Philips Hue Secure Smart Contact Sensor, Black - 1 Pack, Door Sensor Made for Indoor Doors and Windows, Door Alarm Requires Hue Bridge, Works with The Hue App

Very easy to use and made of quality plastic. It's visually unobtrusive. Works very well for google home automations.

They work like they should. But the thing I appreciate most is that the adhesive was sticky enough to allow me to screw up the placement and then fix it, and it still stuck. Remember, if putting this on the top of a door, put it on the knob side not the hinge side!

Can't see my garage doors from inside the house, so I added these switches to my existing Hue system. Easy to check the doors now without having to walk around, and you can also check when out and about via the Hue app. You do need a Hue Base Station for these to work though, so they're not a standalone item. Like most Hue sensors, they're a little expensive, but setup and connection to my system went easily. Battery powered; the manual says they should last about three years (depending on door usage, of course) and you do get a notification when the battery is low. Package comes with two CR2 lithium batteries which worked just fine.

I have it on my laundry room door to turn the lights on and off. 1 in 100 times it won’t work but for the most part it’s very reliable.

I am already in the Hue ecosystem so this was a no brainer to pick up. The set up was nice and easy and integrated with the Hue app super easily. Definitely worth the money to know the door is shut and to have lights kick on anytime I open the door.

Turns on the lights, what more do you need? It might even tell you if somebody left the door open

A bit confusing to set up notifications, but now I know when my kids come out of their rooms at night, super helpful.

Oh wow, talk about simple and seamless. We have Philips Hue controlling our lighting system in the house. Adding these sensors took all of three minutes and they worked perfectly. I use them on each of our handgun safes and it’s a great peace of mind knowing for sure that they are all closed. I can’t remember when I had such an easy time installing this kind of technology. I have tested them thoroughly for several hours and never had a failure. Never had any issue. I am very pleased with this purchase.

I wanted HomeKit door sensors on my doors, as my main door has a smart lock the send notifications. Having several Hue light sets, picked up a pair of door sensors for a decent price. First, these are a lot smaller than I thought they were. They were easy to set up and install. They come with a dual sided tape to connect to the door frame/wall. You can use screws to mount the main sensor, but the kit does not come with screws. It needs flat headed screws or else the screws will interfere with the sensor sliding onto the base. As Hue is a premium product I expected the screws to be provided but they were not. Luckily after some searching I found suitable screws. The sensor itself has two pieces and works with a magnet. My door frame has trim boards around the frame, so the one portion of the sensor does not sit flat. But following the instructions it was not an issue at all. Before securing with tape, I ensured the sensor works. Open the door and the light flashes. Close the door and the light flashes. There is a replaceable battery in the main sensor. Installation difficult: Minimal difficult. Test alignment before applying double-sided tape. Now for the app. In the Hue App there is an option to arm or disarm your devices. When armed you receive a notification the door has been open or closed. You can set an alarm of various types, including flashing specific or all Hue lights. So you can make your lights all flash red when someone opens a door (or whatever device). I have been having issues with my Hue and HomeKit comparability, so at this time I cannot comment on that. I hope to have to door senses work with my HomeKit though. Aside from the lack of screws, which was only a minor annoyance, Hue needs to do a better job showing the size of the device. Given the size of the box and photos online I expected the door sensors to be much larger than they really are. Even the box they come is is mostly filled with filler and could be packaged much smaller. Not sure why Hue does those, as it’s better to have smaller sensors.

Needed something that work with Apple HomeKit and I already had Hue products. This was easy to had to my setup and I was happy to see how good it worked. The sensor have a ring that confirm the contact is working. Also the magnet part is quite strong and was trigger in any directions as long as it’s close enough.

Very easy sync, setup and installation; like all Philips Hue devices that I have purchased in the past. Can easily be set up to call you, notify you and set your lights to flash white or red in the event you have an unwelcome visitor. Fantastic product from a brand that has been reliable to me for years now.

I like that they are an integrated part of the Philips Hue security system. It turned into something I use pretty much every day when I set up the "arm" node on the security system and detect the opening of any doors & windows. You're able to buy additional individual ones, but I didn't need to. The sensors work super reliably and have lights to indicate their mode. I do wish these would also pair up with ecobee app at the same time, but oh well. Philips Hue's limitations in my opinion always come from the software (app) and not the hardware.

These work great and they are VERY forgiving for distance between the 2 pieces. I bought two packs of two for each door of our home (3 sliding doors, 1 swinging door.) I will probably by one more pack of two so that I can do some windows too and have the heat in our home turn off if windows are open. If you want to mount the main piece with screws instead of the included double-sided tape you will need metric screws for the countersunk openings on the back of the sensor. (M2.6) When installing I recommend temporary position testing with painters tape to hold the pieces in place while you fine tune placement.