# IKEA VALLHORN Motion Sensor battery type

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/ikea-vallhorn-motion-sensor-battery-type/137823>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [June 8, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ikea-vallhorn-motion-sensor-battery-type/137823 "2025-06-08T10:21:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jocke\_Wallen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jocke_wallen/32/76525_2.png) [@Jocke\_Wallen](https://community.homey.app/u/Jocke_Wallen)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ikea-vallhorn-motion-sensor-battery-type/137823/1 "2025-06-08T10:21:48Z")

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I just noticed that one of my IKEA VALLHORN motion sensors doesn’t report the battery type from the device:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/f/7f6c4b42aa36eea620df27ab601d29417f424f02.png)

Both running exactly same FW level (FW 1.0.64) and all settings are exactly same on both.  
(FW checked/updated with HA)  
Does anyone know if this is something I can addmyself and in that case how?

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**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ikea-vallhorn-motion-sensor-battery-type/137823/2 "2025-06-08T10:30:08Z")

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In my opinion the only thing you can try is, to delete the sensor and add it again, maybe even with a Homey restart in between.  
But in general my recommendation is to report this bug to Athom.

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**Author:** ![Jocke\_Wallen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jocke_wallen/32/76525_2.png) [@Jocke\_Wallen](https://community.homey.app/u/Jocke_Wallen)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 11:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ikea-vallhorn-motion-sensor-battery-type/137823/3 "2025-06-08T11:12:24Z")

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> [@DirkG](#):
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> … only thing you can try is, to delete the sensor and add it again …

TY, tried this on both already, no luck ☹

I’ll report it and see what the outcome will be.