# Stand alone light sensor

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/stand-alone-light-sensor/13612>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [May 25, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/stand-alone-light-sensor/13612 "2019-05-25T15:31:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![FKey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fkey/32/14793_2.png) [@FKey](https://community.homey.app/u/FKey)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/stand-alone-light-sensor/13612/11 "2019-05-26T18:14:07Z")

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> [@PetervdK](#):
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> Are you sure the outdoor really reports LUX values?

I do not have an outdoor sensor, so not 100% sure.  
But another post in this forum status its available:

> [@Philips Hue outdoor sensor](https://community.homey.app/t/philips-hue-outdoor-sensor/9804/13):
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> Sorry, dan begreep ik je inderdaad verkeerd. Sinds vandaag kun he de motion sensor data ook in Homey gebruiken, met de beta-versie van de Hue app (v 3.0.11). Je kunt bewegingsmelding, lichtsterkte, temperatuur en battery uitlezen in Homey.

I do have the hue indoor motion sensors, they nicely trigger on lux only.

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