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product_id: 50890386
title: "Philips Hue Indoor Motion Sensor for Smart Lights (Requires Hue Hub, Installation-Free, Smart Home, Exclusively for Philips Hue Smart Bulbs)"
brand: "philips hue"
price: "VT21045"
currency: VUV
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
category: "Philips Hue"
url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/50890386-philips-hue-indoor-motion-sensor-for-smart-lights-requires-hue
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# Instant motion detection <200ms Wireless, installation-free setup Long-lasting 2x AAA batteries included Philips Hue Indoor Motion Sensor for Smart Lights (Requires Hue Hub, Installation-Free, Smart Home, Exclusively for Philips Hue Smart Bulbs)

**Brand:** philips hue
**Price:** VT21045
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

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## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Philips Hue Indoor Motion Sensor for Smart Lights (Requires Hue Hub, Installation-Free, Smart Home, Exclusively for Philips Hue Smart Bulbs) by philips hue
- **How much does it cost?** VT21045 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- philips hue enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted philips hue brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Smart Night Navigation:** Activates a gentle, warm night light to guide you without disturbing your rest during late-night movements.
- • **Energy-Saving Daylight Sensor:** Intelligently detects ambient light to conserve energy by keeping lights off when natural light suffices.
- • **Robust Ecosystem Compatibility:** Works exclusively with Philips Hue Bridge to control up to 50 smart lights and integrates with HomeKit and Alexa routines.
- • **Effortless Wireless Installation:** Battery-powered and completely wireless—place it anywhere without rewiring or professional help.
- • **Seamless Smart Lighting Automation:** Automatically triggers your Philips Hue lights the moment you enter or leave a room—no lag, no hassle.

## Overview

The Philips Hue Indoor Motion Sensor is a wireless, battery-powered smart sensor designed exclusively for Philips Hue smart bulbs. It offers near-instant motion detection to automate lighting, includes a daylight sensor to optimize energy use, and features a warm night light mode for subtle illumination. Easy to install anywhere without wiring, it requires the Philips Hue Bridge to integrate seamlessly with your smart home ecosystem, supporting up to 50 lights and compatibility with HomeKit and Alexa.

## Description

Make your Philips Hue experience even easier. Add a motion sensor to your Hue system and control your lights automatically. Battery powered and completely wireless, place the Hue motion sensor anywhere in your home. Simply walk by to trigger your lights. Ideal for use in hallways, stairways and middle of the night wake ups. Program lights to come on and off when activated. A great accessory for your Philips Hue Ecosystem.

Review: Upgraded from SmartThings - I previously used a SmartThings motion sensor but, for whatever reason, that sensor had 2 problems that this sensor (when used in conjunction with a hue bridge) does not. First - that one took a moment to respond. It wasn’t a long time per se but it was long enough that I might as well just go flip the light switch myself. Secondly the SmartThings motion sensor would sometimes lose connection. It wasn’t often but it happened a few times and in fact the final time I was bever able to get it connected again. So I bought the hue motion sensor. BIG IMPROVEMENT. It registers the motion and triggers the associated routines nearly instantly and it has never once lost connection. It costs more than the SmartThings one but I have a lot of smart home devices and the best advice i can give is : reliability is king. Its not worth saving money on a device that won’t work every time you need it to work. TLDR: Pros: — works nearly instantly — reliable and stable (stays connected) — compatibility with a huge variety of other smarthome ecosystems (I use it in alexa routines which allow it to control almost anything that works with alexa — great value (worth the price) Cons: — does cost more than budget options
Review: Typically expensive Hue accessory, but worth it for offline operation - Typically expensive Hue accessory, but worth it for offline operation. Requires the Hue hub, which is where you want to set up the motion lights (as opposed to in an Alexa routine). The motion lights continue to work, even if you unplug your router, the Internet is having trouble, etc. What a revelation, that these are able to match the utility of "dumb" motion lights, ancient X10 systems, etc. :) Very easy to set up with the Hue hub and app and Alexa sees them almost immediately as well. Give it a name, tell it which room (or zone) it is in and it is off and running. That being said, $50 is still pretty outrageous for such a thing. This is my second one and the first has worked trouble-free for years. Come to think of it, the battery should be getting pretty low by now, but the app has not yet warned about it. They certainly outlast the sticky switches, despite near constant use in my application. Update for Alexa routine users: as expected, the extra complication of communicating between Philips and desertcart (through the Cloud?!) can break, rendering related routines useless. Light still comes on, of course, but no routine-based extras while they work out whatever happened. This feature had been reliable up until now. :( Update: They fixed the routines quickly. No issues since.

## Features

- The Philips Hue Smart Motion Sensor combines convenience and energy effeciency. Have your lights turn on when you walk into a room, and off when you leave. The Smart sensor detects optimum daylight levels to conserve energy during the day.
- During the night the Philips Hue Motion Sensor will switch to smart night light settings: a gentle, warm light setting to help you navigate during the night without disturbing your rest.
- The Philips Hue Motion Sensor can be placed freely for an optimal detection area, or mounted to a wall using screws (included). The device is battery powered, wireless and installation free (no re-wiring required) to control your lights without hassle.
- Place anywhere in your home including your hallway, bathroom, kitchen, and more. The integrated light sensor saves energy by detecting when rooms are vacant and automatically turning off lights
- Installed in a minute. Simply follow the instructions in the Philips Hue app. Our smart lights default settings get you going, or personalize these settings to fit your needs.
- The Philips Hue motion sensor requires a Philips Hue bridge to make it part of your smart home lighting system. The Philips Hue system can control up to 50 smart lights.
- When you use the Philips Hue motion sensor with a Philips Hue bridge, you can use it to control any HomeKit compatible appliance.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B076MGK22M |
| Batteries | 2 AAA batteries required. (included) |
| Batteries Included? | Yes |
| Batteries Required? | Yes |
| Battery Cell Type | Alkaline |
| Battery Description | AAA |
| Best Sellers Rank | #40,964 in Industrial & Scientific ( See Top 100 in Industrial & Scientific ) #2,625 in LED Bulbs |
| Brand | Philips Hue |
| Color | White |
| Compatible Devices | Philips Hue smart lights |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,505) |
| Date First Available | October 20, 2017 |
| Description Pile | AAA |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00046677473389 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Item Weight | 0.282 ounces |
| Item model number | 929003067507 |
| Manufacturer | Signify North America Corporation |
| Material | copper |
| Mounting Type | Wall Mount |
| Number of Batteries | 2 AAA batteries required. (included) |
| Operating Temperature | 15 Degrees Celsius |
| Part Number | 473389 |
| Power Source | Battery Powered |
| Product Dimensions | 1.1"D x 2.44"W x 2.44"H |
| Smart Home Compatibility | Smart Home Compatible |
| Style | Sensor Only |
| UPC | 046677473389 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Philips Hue
- **Color:** White
- **Item Weight:** 8 Grams
- **Mounting Type:** Wall Mount
- **Power Source:** Battery Powered

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Upgraded from SmartThings
*by M***T on May 7, 2021*

I previously used a SmartThings motion sensor but, for whatever reason, that sensor had 2 problems that this sensor (when used in conjunction with a hue bridge) does not. First - that one took a moment to respond. It wasn’t a long time per se but it was long enough that I might as well just go flip the light switch myself. Secondly the SmartThings motion sensor would sometimes lose connection. It wasn’t often but it happened a few times and in fact the final time I was bever able to get it connected again. So I bought the hue motion sensor. BIG IMPROVEMENT. It registers the motion and triggers the associated routines nearly instantly and it has never once lost connection. It costs more than the SmartThings one but I have a lot of smart home devices and the best advice i can give is : reliability is king. Its not worth saving money on a device that won’t work every time you need it to work. TLDR: Pros: — works nearly instantly — reliable and stable (stays connected) — compatibility with a huge variety of other smarthome ecosystems (I use it in alexa routines which allow it to control almost anything that works with alexa — great value (worth the price) Cons: — does cost more than budget options

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Typically expensive Hue accessory, but worth it for offline operation
*by M***E on January 10, 2021*

Typically expensive Hue accessory, but worth it for offline operation. Requires the Hue hub, which is where you want to set up the motion lights (as opposed to in an Alexa routine). The motion lights continue to work, even if you unplug your router, the Internet is having trouble, etc. What a revelation, that these are able to match the utility of "dumb" motion lights, ancient X10 systems, etc. :) Very easy to set up with the Hue hub and app and Alexa sees them almost immediately as well. Give it a name, tell it which room (or zone) it is in and it is off and running. That being said, $50 is still pretty outrageous for such a thing. This is my second one and the first has worked trouble-free for years. Come to think of it, the battery should be getting pretty low by now, but the app has not yet warned about it. They certainly outlast the sticky switches, despite near constant use in my application. Update for Alexa routine users: as expected, the extra complication of communicating between Philips and Amazon (through the Cloud?!) can break, rendering related routines useless. Light still comes on, of course, but no routine-based extras while they work out whatever happened. This feature had been reliable up until now. :( Update: They fixed the routines quickly. No issues since.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works great, but not with every Hue light...
*by S***E on July 12, 2018*

I got this to trigger the lights in my closet as I've usually got a handful of something as I'm walking in there. It works nicely now that I have the right lights paired with it. I've been a Hue fan since the beginning so some of my lights are the older "less of a spectrum" or just "white lights". They're all updated with the latest software but I found that they weren't always turning on even though the sensor was triggered. When you first set things up, it works. But after a certain period of time ( maybe 10 minutes ) the sensor would trigger but the lights stopped turning on. I deleted the lights entirely, deleted the sensor ( from the app ) and recreated everything and it worked again. But again, after a short time, even though the sensor would trigger, the lights stopped illuminating. I got some newer lights - the full spectrum colored - and updated those as well. Same problem occurred which left me stumped because those are the latest lights Philips offers. I let the problem sit for a few weeks and went back to it the other day... this time using yet another new set of colored full-spectrum bulbs. These came already updated. The software didn't indicate they needed an update at all and lo and behold, those bulbs do NOT have the problem. So... I don't think it was ever a sensor issue, but there may have been a software update that fixed the issue with the associated bulbs. Not sure. I'm just happy they're working now and the feature is awesome.

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