Smart Button, 5-Keys Smart Switch, Scene Controller, Compatible with Apple HomeKit, Automatically Trigger Accessories & Scenes-Thread (iOS 17.4 or Later is Required)

Five single-click buttons, room for fifteen actions, works on Thread or Bluetooth ... what more could you ask for?I set this up to control our bedroom fan/light. We have a (Thread-connected) controller in the canopy which allows for dimming of the light and setting the fan to various speeds. Setting up this button (center button #1 for the light, with a single click bringing it to our normal 60%, a long click bringing it up to 100%, and a double click turning it off; button 2 turn fan off; 3-5 for high, medium, and low fan speeds) was easy and intuitive via the app.PERFORMANCE: Responsiveness is good. Not "instant" like a hard-wired button would be, but about a half second between click and the light responding. Just as a note, our thread router is a HomePod Mini about ten feet and one normal (hollow) wall away from the button, and the light canopy it is controlling is another ten feet away in the center of the room. The physical proximity and thus signal strength might be a key to how well all responds.FORM/STYLE: It is a little bulky mounted on the wall, but far from terrible. It has a quality feel, feeling solid either on the wall or in hand. Doesn't really matter"go" with any decor style, so really is its own "tech" style; I suspect in 5-10 years more stylized versions will be available to replace this without standing out on the wall like a sore thumb. But, we don't live in the future, and this is about the best the present has to offer unless you're happy with a single button.THE UGLY: On the "Ugly" side, the only criticism I have is that the setup for the app says that your Homekit Hub *must* be a Thread Border Router. For us, that meant I had to designate our non-ethernet-connected Apple TV (new, but in the guest bedroom) as the Home Hub, which seems destined to cause Apple Home issues. We haven't seen any yet, but this seems like a very odd requirement that really shouldn't be the case, and hasn't been a requirement for any of the other Thread devices we have. I haven't done any experiments to see what happens if our ethernet-connected AppleTV (the general before Thread came out, so not Thread compatible) is the designated Home Hub instead so I'm not sure really what is driving this requirement for the Onvis button. This *might* be something they correct either through an app or a button firmware update in the future.One note: for a week our Eve app has been reporting that this is connected via Bluetooth instead of Thread. After looking for solutions to this, I ran across a suggestion on Reddit that said to try restarting the phone. Immediately after doing so, now the Eve app shows it as connected to Thread. I'm not sure if the issue is a cosmetic one with the Eve app (not looking at updates from the button) or the button (missing something in the Thread spec that needs to be sent out when it connects to the router etc?), or if this was a real issue with the button (meaning that it actually stayed connected to my Bluetooth until I restarted the phone ... but I've gone miles out of bluetooth range several times so that seems unlikely). In any case, it now shows up as on the Thread network.

The media could not be loaded. Works like a charm. The setup process is easy and I got it connected to homekit in one go. The buttons are very responsive and doesn’t disappoint you. I ordered the aqara mini switch before ordering this one as I was trying to go for a cheaper alternative but when I got that one, it was buggy and didn’t work, was unresponsive. So I decided to go with this onvis one as this supports thread and it is faster than the rest. Keep in mind it doesn’t support matter over thread, so its only supposed to be used with apple homekit. All the buttons feel nice and its definitely value for money. Anyone looking for a smart apple HomeKit switch should go for this one.

I am using 10 of the Onvis door sensor, and they are one of the more reliable Homekit device I have, so imagine my disappointment with this remote button.Right after the pairing, everything works for 3 hours, then all the sudden it no longer trigger scenes. I can still see the button action in the Onvis app, but Homekit does not respond. Couple hours later everything works again, then couple hours later it does not trigger scenes anymore again. This went on for 3 days even after numerous reset and even reboot all of my Apple TV.When it works it is fast and responsive, but it only works 50% of the time and it will stop working for no reason. It is unreliable (I can’t say faulty because it likely a firmware bug), at this point I cannot live with it.

I’ve been using the Onvis HS2 smart button for several months now. Being that it uses Thread and not Bluetooth, it’s very fast when used in automations. One thing that’s not immediately obvious when looking at the HS2 is that the buttons are labeled. The middle button is the first button and the all the other buttons are labeled with dots that denote which button number it is (2 – 5). In pitch darkness, these dots, and the center button glow in the dark. Another nice touch is that the HS2 comes with stickers that you can place on the buttons themselves so that the user can be reminded what the buttons are used for. Most buttons do not come with these types of stickers and I’d have to find a way to use my printer to create similar stickers. So, I appreciate this touch. Also, for $35 Onvis has produced a product with 5 buttons. Other competitors are selling one button for the same price, so the current price is very competitive.The HS2 uses one CR2450 cell battery and should be used indoors only. The back of the HS2 is magnetic, so you place it on any metallic surface. It also comes with a magnetic mounting plate as well. The button itself also has double sided tape on the back that can also be used to mount it on a non-metallic surface.With 5 individual buttons, each supports single, double and long press, the HS2 supports up to 15 scenes within one device. However, those 15 scenes can be expanded by making each button support a toggle feature. Meaning, you can use one button to turn a light On and the same button to turn the light Off. You can accomplish this in using either Apple Shortcuts or straight Homekit automations. You can find tutorials to do this on by searching Homekitnews.com using the keywords “toggle” and “Eve button”. The specific articles below are what to look for:Creating a Simple Toggle Automation for Switches and ButtonsCreate an On/Off Toggle Switch With Home and ShortcutsElgato releases Video Tutorial For The Eve ButtonGet More Out Of Your Elgato Eve Button – Part 2Using the toggle feature will save you from using one button to turn on a device and using a difference button to turn off that same device. These tutorials are very thorough and will give you a lot of ideas on how to exploit the HS2 to its fullest capabilities.The only issue I encountered is with updating the firmware. That part of the app needs more work. But apart from that, this product is very good.