SwitchBot Smart Motion Door Sensor - Wireless Home Security System, PIR Motion Detector Alert, Add SwitchBot Hub Mini to be Compatible with Alexa

share my SwitchBot experienceI use my SwitchBot motion sensor in my sons room. Every morning whether it be going to school or at the weekend when he is in bed reading before he gets up he will have his reading light on at the very least and sometimes his down lights in the ceiling., he never turns these off even though he has smart buttons on his bed and a smart switch on the wall at his bedroom door. I have set a routine in Home assistant for every day between 7.30am & 8.30am for: if the lights in his room are on and there has been no motion for 10 minutes turn off the lights. Works a treat.

I hate to write a negative review about switchbot because in all honesty, most of their products are fantastic! Their door lock, air purifier, relays, door sensors... All great!However, same can't be said about the motion sensor.I bought this to active my kitchen lights and to have them turn off after 5minutes of inactivity. Setup was really straight forward, as with all the other switchbot devices I currently own.Sadly the experience hasnt been great. The motion sensor is ridiculously slow to notify the lights to turn on. I do run a number of different brand light bulbs and smart plugs and prehaps it would be quicker with switchbot products but it's no good for mixed devices... I could enter the room, stumble about in the dark and leave before the lights finally turned on.... Not ideal.I also got notications on the 3rd day warning of low battery but when loading it up in the app the battery was 100%. Very strange.I've since moved this to a room that's not used as much and the battery warnings have finally stopped (after a long time of just putting up with them)I got a different branded one to replace the kitchen one and it works instantly so my only guess is it's the processing time from the switchbot app the the alexa routines. Either way it's the first product from switchbot I've been disappointed in. Everything else is incredible and I'm planning on getting the roller blinds in the very near future.

I have the Hub Mini and 2 Motion Sensors.I initially bought the hub and 2 sensors on a deal. To start with, I didn't have any issue setting up the hub or one of the sensors, but the second one turned out to be faulty. I established this with great help from Customer Support. I got a replacement which worked without any problem.I use one sensor to turn on a hallway light, on a schedule, during the night. The other one has different schedules enabled to turn on lights in our living room late at night, turn on the light and my PC first thing in the morning and also turn on my PC when I get home from work in the afternoon (all via Alexa routines)!The sensors are very well made and the range they cover is at least 30-40 feet.Battery life is really good - almost a year so far, even though they are in highly active areas, and the app even tells you how much battery life is remaining.These really are impressive little devices and Switchbot provide great service.

At the current age, you mix your ecosystems and with that one needs to talk to another. SwitchBot is no different. While it does work, we all want a fast and reliable sensor. This is neither. Home Assistant as the main controller can do Matter and Bluetooth. You can connect this device both ways however if you want the Matter support, you'll need a Switchbot Matter hub like the mini. Sadly with Matter you'll getting almost an extra second of delay. Putting to side the delay, it has a timeout of 30 seconds which works better than the IKEA sensors and around the same as Aqara's motion sensors but all of them fall really short when you compare them with Philips Hue's one. The base which comes with this is nice but extremely fragile. I ordered two of these on sale and broke one's base as it's locked with a twist method where only 3 small plastic holders are keeping everything together. Also like many motion sensors, this falls short when it's used in a humid environment. In short, don't use this in a bathroom. While it does have a light sensor, that's not exposed outside Switchbot's system much as Aqara's P1.As much as I wanted to love these, it's only a toy.Pros:- easy to integrate to Home Assistant- Matter compatible via hub (be aware the limitations of Switchbot's hubs)- nice looking design- good battery life- stand can be attached to the bottom or the back of the device (this is actually brilliant)- can be added to your ecosystem via BluetoothCons:- feels really cheap plastic- sensor is not so accurate- response time is kind of ... meh- stand can break easily- managing software is kind of slow (like Govee slow)

Any new device that I get to try from switch bot doesn't fail to amaze me. Each device seems like it has been made very thoughtfully. In addition for them to just work, they are very relevant to the surroundings.The motion sensor for example has more than one way to mount. It also includes magnet which helps us not to drill or stick anything on the walls if we prefer. Their ifttt integration is the best I've seen so far, with so many daily use options to select from.Keep doing the good work folks!

I Have tried many smart motion sensors , and all have had issues with routines failing or short battery life , I thought I'd give swithbot sensors ago as i previously have purchased switchbot switches and have been very pleased with there functionality and battery life . The motion sensor dose not fall short of that same experience and i am very happy with battery life ,and the fact the sensors also have a light sensor to trigger day night routines based of light is awsome. Overall I'm very happy with switchbot products and have had no issues and would gladly