoff motion sensors working with Echo 4 (after like 5 restarts or more, they are working perfectly) for contact sensors I tried Sonoff and Linkind, Sonoff need it like 5 restarts before properly work with Echo, and Linkind is working perfect since the first pairing
Thanks for this. I've tried a couple of motion sensors and they've been pretty flaky. So this has given me more insight into what I'm looking for make/model wise. Whilst I can get the couple of sensors to trigger routines, what they both failed to do was trigger a routine after a set period of inactivity after the inital motion trigger, ie trigger a light on on motion detection. Trigger the light off after no motion detected after 5 minutes. Is this something you have acheived with the sensors you have?
Hey Stephen - I've managed to get this done with every sensor you saw me positively review today! So, the good news is it can be done and you'll be able to do it. In fact, when you see me showcasing the sensor turning off the light, that's exactly what's happening. :)
Stephen. Yes. I had the Amazon Flex with motion sensor doing exactly that in our garage.
Thanks Brian.
Thank you sir!
Sonoff devices and Miss A have a strange relationship.
I have the SNZB-02 Temperature sensor.
While it did connect to my Echo hub, it went to sleep and never woke up.
The same device works fantastic in Hubitat Elevation.
That temperature sensor and annoyances with Alexa routines are what drove me to get the Hubitat hub.
They are soooo strange together! My Sonoff wasn't great with my ST hub either, but maybe I'll try it with Hubitat to get the most out of it like you!
Hi there. I noticed the Smartthings Motion sensor here. We have a couple of those and also a Smartthings multipurpose sensor and they were working great with just alexa (No smartthings hub) for a while and then all of a sudden about 5 months ago, they all stopped working at the same time and we can no longer get them to pair with Alexa. are you able to shed any light on this issue? Have you come across this issue also?
Finally!
Thx Brian, been waiting for this list since Sylvania stopped making their sensors. Really a shame because all their zigbee stuff has been rock solid over the last couple of years and they included a combined temperature sensor in the contact and motion sensors. Noticed that you did not include info on any of these motion sensors having a temp sensor and the ability (or not) to trigger routines. Overall a nice video but I'm still underwhelmed by the marketplace's selections. Once Amazon included a hub in all their regular Echos, I thought the floodgates would open by now with sensor availability. Also Hue needs to really rethink their pricing. Why would anyone pay $40 when you could get 2 of the Linkinds for that same amount?
I really liked those Sylvania ones too and I hope they realize what they're missing out on and get back in the game.
The temp sensors is a real problem with Alexa. They don't bring in anything other than the motion here and so there's a loss with sensors that could do more!
@@AutomateYourLife Ok, I am going to trust you. Using your affiliate link and bought both the motion and contact sensors from Linkind.
Thank you for the very detailed review pointing out the positives and negatives of each device. Do you have any information on the unavailability of Amazon Echo Flex? This is my favorite device with the attached motion sensor for those who want a simple setup without a hub.
Nothing's come out of Amazon yet on it...Canada still has some Frank, so it's not gone everywhere yet!
Frank, if you need a Flex right now it is back in stock with an included sengled bulb for $25. The motion attachment is still OOS.
@@dnoland77 Thanks!!! I've been checking this every day for weeks for someone who wanted to use my solution. Just ordered
Thanks for the advice but unfortunately that sensor will only pick up Hugh bulbs and I have 3 Tuya bulbs that need to be connected to.the sensor as well
you won my like in 51 seconds!
Yes! I'll take it!😃
Hey Brian.. Hope all is well! Great videos. Just stumbled upon your channel. I'm loving the information!!!
I'm just a novice when it comes to home automation. :-P Is there an outdoor sensor that you can recommend please.
Hey Allen, glad you're finding the channel useful!
I have an outdoor sensor in this video, ua-cam.com/video/004dCgeLSiQ/v-deo.html but it requires a SmartThings hub (or another Z-Wave hub)
Another one that's available works with this system, but requires the YoLink hub - ua-cam.com/video/9gJqf6TpHh4/v-deo.html
@@AutomateYourLife Thank you Brian!! Much appreciated :-)
Hello, do you know if a Wi-Fi Sonoff Door Sensor can trigger Alexa routines? As you said same can be done with its Zigbee alternative. I have added mine (Wi-Fi) to Alexa and created my routine. When I manually push the button to trigger the routine, the routine works fine. But automatically same cannot be done.. Can you please help?!
There's not much I can do here...I don't have one to even check
I know the Hue sensor is expensive, but it works and works reliably. I don't use it with an Echo, but I do use it with deCONZ hub and I get the 10 second cooldown, which is the quickest of any battery operated device I have tried. Tuya and Xiaomi are about 90 seconds, which seems to be what SOnOff's one is as well, when it actually works. I also like the fact that Hue has a temperature and light sensor and they seem pretty accurate. I know Paul Hibbert would hate me saying that, but they just work. SmartThings would be my next choice.
I always take reliability over getting the best deal Brendan. That's why I keep showing that sensor...cause it just works. That cooldown is unreal too.
Was the issue with the Ikea motion sensor ever patched/fixed? Or does it still not directly work with the Echo 4 hub?
No changes last time I used it. Sorry
How did you link the linkind without the linkind hub? I bought 2 based on this video, andbbwas able to link them to a 4th gen echo no problem, but they would never register any triggers.
I did it that way Steve! No hub in the middle or anything funny going on. Just plain ole pair.
Not sure what's going on. If you have them paired though, maybe just give it a bit of time and see.
Great video Brian. I was literally re-pairing my aqara motion sensors to my smartthings hub when this popped up my my youtube feed. Do you reckon Alexa routines have got sophisticated enough to replace smartthings (I'm not a Webcore power user but I do like using the smartthings home monitor to keep track of my kids coming home on time). I'm a google home user but I am happy to get an Alexa speaker just for non-voice automations.
Hey Vijay! Great question. Not yet...Alexa is great in the US and has some wonderful options, but step outside the US and things aren't nearly as good.
There is also no ability to do multiple conditions in Alexa (not really anyways). So it's much harder to nail down what you want to happen.
Hi, very nice video, I've 2 questions for you:
- Blink Mini can trig a routine on Alexa? Some amazon review says that it cannot be done.
- Do you ever tried Shelly motion sensor or do you read something about this? I think that it can be a very nice device but I never tried yet.
Hey Michele, so I've been able to use the Blink Mini as a trigger and you should have seen it occur even in the video! It did work for me!
Shelly seems nice but it's expensive as soon as you leave just a few countries. Cost $100+ to get it to Canada, and I'm not willing to review something with that price tag!
@@AutomateYourLife Thanks! In Europe the price is around 40€ (47$) and it's a wifi sensor with also vibration and illumination sensors.
Hi a quick question will the Philips hue motion sensor work directly with the echo studios without the Philips hue hub. Thank you
Yep, I'm showing that actually right off the bat!
I’m looking the same video for HomeKit. Which is faster on HomeKit. I don’t care if it needs a Hub. Just a good ecosystem for big home.
Thanks for the video always very detailed.
Today I’m using Philips Hue sensor is very fast and reliable the battery is going on after two years.
I could definitely look at bringing in a bunch of homekit sensors! I have a number already :)
Hi! Great video!
Do you have any recommendations for contact sensors that work with the Echo's ZigBee hub? Sonoff one seems pretty bad, and the only other 2 that I've read that might work well are Centralite or Third Reality. Do you have any experience with these 2? Or any other recommendations?
Third Reality's been really good for me so far. :)
@@AutomateYourLife thank you!
I need the same Video with door sensors. Would be so great omg
Trying Jaron! Trying man!
i dont know what works with the echo hub
When you have the Echo 4 and something Zigbee happens that is detected by the Echo 4, can it communicate that action thru your other Echos that are not 4?
Yep!
The Linkind pairs and mostly works well. I am not having reliable luck with smart switches turning off when no motion is detected. They seem to get hung up with the motion detected screen and/or don't get the motion not detected message reliably back to Echo.
Odd! You know Andy...mine's still working really well with my Echo so I wonder if maybe there's an interference thing going on? If you've got it isolated with the motion not detected, then maybe it's a specific detector issue here or maybe I just got lucky. But I did test with a few!
@@AutomateYourLife Would appreciate any help. I've been on with LinkInd customer service who are very responsive and helpful, and are mostly confirming my test results. I also moved my hub to my office along with the sensor to test & rule out connectivity. Here's observed behavior best I can tell:
1) Detects Motion. Sends motion detected to Echo 4th Gen. Light comes on perfectly.
2) At ~25 seconds, Linkind sends "No Motion Detected" even if motion is ongoing. This seems a default setting primarily as a security sensor after a motion was sensed. In Alexa Privacy Settings, you always see motion not detected within 1 minute of motion detected, regardless of motion.
3) Echo initiates my 'No motion detected' routine @ 25 seconds & lights go off after xxx minutes.
4) Unfortunately, LinkInd will not send a new motion detected until the sensor itself has not sensed motion for 60 seconds. Lights will not come back on until I am still for 60 seconds.
5) Remain still for 60 seconds, then lights will come back on.
I then thought to just create a routine to simply turn lights off after 5 minutes, and wave a hand to turn back on. However, the sensor will never send a new motion detected command unless there's been no motion for 1 minutes. In this instance:
1) Lights on for 5 minutes
2) Remained in motion.
3) Lights still went off at 5 minutes.
4) Remained in motion
5) Lights never came back on
6) Stay still 60 seconds then lights come back on
Similarly w/ 5 minute timer:
1) Lights on for 5 minutes
2) I remained motionless for 3 minutes, and then retriggered a 2nd motion at 3 minutes. Lights on routine was kicked off again at minute 3.
3) Lights still went off at 5 minutes.
4) Light on 2nd motion completes at 8 minutes to try to turn lights off again (I had a voice command to notify when lights off command sent) however lights already off
Appreciate any verification and/or comments. Thanks!!!
Came to this video after buying three Sonoff Motion sensors second hand for quite cheap. Hoping that Home Assistant via Conbee II doesn't have this issue of permanent detection!
You should be good. I think a few folks have told me it's fine that way
Just got a Linkind motion sensor but my Echo 4th gen isn't finding it. Do i need the Linkind hub? I thought the zigbee hub in the echo would work?
It should. Worked for me per this video
Great timing for me! :-) Recently bought the Echo Plus 4G and have been going round and round about which motion sensors to get. Thanks! ✌
Yessssssssssssss!
Great video, congrats!
I have to confirm that Sonoff zigbee motion sensor only works for a few minutes when you connect it to Echo 4, and then stops retriggering in Alexa. :-(
If I buy the sonoff zigbee bridge and connect it through there, will I be able to use Alexa routines with it?
You should be good if you go that route, but I haven't tried it personally.
I bought the Linkind motion sensor but don’t know how to bypass adding their hub instead of using my new Echo as the zig bee hub. Any ideas?
You just put the Linkind Motion Sensor into pairing mode (can't remember where the reset button is) and then discover devices with your Echo :)
Is that a motion sensor and rgb light all in one on that echo flex picture at 8 minutes? I've never seen one of those, only separate motion detector or rgb light.
Not that one, although I have seen a combo unit recently! amzn.to/35SWrnB (Amazon affiliate link)
What about the Shelly motion sensor Paul hibbert reviewed
Well to get it here in Canada it was over $100...so I felt like including it was going to be painful for a few reasons.
Cause I'm gonna talk about that pricing...
$73 to ship 1 smart Shelly motion sensor to Canada like WTF???
its wifi, not zigbee 👍
@@filipesousamateus true that but weren’t there other WiFi motion detectors mentioned in this video?
Great video, thanks! I plan to use MYPLUS Smart Under Cabinet Puck Lights under my bed. I want to trigger them with a motion sensor so I can easily make my way to the bathroom in the middle of the night. I want to put the motion sensor on a schedule so it only runs between 10 pm and sunset. I don't want the motion sensor to trigger when I roll over in bed so I will set the sensor low, perhaps pointing outward from under the bed so only read movement as I place my feet on the floor. Sorry for the lengthy description. I want to pair the ZigBee motion sensor with my Echo Show 10 which is located on the floor below my bedroom. Can you recommend a ZigBee motion sensor that will work with this setup? Thanks!
Hey Brad Since you're using Alexa on the Echo Shot 10 and that has a Zigbee Hub, you can use a number of the options in this video. I like the Hue Motion sensor. It's bang on everytime, but expensive. Same with the Aeotec Motion Sensor for SmartThings. There's a really nice, cheap one in this lineup review: ua-cam.com/video/ad4MQgb_cfg/v-deo.html.
@@AutomateYourLife Thanks! I was leaning towards the hue sensor. Already have the hub and several lights.
Get it then, connect it to the Hue Hub, and you can use the lumens to direct the lighting. It comes with both motion and light sensors
Hi there. I've got the echo show 4, galaxy note 10+, TP-Link Tapo bulbs. Is there a motion sensor that will work for me? Totally confused 😫. Thank you
There's no Echo Show 4! Hard to help :)
You mean an Echo 4th Generation? Then any of the Zigbee Sensors in this video that worked right will work for you!
I was having trouble connecting the linkind motion sensor to samsung smart things and I tried my echo plus couldn't find device Thanks for the help and take care
Sounds like you've got a bad Linkind sensor maybe?
Great Vid! What I don't understand, is do you need a hub at all? (Zigbee or philips). My echo dot is my hub, should it not connect that way?
Great question. So most of these sensors use Zigbee. When it uses Zigbee, it needs a "Hub" in the home to connect to. Zigbee Hubs are in some Echo speakers (Echo 4th Gen, Echo Show 10, Echo Studio), so you can use those. Now some of these are cameras and WiFi based, so you can use those with your Dot. :)
This video will really help you understand everything I'm talking about here: ua-cam.com/video/sYhRfApfvwk/v-deo.html
@Automate Your Life do you know if the Philips sensor can work without the bridge (direct to SmartThings hub) or if you need the bridge?
Smartthings is a ZigBee hub 😃. No other bridge needed
I use ASGHome Zigbee Motion Sensors. They list that they are made to work specifically with Echo devices. The price keeps changing. I bet because the more people buying them they just increase the price. It currently sells for $21.59 on Amazon, but when they first came out sold for $17. I bought these to replace my Sylvania Sensors. They just stopped working one day and Sylvania no longer makes them.
Sad your Sylvania ones stopped working! I still like those.
Can any single sensor determine the direction of someone walking by... right to left versus moving left to right.
Or do you have to pair two sensors to determine which direction a person is traveling
I gotcha on the other comment posh
Hey Brian,
Received the Linkind motion sensor yesterday. Paired right up to an echo just fine. Like the contact sensors, no secondary app or skill or linking required. Seems to work just like my other zigbee sensors except that there seems to be no temperature sensor in it. I'm a little disappointed that it is larger than my older sensors by about 5/16" x 5/16" despite not having the temp sensor and the battery is much thinner.
Yeahhhh, it's a bit of a bigger one. I actually ripped into that one to check out why and honestly, it's just the way they built the circuit board in that one. Glad to hear it's working, but you'll find everything in Alexa doesn't bring in the temp sensor. It's just...Alexa :)
@@AutomateYourLife Actually all of my sylvania contact and motion sensors report temperature by voice. So does the smartthings multi purpose sensor. While the alexa app won't display these temperatures, the app does show temp as a trigger for routines.
I still don't have that option!
@@AutomateYourLife Must be the not in USA thing?
What is the best for inside a mailbox. I have the new Echo. Thanks!!!
That's gonna be tough Pitpony...they're all Zigbee or WiFi. You need distance.
With the new Echo, they can act as a Ring Bridge if you're in the US. I might suggest just getting the Ring Mailbox sensor...just check that with Ring before purchase, but that's what I'd use!
@@AutomateYourLife I'm in Nova Scotia, the Ring sensor require the Ring Bridge if I'm not mistaken.
My Heart went Pitter Patter when this video popped up on my screen ❤️
Yesssssss!
You should probably get you cholesterol levels checked.
I had so much issue finding a zigbee sensor compatible with echo 4th hub then I found this, I was just WOW 👌 I'm going with Hue (Sorry Paul Hibbert... 😅)
Any recommandation for zigbee compatible button though, Hue button doesn't work for me...
No buttons at the moment, sorry Benjamin!
Try Flic with a Flic IR hub. :)
hello so who you recommend of all these, first place second and third amazon echo
It really does depend on your situation, but I choose reliability over price. So: Eria, Hue, Samsung (when they come back).
Linkind is the dark horse here and is the best budget buy for sure.
@@AutomateYourLife cant find the eria anywhere...any ideas, Amazon says out of stock and they dont know if or when it will be back
Are any of these sensors suitable for use outdoors or are they all for indoor only?
Find our other video on motion sensors on the channel and you'll see an outdoor one.
Following your recommendation I went ahead and purchased the Linkind motion sensor, but something weird is happening, from 6 am to 6pm it detects All the motions, but around 6:10 pm the motion is clogged to movement detected until around 4 am, then at 6 am it starts to detect motion again, I am using a Echo 4 as ZigBee hub and the Echo is in the same room than the sensor
That's an odd thing to happen right at 6:10. If this is constantly happening, I'd start to troubleshoot a few things.
Maybe start by moving the linkind sensor somewhere else in your home just as a test?
Then I'd maybe try to re-pair it and delete the existing routines.
Really weird that it's so well timed. Could also be a local source of interference to the motion sensor. Maybe it's "seeing" something come on around that time?
Thanks for your advise! Well is not exactly the same time all days, but around that time, let's say yesterday at 5:45, today at 6:15, tomorrow at 6:21. I moved it to my bedroom and there I noticed once I started the Air Conditioned the sensor is stuck on Movement detected even if I leave the room for a while. Right now I am just testing, I don't have any routine running with that sensor yet, I need to figure out why is having that wrong behavior first.
Yes you missed the Echo Show 10. It too has a Zigbee Hub.
Ohhhh I thought I'd added that into the title. :)
Any one know of a outdoor sensor that will turn on any smart device? I have the hue outdoor sensor and it only turns on other hue lights.
Look up YoLink
Have you looked into any "curtain motion sensors" with their limited field of view (20 degrees)? I still trying to find my ideal "presence detector"
I have some options these days...presence sensing is becoming a reality, but based on multiple devices
@@AutomateYourLife I'll bet it's using what I do... last known motion must be the current location if other sensors have not been tripped.
ive had Hue motion sensor for almost 3 years.. Triggered Everyday & Night. Never been reset. Never been messed with, Still with battery's it came with.
That's fantastic and pretty much what I've experienced too!
Sadly you forgot to comment on one of the most important things in a motion sensor, namely does it have a light sensor included. The echo flex for instance doesn’t therefore it becomes pretty useless as a motion sensor to automate light switches . The routines in Amazon cant even be set to sunrise/ down, so you have to keep changing the time at which it should operate or not.
So good job but including more info on the features of the sensors would have been probably more useful. Thank you 🙏🏼
Sadly, Alexa does not (at this time) allow the luminosity, temperature, or anything other than motion to come in and be used within the hub. So you can buy whatever sensor you'd like with Alexa and it won't help you within routines.
This is an Alexa specific video! Feel free to watch our SmartThings one where we talk about these other aspects with that hub. ua-cam.com/video/dkjZeZCZFps/v-deo.html
I couldn’t get the linkind motion sensor to connect to the echo dot 4 with the built in zigbee hub any advice?
The echo dot doesn't have a ZigBee hub!
@@AutomateYourLife don’t the new round echos have a zigbee hub I have zigbee lights connected
@@XGamer509 It's not an Echo Dot, but the Echo 4th gen that does. Yes they have Zigbee hubs in them if you have the larger Echo.
That should then work and that's exactly what I connected those Linkind motion sensors to. So it should work!
@@AutomateYourLife how did you do it
Are there any plans to improve the zigbee hub radio in Miss A?
I've found it to be pretty strong and very reliable Paul. Is your experience different?
Not based on experience but based on your review it sounds like the zigbee radio doesn't have wide support for many products. Maybe they need to open some channels
Ohhhh, yeah it's more a problem of they don't have "drivers" or what we'd call device handlers in SmartThings. That's their problem. :)
The radio I think is just fine!
@@AutomateYourLife I see!
Was excited to see a comparison with motion sensors and saw that it was only for Echos. Starting to feel a little Google Assistant neglect.
If only I could use a motion sensor with Google
@@AutomateYourLife That's what I was hoping for! Lol. Maybe you'd solved the problem.
@@leogodreau9505 if I can Leo, I will!
But not so far...
Can you help me? I just want my lights to turn off after 30 minutes of inactivity in my mancave/garage. Which product is best?
Echo Flex with the motion sensor - geni.us/EchoFlexAYL and geni.us/EchoFlexSensor
If those aren't available, just get a linkind: geni.us/LinkindMotionSensor
@@AutomateYourLife thank you!!
Trying to help my parent who is blind learn an area of a new home...
What products would I need to program this routine... if sensor (a) is triggered then Sensor (b) is trigger say Thru speaker 🔊 "you are headed to kitchen..."
Could I
1) use echo show 5 + sensors
2) use echo show 5 + ifttt + sensors
3) or some other configuration
Just looking for the simplest setup...
Considering Flex and hue sensors...I already have Echo Show 5
Thanks so much for any advice you can provide
Any cloud service is likely to be too slow to make this work right. Ifttt could do it but the responses would take too long. Alexa can't because it can't do multiple conditions in it's routines.
I'd look at Smartthings in conjunction with an echo show. We want sensor 1 to turn on a virtual switch (one of the new edge Driver ones... that s a whole other topic) that is called "possible_kitchen" then if sensor B comes on, then you turn on another virtual switch that is called "headedtokitchen"
Then you use that to trigger an Alexa routine
Any of those sensor work well in total darkness? Main purpose for me is to use it as a trigger to open the bathroom light at night. thanks, great content as always
Anything that is a PIR sensor is going to serve you really well. So that's the Eria, Hue, Samsung, Linkind
I put one of the Hue motion sensors in one of our bathrooms, and it works great both day and night (triggering different lights at different times of day)! Waiting on another to arrive for the hallway, and may get more for other rooms.
@@ufninuyasha thanks for the info. one more thing will the Hue motion sensors works with non Hue smart bulb?
@@marcoontingco5370 I know they will trigger my switches through the Echo 4, which is how I have mine setup through an Alexa routine, so you should be able to setup a routine to trigger your non-Hue bulbs. Not sure if you can when using the Hue bridge, though, as I'm using it with the Echo 4's zigbee hub.
EDIT: Just grabbed it to setup a test routine with a Kasa color smart bulb on a specified color, and it triggered it with no issues.
@@ufninuyasha thanks a lot, i'm a newbie to all this stuff trying to start my own on a budget. thank you for sharing those info really help a lot
What about Shelly? I just watched a video on it and it looks like the gold standard
Well, it's WiFi so it adds a device there and many countries (including mine) end up spending $100+ just to get it shipped. So, it might be technically good for one, but I couldn't get it for this review and I wouldn't generally be buying 10 motion sensors and putting them on WiFi!
I say zed when reading eye charts, but then the technician thinks I know everything about Canadian hockey teams!
I've been ok happy with Wyze Sense. But it needs a camera with the bridge. I use one as a mailbox sensor. Sometimes the mailman opens and closes the box so fast, it doesn't register.
Then sometimes on those cold winter days, the battery fails.
Not wunderbar but I like how the rest of the Wyze stuff works with the sense. Looking forward to seeing the new sense sometime.
In other Wyze news, I got their fitness watch two days ago. I found that it is about 750 steps to the donut retailer. That is about 500 meters there (and 500 back).
I got my second jab yesterday too! I shouldn't be able to make others sick now, at least in person.
LOL and clearly you do know lots about them!
I just wish Wyze had done something with that Wyze Sense system to really give us a path forward. It needed a bit of work and would have made a lot of "sense" for folks...
Also congrats on the second jab!!!😃😃😃
@@AutomateYourLife Thanks!
Wyze doesn't seem to have clear thoughts at all times. They are an interesting company though. I got a shipping notice on 4 of their color bulbs. Still waiting on getting their vacuum cleaner. Still backordered. That sucks!
The sensor with the Echo Flex has been pretty bad with me. At first it worked fine but after about 2 weeks it started to detect randomly and turn lights on at time when nobody or nothing was tobe detected.
That's odd. Those are PIR sensors, so I guess think about that and see if you have any sources that might be affecting it? Also, could be power, so maybe move it and see.
@@AutomateYourLife well just got a deal on 3 hue sensors so I will use these instead. I have 2 flex sensors, one is fine in the garage, but the one in the kitchen is acting weird even when absolutely nothing is happening in the room. I removed it and in the mrs A routine I replaced it with the switchnot miniature sensor. Just done that so will see if better. Thanks anyway.
@@AutomateYourLife May be also, as Amazon dont sell the original ones, mines are from Moko and that could cause the issue as they need to go thru smartlife prior to Alexa. Anyway, the Hue Sensors are great and fast, although I dont see the temperature you mentionned in your other video.
So, if I have a SmartThings hub I don’t need this Echo hub? Right?
By the way I have a Wyze detector and a echo flex with detector to trigger my hallway lights (Wyze) and a ikea one in the lower area of my bed to trigger two table lamps (hue) when I stand up at night.
Correct!! And good that you have the other stuff going on there to assist
Hi do this motion sensor go through the hard wall
Hey Ronney - So I think you're asking if it'll stay connected. If so, I think most of these being Zigbee or WiFi will need some smart placement throughout your home in order to stay connected. You may really have to think about placement of your Echo and sensor to get it to work reliably.
Thanks I am stay in a semi detach house so is connected the concrete wall I fill like my neighbour can scanning us through the concrete wall
Man I watch all of your videos and I really wanted this one to answer some questions for me but it fell short... It was titled Alexa motion sensors but there was very little talk of the Alexa integration and it reliability with Alexa routines and a really high amount of SmartThings mentions.
It did answer the Aqara question for me because I had gotten one to work with an Alexa routine but tried 2 others that did nothing. It shows in the Alexa app and indicates motion but nothing happens.
I'm also having trouble with the reliability of the Wyze motion sensors and I do have the Wyze home security hub so they should work perfectly. One will turn on the lights but not turn them off and another will do the opposite... again..indicating motion but doing nothing.
One issue with the video is the lack of expanded talk of the Alexa device being a Zigbee hub...so you paired all of these directly with the Echo device? You did not use a hub associated with the motion sensor's brand to be a bridge? If paired directly did they all have the same functionality as they would have with their own hubs? You mentioned it with the Hue one but the rest didn't get that love.
At the end of the day it doesn't really matter what they look like. They stand out at first but fade from notice as time goes on. The main thing is the integration and reliability. The cooldown period is not even really all that important unless retriggering is your thing.
Like I said I watch them all dude....love them....love your humor....but you clickbaited me.
I clickbaited you with a 30 minute video that gives you 5 to 6 good options for motion sensors? Tough crowd.
Things I think you missed:
1. The date of this release is before Wyze Home Monitoring was available on the market. Regardless, Wyze Sense HAS been terrible and so I'm not going to talk about that as a solution at all. Wyze Cam's are now TERRIBLE with Alexa for motion sensing, so I addressed that. I actually warned you about Wyze, didn't I? Annnnd I talked about reliability in that segment, if I remember correctly. So...you're using a product I didn't recommend and you're asking me to address it in a video released before it existed.
2. I didn't talk about reliability of the other solutions because, simply put, they're perfect. If a Zigbee Motion Sensor doesn't work for you with Alexa nowadays, it's interference...or a tech spec like cooldown/distance/field, or perhaps a weak transceiver.
3. I said I was going to connect them directly to the Zigbee hub in the Echo/Show 10/Etc.. That's right in the video near the start. I think if I remember correctly I even stated which Echo products had the Zigbee hub in them so you'd know which to buy for those sensors.
On the part of the Hue sensor, I only added that piece in because it was such a remarkable improvement when paired with the Hue Hub. The Cooldown of 10 seconds is unheard of, and actually, a lot of people care about that.
Otherwise, what I'm hoping you gained from that segment (about the Hue Hub) is that adding in another hub to manage motion sensors REDUCES reliability. So don't do it and expect it to work perfectly anymore...hence the focus on motion sensors that actually are going to work and pair directly with your Echo, and the lack of discussion about other hubs in the video in general.
As I write this, I get the sense that you're missing the fact that adding in a second hub creates a whole cloud connection/service issue that reduces reliability. That's your issue with Wyze, likely. It's one of the reasons I don't talk about those solutions as much anymore, unless I find really solid integrations like there is between SmartThings and Alexa (reliability wise). The content on AYL doesn't use those integrations unless it has to, because it's a lower reliability.
There's a lot of nuance and detail in a video like this. I could literally spend hours in a video trying to explain every detail to folks that feel clickbaited, but that's likely to stop you from watching because it won't all be relevant to you, right?
The fact is, I put a lot of thought into exactly what shows up in a video, even one as long as this. I hope that's a little clearer for you now in this response.
What still shocks me is that Amazon routines can't handle a Sunrise/sunset type routine mixed with a time. Like run a triggered routine that runs only between 4 AM and Sunrise.
It's definitely a pain. That one seems easy to change
Now what about door sensors and buttons that work with alexa? Can we expect a future video on that?
Yep! Working on getting them in and tested. These take a bit to put together :)
@@AutomateYourLife Yea I bet they take a while since you go pretty in depth. I look forward to it. Keep up the good work.
Well, seconds in and I get my answer to buying an Alexa Echo 4th Gen, at 0:25 Alexa doesn't won't see my Aqara sensors :)
They are good, they're tiny, cheap and work well.... Just obviously not with an Echo.
Thank you :)
No problem, now leave that video playing ;)
Aqara announced IFTTT support today!
I can pick Aqara! AND...Carissa...I have a new hub :)
Alexa cannot trigger routines from Philips Hue Motion Sensor, despite it appears as a device. It only works if you remove the Hue sensor from the Hue bridge and then pair it to an Echo device with zigbee hub built in
Huh...it was for me. Hence why I had a cooldown period with Alexa. Something has changed you're saying?
@@AutomateYourLife Yes, since almost 2 years already. If the sensor is linked to the Hue Bridge, Alexa routines are not triggered
I could do it. That's how I came out with this video with the option. I don't get it. Gonna have to re test at some point
@@AutomateYourLife That is because you have an Echo device with Zigbee hub built in. In this case routines are triggered, as zigbee prevails over the Hue bridge. But if you don’t have an Echo device with zigbee hub and you connect the hue sensor to the Hue bridge, Alexa will recognize the sensor but will not trigger any routine
I ran it with both. I get what you're saying. :)
Amen I love Sonoff but the sensors aren't good. The plugs work super with Miss a you glossed of the battery type smart things v3 another great video! Patticakes wants to know what you're cool down time is? Kitty Snickers our best Mike and Patti cakes PS I ended up buying three Echo Show 10 I paired them with the sound of my Studios for myself and they can be used by others as a touch control! And the other thing is I had maintenance up here to work and it scared him because it moved. That's when I went out and bought two more it was just too funny. Thank you now you made Miss A's head swell 😆 I've been telling you she's trying to take the world as we told you before you did your homework and it's a super super informational video an A+ and you can get coffee today
My cooldown period is measured in weeks! But wow, 3 Echo Show 10s!!!! You're gonna have the place rocking and moving all at the same time!
Hi Dear,
How do I block the motion sensor from my neighbour
I'm not sure what you mean!
I have had a completely different experience with the Wyze cam person detection. We have several camera is covering our yard and The person detection has been perfect. If someone walks in our yard, or comes on our porch, or goes into our carport, or goes into our storage room, Alexa devices all over the house safe something like, "Person detected at left yard." Or, "Person detected at carport." We also have some cheap Dots on our carport, back porch, deck, and storage room, that we turn up at night. Anybody who comes into that area at night here's a real loud announcement that they've been detected. You can turn it on and off easily so that when the landscape guys come to mow, you're not constantly hearing that they've been detected. Anyway, this video was done 2 years ago and, at least in our experience, is out of date and inaccurate on this issue.
Absolutely a correct commentary on this video now.
Shelly made a new one. Heard that the specs are good.
Yeahhhh, but it cost me about $75 for shipping to Canada...sooooo, not getting on my channel when that's your option for getting me one!
@@AutomateYourLife we don't get it here either 😅. I'm waiting for a friend to order one. Heard it's WiFi and has a really low cool down time. Is it better putting aside cost ? Any other I can use instead of that? I am using home assistant so need to Integrate it with that.
I'm not doing a lot of home assistant 😃
But the ZigBee ones will be just fine in most cases
@@AutomateYourLife thanks man
Thanks, I ordered the *Hue* since i already have the hub and _62 bulbs_ 💡 if you asked Google SMH
ahahhahahaha...if I asked Google.
I just bought hue and didn't like it, the video came at the right time!
Oh what didn't you like? Interested
@@AutomateYourLife I don't have hue hub, only alexa hub, I thought that the sensor trigger interval was too long (around 1 minute) mayne longer.
The Linkind wont work with a Echo 4 gen. Have 2 echo 4 gens and it will pair but wont work.
Give it a day if you haven't already. Mine is still working so not sure what's gone on for you...
Would these work with Flic hub?
Not really, no. Both are kinda triggers for automation right?
@@AutomateYourLife I ordered the Flic combo after I watched your video. That's the closest of a hub that I have 😆 (well still waiting to be shipped)
@@pretor706 well that's good! They're a trigger device, but the Flic hub really only connects directly with the buttons.
It will allow you to connect to lots of other devices as action devices!
@@AutomateYourLife I wish the interconnection part could be easier. I acknowledge that is getting better and better but still not as straightforward as I think it could be. For some reason in my mind any device that has Wi-Fi should be possible to be controlled wireless. At least ON/OFF.
Thanks for replying. I really enjoy your content.
Happy weekend!
Hi I ordered a linkind motion sensor after your review my Alexa won’t find it. Can you confirm you don’t need the linkind hub as you never mentioned it in the review.
You don't need the linkind hub at all! You're using an Alexa device with a Zigbee hub in it right?
@@AutomateYourLife hi yes I have latest Alexa I have searched for other devices and it is not coming up. I have also been pressing button near bat so light flashes. Any help much appreciated
Latest Alexa doesn't mean ZigBee hub. What's the model?
@@AutomateYourLife echo dot
That doesn't have a ZigBee hub in it. Check the video here for the list of devices with a ZigBee hub! It's early on in the video I think
There's nothing wrong with saying "zed" - it's the correct, and proper name, for that particular letter, within the English language ... :)
Yesssssss!!
Zeds. Dead
I'm American with Scottish decent. Garlic doesn't have the letter Z, and both Americans and Scotsmen thumb their noses at the English.
We would gladly invite our Canadian brothers to do the same.
Reject "Zed" and embrace "Zee".
All the cool kids are doing it. I mean, check out those Newfies! 😂🍺
Zee is what many Germans say when speaking English. Zed is how it's said!
It's Zee...
Unfortunate about the Tradfri sensor.
I bought one but have yet to try it out with Alexa.
Yeahhhhh don't bother Brad. Not much point.
@@AutomateYourLife turns out it uses zigbee inbound group messaging, which a lot of hubs don't support.
Apparently it works with Hue via Touchlink integration.
Man I've just bought a set before this video..., Here's hoping my choices were good
Let me know!!
Well, I've bought a Tuya wifi one, it's on it's way still, I'll do some testing when it arrives, but it has a rechargeable battery and usb recharging, I don't like the battery powered ones, idk why. I always think they will fail when I need them the most.
My main objective is to reduce AC bill since there are a lot of times that someone will leave a room and the AC Split unit on, the idea is to mix motion sensors and door sensors see what works best to determine if the ac should be shut down
What I am looking for is a group of motion sensors that would trigger a loud siren to scare burglars off before they do damage to the house.
You should look at SmartThings. :)
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Has anybody said "Oooo, The Zigbee" yet?
Just 1! 😃😃
No definitely said ooo the zigbee. I need a shirt
Come on Aeotec. I need some ST gear.
Right!? Like what's taking time now?!
It appears that they only picked up the ST Hub!! I cant' find the ST motion, contact or buttons at Aeotec.
@@faengelm they are coming. The only thing that’s going to be different is the camera. You can find info on Aeotec’s site.
@@Fly2kill1 Thanks. Can you send me a link? All I can find are the existing Z-Wave products
There is a 360 cam that they're selling in some places but I haven't seen the sensors yet
Why doesnt any one review yolink they mave motion sensors, door sensors, light switches and plugs and more. Why is no one talking about yolink they have worked amazing in our home.
There were some pretty big gaps when I started with the system...and I unplugged it because of those gaps. I've been chatting with them as of late though
@@AutomateYourLife What do you mean by a "gap"?
@@dnoland77 It didn't work. It didn't integrate with anything...it didn't work outside the US well. There was a bunch at the time.
I was eaaaarly.
Great question. YoLInk devices work well and do things, because of their use of LoRa, that other devices just can't. I have a bunch of them too and couldn't agree with you more!
No new Shelly motion detector? Should be the only product talked about when speaking on motion detectors, no?
Sadly, it costs too much to get it into Canada. $106 USD to get it here from Shelly. No good Amazon resellers either. This is true of many countries too.
So it's nice to say that it's a great device, but when a large part of the world can't get it for a reasonable amount, it's gotta wait for the next review.
@@AutomateYourLife buy em and ship to us. Shiet ship it to me and I’ll send it up north. Not sure what the conversion is but has to still be less than 100cad. Think I got mine for less than $50usd ship incl.
If you buy a bunch for sure. :)
It's a good solve for me, and I have a US shipping address so I could do this...but it's more about if most people can't get it for a decent price, it's not a good option actually. Sad, because I know it's a solid device!
@@AutomateYourLife yeah $100 seems a little steep even though it is a solid product.
@@AutomateYourLife It's not a solid device. Range is horrible, app is horrible and it's temperamental to say the least. I have 3. I can get them here for 34,- pounds in the UK but i'm still looking for an alternative. The sylvania ones i liked for a while, but they just disconnect at some random time, so had to sent those back too.
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Oh hiiiiiiii Lily!!!
Alexa & hue is disappoing as you can only detect motion NOT the lumins sensor, thats the whole point on getting the hue sensor only trigger action is motion & lux is x, I love the sensor but use it through smartthings which is fantastic. But untill alexa can support the light sensor its not that useful.
Big difference there right?
you said "zed" because it is "zed".
😜😜😜
why ?
i don't need another alexa channel
i quit paul's channel cause it turned to an amazon-channel .
alexa is so limited function in all other world regions ...that is useless.
dont be another amazon's alexa channel please.
I'm going to have coverage of the system! It's very easy vs many other systems and I like to save time. Also, change your Amazon account to US and your automation options will be very different!
@@AutomateYourLife Have you done a video covering this? Thanks!