# How do I connect a Zigbee Vibration Sensor in Homey?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-connect-a-zigbee-vibration-sensor-in-homey/151046>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Tags:** zigbee, sensors\
**Created:** [February 13, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-connect-a-zigbee-vibration-sensor-in-homey/151046 "2026-02-13T03:39:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![AnthonyRusso](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/anthonyrusso/32/151873_2.png) [@AnthonyRusso](https://community.homey.app/u/AnthonyRusso)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 3:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-connect-a-zigbee-vibration-sensor-in-homey/151046/1 "2026-02-13T03:39:24Z")

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I purchased a Zigbee Vibration Sensor that works in the Tuya SmartLife app. I am trying to connect it to Homey so I can use it as a WHEN in an Advance Flow.

When I try to connect it to Homey, I select the Tuya app, select the Vibration sensor, and then it directs me to connect it to the Tuya Smart or SmartLife app. I have the Smart Life app on my phone as I use it for some Wi-fi plugs. But I cannot connect the Vibration sensor in the app on my phone because it is zigbee, and my Android phone obviously doesn’t have zigbee capability.

If I try to connect it in Homey by selecting Zigbee device instead of selecting Tuya and Vibration Sensor, then it connects, but it only connects as a generic zigbee device and does nothing.

Any assistance to get this connected would be appreciated. Thanks.

This is the [Zigbee Vibration Sensor](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Tuya-ZigBee-Smart-Vibration-Sensor-Real-Time-Monitoring-Door-Window-Detection-Alarm-Smart-Security-Protection-Sensor/16266263091?sid=aefe97c0-d1a8-4c58-921b-ecb8da60ef70) that I purchased.

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**Author:** ![s73nm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/s73nm/32/110438_2.png) [@s73nm](https://community.homey.app/u/s73nm)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 6:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-connect-a-zigbee-vibration-sensor-in-homey/151046/2 "2026-02-13T06:56:05Z")

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The official Tuya app is cloud only. It relies on your zigbee devices being connected to a bridge in the SmartLife app.

> INSTRUCTIONS  
> The Tuya App for Homey is compatible with both the ‘Tuya Smart’ and ‘Smart Life’ apps for iOS and Android. Before connecting your Tuya-enabled devices to Homey, ensure they are first linked to one of these apps.

There is a community app that allows you to connect Tuya zigbee devices directly in Homey currently in test. [[APP][Pro] Universal TUYA Zigbee Device App - test](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-universal-tuya-zigbee-device-app-test/140352)

[https://homey.app/en-be/app/com.dlnraja.tuya.zigbee/Universal-Tuya-Zigbee/test/](https://homey.app/en-be/app/com.dlnraja.tuya.zigbee/Universal-Tuya-Zigbee/test/)

Besides that, there is always the option of using zigbee2mqtt, but this would involve a more complex setup requiring a zigbee dongle and the zigbee2mqtt service running on another computer, an MQTT broker and the zigbee2mqtt app on Homey.

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**Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 8:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-do-i-connect-a-zigbee-vibration-sensor-in-homey/151046/3 "2026-02-13T08:08:35Z")

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You need a Tuya ZigBee or MultiMode gateway to connect it.