The old one, I assume.
Yes it can, Homey just doesn’t provide you with the option to change it.
Yes, the new model is coming out in January, but I don’t know if it will be compatible. You will probably need to update the application.
It seems to be going well; after 3 hours without any movement, this one triggers properly, unlike my Aqara ones that had disconnected after an hour. I continue to conduct tests to see if it remains connected after a night.
Good news, the sensor is still functioning after a night. I still need to test the new modules that are coming out in January.
Glad to hear your IKEA motion sensors work.
Do you still have the Aqara-sensors and have verify they still stop reporting/responding after 1-2 hours for you after upgrading to the newest stable release? I no longer have the issue so (at least for me?) the update seems to have resolved the issues I had for all previous firmware versions.
It’s been a week for some of the sensors and they work fine when testing them, and in the developer portal I see that they are usually not above 1 hours when “last seen” - here they would typically not get refreshed and once it was >1 or 2 hours I knew they where gone and required to be re-paired.
No, I returned my 6 detectors before the update. I was too disgusted. Well, afterward, I don’t regret those from IKEA, considering their extremely low price compared to Aqara’s.
Hello, I’m back to provide a brief update on my Ikea Zigbee devices. The first motion detector from 2023 is still going strong, never losing its connection. Since the beginning of January, I’ve been testing the new motion detectors and door/window sensors from 2024, and so far, they are still consistently connected. It’s evident that there’s a significant issue with Aqara, which also uses the Zigbee protocol, as their devices couldn’t even last 2 hours. Perhaps it’s a battery problem, as some have reported issues that were resolved by changing to different battery brands. In any case, I’m pleased to have rid myself of Aqara modules, especially considering Ikea’s products are much more affordable. Therefore, either there’s a problem with Aqara’s hardware or an issue with their application, but I don’t believe it’s related to Zigbee, as it works very well with Ikea.
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The problem is the combination of Aqara devices with Ikea devices on Homey.
There are a lot of posts about this topic if you search.
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As reported in the thread I had issues with Aqara sensors without IKEA sensors, so for the specific issues I had it had nothing to do with IKEA.
The issues with Aqara sensors has been resolved (for me at least) for all sensors now as also reported so they (finally) work.
As a final comment I bought a Vallhorn sensor to try out which have worked fine from a connectivity standpoint (and not caused issues with Aqara sensors or anything similar).
Thanks for sharing your experience!
I bought a Vallhorn to try out and it has done the job well but today I noticed a lot of false positives which is less than ideal obviously, not sure what triggered this (change of light?) yet though.
About Aqara, it’s the combination with Homey (and in my situation in combination with Ikea filament lights). It works fine with Ikea plugs.
Without these lights: zero issues.
Ikea + Aqara + zigbee2mqtt: not one issue. None.
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