Eve Motion (Matter) – Smart indoor and outdoor motion sensor with light sensor, smart control of devices, Thread, works with Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings, requires Thread Border Router

Very easy to integrate into Apple Home. Just be sure to temporarily disable your 5GHz Wi-Fi during setup for a smoother (not completely pain free!) pairing process. I use it to automate lights based on presence detection, and it works reliably. While Apple Home offers straightforward automation, the Eve app unlocks deeper customisation. I recommend setting it up in Apple Home first for basic use, then diving into the Eve app if you want more advanced control and fine-tuning.

This was purchased to cover our driveway and switch on the lights as you approach the house as it was one of the few outside rated motion sensors. It regularly looses connection to the equally expensive and unreliable apple homepod which, unfortunately is necessary as a thread border router that exposes the device to the rest of my smart home ecosystem. The sensor and homepod are separated by a wall, but less than 1 metre from each other. This has resulted in multiple resets of both the sensor and homepod and its become so frustrating the frequency of this necessary action to gain to control. It now completely refuses to connect to the Amazon Echo, despite having done so previously via the sharing code generated by the homepod. Given the Apple Home app and integration is perhaps the worst half hearted attempt at a smart home ecosystem possible and when integrated with the awful homepod means connecting the eve motion sensor to it is pointless. I have typically relied on Home Assistant and Alexa to run automations, and whilst I have the eve sensor connected to home assistant it seems to rely on the stupid homepod and often goes offline. I think it's more to do with the Matter/Thread integration which is the problem, but the reliance on the Homepod is very much the weakest link here so unfortunately because of this it makes the device unusable. There are must better and considerably cheaper sensors available so don't buy the expensive one thinking you are going to get a better product because in this instance you don't

After returning an Aqara sensor which would not work with HomeKit this one has worked straight away. Simple tweak has got it working at night only and turns on and off with presence detection. I am very pleased. It would be nice to have some better mounting options but it’s a minor gripe.

Much more powerful when used in HomeKit automations than the competition. These are the ones to get if you’re invested in an Apple Home setup.

I have been using this for a week so far. it has been performing well , please note that you will get the read write error if your eve sensor is far away from your router or other matter devices . Good: the motion sensor is instantaneous, no lag at all could be better: the lumens sensor is a bit slow, when you use the eve app to see real time brightness changes it takes about 10 seconds to change value after the light is switched off I like it. Would have liked it even more if it was around 20 pounds

Unless the sensor is within a few metres of a thread border router it constantly stops reporting. In order to extend the usable range it’s necessary to buy an Eve mains powered accessory which also has a severely limited range. I’ve now spent £85 to have an unreliable connection just 8 metres from my Apple TV. Absolute rubbish.

Very reliable connection and instant interactions with Apple HomeKit. Activates lights instantly. Best HomeKit motion sensor

As many of the 1 star reviews say, works well, when its on the network, but sadly always drops off, and have to manually reset device to get it back on… unit well built and works well when connected, just impossible to use if you need something reliable.

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I bought this mostly to play with Matter over Thread. Paired it with Google Home and from there imported it into Home Assistant. I have a Google Nest screen acting as a Thread Border Router. It works very well in both Google Home and Home Assistant. It is obviously much more responsive in Home Assistant since all all the communications stay within the house. The illuminance sensor seems to "bottom out" at 1 lux before the room is in full darkness and never goes below 1, even in complete darkness. This slightly limits the options for automations that involve turning on lights when the room is dark. I dinged it one star for the lack of thought given to mounting options. All there is is a keyhole-shaped cutout for a screw head (and even that it pretty shallow and small, so you will need exactly the right screw). I had to improvise my own mount with a piece of wood. Other than that, I have no complaints.

Eve motion vond ik in het begin wat matig met de batterij maar sinds deze met homeassistant gekoppeld is lujkt het wel alsof hij nooit meer opgaat. Kan ook door de update komen, werkt heel fijn iig

On peut détecter un mouvement à un endroit et agir à un autre endroit grâce à une automatisation.

I've been using the Eve Motion sensor for a few weeks now, and I must say its compatibility with Apple HomeKit is top-notch. The setup was a breeze; it was as simple as scanning the HomeKit code, and I was up and running in minutes. The sensor's responsiveness is impressive—it detects motion without any noticeable delay, and I love how I can set scenes in HomeKit to automate my smart devices upon detection. It's particularly handy to have lights turn on automatically in the evening when I walk into a room. The Eve Motion has become an essential part of my smart home ecosystem. Its reliability and the peace of mind it offers, knowing that my lights and other devices will respond automatically, are what makes it a valuable addition. I haven't had any issues with its performance, and the build quality suggests that it will last a long time. While the price point is a bit on the higher side, the functionality and the convenience of having a secure and private smart home system without a bridge make it worth the investment. For anyone deeply embedded in the Apple ecosystem and looking for a reliable motion sensor that respects your privacy and works flawlessly with HomeKit, the Eve Motion is definitely a product to consider.