# Hue - Motion Sensor not detecting brightness properly **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** app, hue\ **Created:** [November 1, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-not-detecting-brightness-properly/144803 "2025-11-01T11:26:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Schmiz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/schmiz/32/121002_2.png) [@Schmiz](https://community.homey.app/u/Schmiz)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-not-detecting-brightness-properly/144803/1 "2025-11-01T11:26:52Z")
Hi there, I’m using Homey Cloud and somehow by motion sensors from Philips Hue are not detecting the brightness properly. They are connected to the Hue bridge. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/d/cd81c3ee23fcf0db5dd789aca82c401f47af9b07.png) They rarely refresh. It doesnt matter if there is a motion detected or not. Does anybody have the same issue/ a workaround? ---
**Author:** ![Ruurd\_van\_der\_Noord](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ruurd_van_der_noord/32/71093_2.png) [@Ruurd\_van\_der\_Noord](https://community.homey.app/u/Ruurd_van_der_Noord)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-not-detecting-brightness-properly/144803/2 "2025-11-01T19:05:42Z")
Welcome to this forum Schmiz, a motion sensor is not a real light/lux sensor, I think your Philips Hue sensors are motion sensors, right? ---
**Author:** ![Schmiz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/schmiz/32/121002_2.png) [@Schmiz](https://community.homey.app/u/Schmiz)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 9:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-not-detecting-brightness-properly/144803/3 "2025-11-03T09:50:23Z")
Thank you, they actually have a lux sensor: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/8/98cd15fbe6c70e70af611e60ad94f4e1505d32ea.png) In the Hue App it works fine, but sadly it somehow doesnt work properly with my Homey. ---
**Author:** ![Hsd1965](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hsd1965/32/30160_2.png) [@Hsd1965](https://community.homey.app/u/Hsd1965)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-not-detecting-brightness-properly/144803/4 "2025-11-03T09:58:57Z")
Just for reference: I have a Hue Outdoor motion sensor and a Hue Indoor motion sensor and both are reporting properly. ---
**Author:** ![Schmiz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/schmiz/32/121002_2.png) [@Schmiz](https://community.homey.app/u/Schmiz)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 11:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-not-detecting-brightness-properly/144803/5 "2025-11-03T11:11:37Z")
Are you using Homey Cloud or Homey Pro? I’m not sure if that makes a difference ---
**Author:** ![Hsd1965](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hsd1965/32/30160_2.png) [@Hsd1965](https://community.homey.app/u/Hsd1965)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-not-detecting-brightness-properly/144803/6 "2025-11-03T12:26:31Z")
I’m using a Homey Pro. ---
**Author:** ![Schmiz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/schmiz/32/121002_2.png) [@Schmiz](https://community.homey.app/u/Schmiz)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/hue-motion-sensor-not-detecting-brightness-properly/144803/7 "2025-12-10T08:19:22Z")
For future lurkers, the on premises solution (Homey Pro Mini) fixed my problem.