# Aqara P2 motion and light sensor **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices\ **Tags:** homey-pro\ **Created:** [December 7, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-p2-motion-and-light-sensor/123009 "2024-12-07T01:25:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![stephen\_brown](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stephen_brown/32/113645_2.png) [@stephen\_brown](https://community.homey.app/u/stephen_brown)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-p2-motion-and-light-sensor/123009/1 "2024-12-07T01:25:53Z")
Had high hopes for these affordable matter over thread motion sensors. They paired with Homey Pro but the sensor worked poorly. Returned them. I’d recommend against purchasing these devices at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-p2-motion-and-light-sensor/123009/2 "2024-12-07T01:37:32Z")
And in what way did you find out the P2 sensor is the issue, and not Homey’s Matter/Thread implementation? Just curious because the Aqara gear I use is very good stuff. I only use the zigbee protocol by the way. But here you recommend the P2?? What’s the plan, Stephen?: > [@Eve Door and Window Matter over thread](https://community.homey.app/t/eve-door-and-window-matter-over-thread/123011/1): > > Bought a 3-pack for use with Homey Pro as thread router. One continues to work like a dream. Two of them would not work consistently. Maybe a QC problem. The design is clunky and not great for certain doors or sliders. Recommend the Aqara P2 ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2024, 5:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-p2-motion-and-light-sensor/123009/3 "2024-12-07T05:28:13Z")
> [@Peter\_Kawa](#): > > But here you recommend the P2?? What’s the plan, Stephen? So two different brands of devices and both aren’t working well with Homey. Logic dictates that it might be Homey and not the devices… ---
**Author:** ![stephen\_brown](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stephen_brown/32/113645_2.png) [@stephen\_brown](https://community.homey.app/u/stephen_brown)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 2:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-p2-motion-and-light-sensor/123009/4 "2025-01-06T02:12:52Z")
One Aquara thread over matter product— the P2 sensor— worked great with Homey Pro. Another did not. An Eve product didn’t either. I don’t know why. Just telling others about my experience so they can make their own decision. ---
**Author:** ![BoGrandahl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bograndahl/32/34859_2.png) [@BoGrandahl](https://community.homey.app/u/BoGrandahl)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-p2-motion-and-light-sensor/123009/5 "2025-01-21T13:52:37Z")
How do you add these to Homey. In homey there is no P2 version. Only P1 and T1 motion sensor ---
**Author:** ![Stephane\_Renaudet](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stephane_renaudet/32/120718_2.png) [@Stephane\_Renaudet](https://community.homey.app/u/Stephane_Renaudet)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-p2-motion-and-light-sensor/123009/6 "2025-01-24T17:37:01Z")
Hello everyone, Today I added the Aqara P2 motion sensor to Homey Pro to test it. And no problem. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/2/024b2ebb5969313852a3f5de2787d40720d7bd86.png) But without the Aqara app, I can’t use it in flow. Today I think it is not recommended to buy it for Homey. ---
**Author:** ![A.H\_den\_Hollander](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/a.h_den_hollander/32/55924_2.png) [@A.H\_den\_Hollander](https://community.homey.app/u/A.H_den_Hollander)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-p2-motion-and-light-sensor/123009/7 "2025-07-29T20:16:53Z")
A little late: I found out that the illumination is communicated only 4 times a day; there are six hours in between the communications? And as far as I can remember the user could set the frequency of the communication.