# Hue Motion Sensor --\> Motion or Occupancy?
**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-motion-or-occupancy/47430
**Category:** Devices
**Created:** [May 15, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-motion-or-occupancy/47430 "2021-05-15T12:12:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Haadeess](https://community.homey.app/u/Haadeess)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-motion-or-occupancy/47430/1 "2021-05-15T12:12:47Z")
Hi everyone,
what exactly is the difference? Which one should i take?
Thank you in advance!
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### Author:  [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-motion-or-occupancy/47430/2 "2021-05-15T14:58:17Z")
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### Author:  [@Edwin\_D](https://community.homey.app/u/Edwin_D)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-motion-or-occupancy/47430/3 "2021-05-15T15:11:15Z")
I think I read the occupancy is another driver for the same device, created separately so the old one is still available. Some had better luck with the occupancy version I believe. But I may be wrong. Maybe the [[APP] Philips Hue Zigbee](https://community.homey.app/t/app-philips-hue-zigbee/29734) thread is a better place to ask.
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### Author:  [@johan\_bendz](https://community.homey.app/u/johan_bendz)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-motion-or-occupancy/47430/4 "2021-05-15T23:58:46Z")
You are correct!
The Motion driver is the legacy driver that many users have installed since before and make use of the standard Zigbee clusters. It uses a counter for resetting the alarm efter an initial motion detection.
The Occupancy driver makes use of the Philips Hue Manufacturerspecific Zigbee cluster enabling support for the device to enable/disable the alarm based on movement and absence of movement.
Installing a new device I advice to use the occupancy driver.
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### Author:  [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2021, 11:04am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-motion-or-occupancy/47430/5 "2021-05-17T11:04:34Z")
> [@Hue motion sensor question](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-question/43001/7):
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> A Motion Sensor sends a command to Homey when it detects motion. A timer is then used to reset the alarm after x seconds. An Occupancy Sensor sends a command to Homey when it detects motion and a new command when there is no more motion detected. No timer is used.
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### Author:  [@Arjan\_de\_Jong](https://community.homey.app/u/Arjan_de_Jong)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2022, 7:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-motion-or-occupancy/47430/6 "2022-12-14T07:03:32Z")
If i add the motion sensor as motion sensor or occupancy sensor, i get the error that Homey does not recognize it and just add it as a general zigbee device. I am using your official app and were able to add two sensors in the past. Help?!
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### Author:  [@Haadeess](https://community.homey.app/u/Haadeess)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2022, 10:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-motion-or-occupancy/47430/7 "2022-12-18T10:03:56Z")
I only use the Philips HUE, without the bridge App for the Motion Sensor.
Is that the same problem there?