Zigbee Door and Window Sensor 3 Pack, Wireless Mini Contact Sensor, Home Automation, Requires Aqara Hub, Zigbee Connection, Kid Safety, Compatible with Apple HomeKit, Alexa, Works with IFTTT

I have an August lock that is supposed to provide some "door ajar" alerts. It never does, and the sensor does not integrate well with HomeKit. Recently, I put down a door mat that catches on my door and leaves it open, and I've had a few times where I've left the house and left my door wide open because I'm used to it closing behind me. I already have a few Aqara sensors around my house for leak detection, and a door sensor on a deck door that is harder to close and can get left ajar accidentally, so I decided to get another sensor for my front door. This sensor is perfect! It was easy to setup and get connected to my existing Aqara hub, and it works very well with HomeKit. I get notifications every time the door is open or closed, and in addition, priority alerts when the door is left open past my timeout setting (two minutes). Installing it was also a breeze, and one of the sensor parts is small enough that it fits on my recessed doorframe with just enough distance between the sensors for it to be effective detecting opening and closing. My Zigbee hub is close by, so it does not need to communicate over a long distance, which should probably help with battery life - however, the sensor on my other door is on a second floor and it communicates perfectly, and I have only had to replace its battery twice. I continue to be pleased with the Aqara ecosystem!

There's a lot to like about these little sensors, but a few things to note as well. First, I bought one of these to test before committing to putting them on all of my windows and doors. Worked great. I have now purchased several more sensors. I've seen recommendations that you don't pair your devices with the receiver until you have it near where the final install is located. It was explained that zigbee networks kind of self-sort and adjust power, channels, etc. based on the network signal. I have no idea if this is true, just passing it on. The Good: -- I connected these to Home Assistant via a Sonoff Zigbee USB receiver and ZHA integration. Home Assistant picked it up almost immediately upon putting it into pairing mode. -- The open/close signal is picked up within a fraction of a second. Very sensitive. -- There's a basic temperature sensor in the device that is reported back to HA. -- The devices report back LQI for your network. Kind of handy to know. -- However small you think these things are, you're wrong. They're smaller. I wouldn't call them non-descript, but they were significantly smaller than the devices they replaced. A quarter of the size. You can find the dimensions on the product page. The Less Than Ideal: -- Sometimes when I close my windows, the window "bounces" a little. Just enough for the sensor to "close" and then immediately "open" again even though the window is closed and properly seated. It's kind of annoying since the only way to see if this happened is to open the HA app and check the status. Maybe I should just pulse the lights in the room when it's been closed for 5 seconds. Anyways... -- There is only a small fraction of the information I would have preferred transmitted -- RSSI is not reported to HA. Not sure if this is a HA thing, Sonoff thing, ZHA thing, or Aqara thing. -- The temperature isn't very useful. It's the temperature of your door frame basically. I'm not entirely sure about the accuracy, but I have my doubts. The Ugly: -- The batteries that are shipped all show up as about 75% upon installation. Really annoying. But not a dealbreaker I suppose. The Undetermined: -- I've had these installed for 2-3 months. For the first month, several batteries went from "100%" to 77.5%. All have basically stayed at 77.5% for the entirety of the second and third months. Another went from "100%" to 55% in the first month. Another is at 65% after two months. There's no correlation between amount of use and battery life as of yet. My longest-lasting and first installed battery is also the battery with the highest amount of life left. --Update 10-28-2024: I have yet to replace the batteries in a single one of these. I have had three installed since May 2023, another three since July 2023, and couple of singles installed since. All are hovering between 50% and 70% battery remaining and have been flat since roughly November 2023. Bottom Line: I'd recommend them if you're looking for non-wifi, immediate signal, zigbee door/window sensors that are small. They tick just about every box you could need.

I have a full smart home with a variety of products that I use SmartThings with. I purchased this with only some research. After receiving it and trying it out, I have some things to point out: DISCLAIMER: This is NOT a plug and play device and requires knowledge of device handlers or the desire to learn about them. PAIRING: I had issues with this at first. When it says to hold the small button down for 5 seconds, it means 5 seconds, no more, no less. This fixed the issue. SMARTTHINGS APP: Use the "Scan for nearby devices" option. Follow the 5 second rule stated above. The item comes up as "thing." That is fine, there are more steps, don't fret about all that. SMARTTHINGS IDE: First, if you don't know how to add a Device Handler, there are plenty of references online. For the code required for this device, simply Google: Xiaomi Original & Aqara Device Handlers. It is available on Github. Change the device type to your new self published device handler. Again, there are a bunch of references online for this. CONNECTION LOSS: I have not experienced any from a firmware stand point. If you are having this happen, buy some Zigbee plugs to extend your network. I have tested for network loss for a week and did not experience any. In the phone app, it may say report a network loss but my experience is that it was not reporting correctly. If you want to test this, add notifications for this device. For me, it alerted me every time. MODIFICAITONS: I am using a recessed contact that I soldered to the magnet. It works great and allows me to hide the actual door contact and have the device sit on top of the trim. You can search for this device by name followed by the word "Teardown" RECOMENDATION: I am not paid or compensated in any way to write this review. I just did not care for everyone's claim that this product is not worth it. It is not expensive and works fine. WILL I BE RE-PURCHASING? Well, they just raised their prices by $3 USD, to $17.99, and if they lower back down I will buy more. There are other similar devices out there that work with a similar work around.

Using it with the E1 hub, works well. I have them in weatherproof housings outside. I had to play around with them quite a bit to get the sensor to recognize the magnet, and discovered that they work well with the status light oriented to the top, and work very poorly the other way around. Go figure. Still, at this price, there’s nothing like it. Works perfectly with HomeKit, once you get the sensor to start working. Also, the battery on one unit has gone from 99% to 83% in two days. Yikes.

This is a very small sensor, glues to the door and frame without any cable, looks slick and you can't even notice it on a white door. This door sensor is made well, solid plastic with a premium feel to it. I have been using 5 of these on my doors, connected to the Aqara app but they sync with Home Apple via the Aqara app. After 1 year, the battery is still good, not sure how much more I can ask. You can set up alerts and automations with the sensor in Aqara app and home app, showing you only "open" or "close". Connecting them is easy, push the small Botton for 5 seconds and wait to be connected. I recommend this sensor if you already have other Aqara products or need something with Apple HomeKit integration. Note that these sensors won't pair with Ecobee termostats, if you want to turn off the AC when the doors are open, Ecobee makes you buy their own sensors and pay them a monthly fee. If you use the Aqara app, you have access to a chart of when the door was open and closed. In Home App, you can only see if it's opened or closed and an activity history under the Security tap. Pictures attached on how it looks. Overall, I have been very happy with these sensors, great price and they do the job well without requiring battery every few months. Note that this device connects using some radio signal rather than Wifi, so you need a Aqara base, or Aqara camera to use them. The protocol is called Zygbee or something like that.

I heard about this from a YouTube review of the best door sensors for a smart home. Only $18, why not give it a try? You don’t need an Aqara hub. Any Zigbee coordinator (like Sonoff USB plus, Conbee, etc.) that you have installed in Home Assistant or similar automation system should work fine. I’m using with the Sonoff USB plus as my Zigbee coordinator. The Aqara door sensor pairs instantly and configured in less than a minute. Installed on pantry doors. This was a bit tricky as I installed on the inside of the doors, so they would not be visible from outside. I had to try multiple locations (need to ensure magnet and sensor are close together at the proper height relative to one another) but finally got the location right (used scotch tape to test/identify best location, then I used the included stickers to attach the sensor and magnet directly to the pantry door interior, once I knew the proper positioning). Directly outside the pantry is a ceiling light that is controlled by a smart light switch (also integrated into Home Assistant). I config’d an automation so when the pantry doors are opened (door sensor detects motion), the smart light switch activates the ceiling light. When pantry doors are closed (door sensor detects the magnet has come close to the sensor again), the smart light switch shuts off the ceiling light. This works great to make it easy to see contents of the pantry, and we don’t need to bother with manually turning the light on/off anymore. We used to sometimes leave the light on accidentally/forget to turn off. Not anymore! Thanks Aqara and Home Assistant.

I bought these 6 months ago. They worked OK but would drop off the zigbee network every few weeks. I would pair them again and and they were OK for a while. About 6 or 8 weeks ago they started dropping every few days. Today they would not pair unless I took them to within a few feet of the hub. Then they could be taken to the normal location and worked through the zigbee mesh but less than an hour later they stopped detecting the door closing. The batteries were fine but I replaced them anyway and it didn't help. I have an Aqara button on the same Home Assistant ZHA, Sonoff coordinator system and it has been flawless for well over a year. I couldn't get through to support. I'll try again Monday. Update: I moved two of them to doors that were much closer to the hub. They worked and stayed connected. After a month one stop sensing the door opening and closing. It just always says closed. The temp and battery level still worked. I swapped it with the 3rd one. It worked for a while but today it just shows closed all the time. Very disappointing. No more Aqara devices for my smart home.

Simple and very well priced. I used this sensor to notify me when my toddler leaves their bedroom in the middle of the night. They've just transitioned from crib to bed so we are still adjusting to the possibility they can get up i the middle of the night to use the bathroom unsupervised and we wanted to keep a closer eye for the first few weeks.

El Aqara Sensor de Puertas y Ventanas es un dispositivo compacto y eficiente que destaca en varios aspectos clave. En primer lugar, su fácil conexión al hub de Aqara asegura una instalación rápida y sin complicaciones, incluso para quienes no tienen experiencia con dispositivos inteligentes. Además, su respuesta rápida garantiza que cualquier apertura o cierre de puertas y ventanas sea detectado al instante, lo cual es ideal para quienes buscan un sistema de seguridad confiable o automatización del hogar. Otro punto a favor es su diseño pequeño y discreto, que permite instalarlo prácticamente en cualquier lugar sin que afecte la estética del espacio. En resumen, es una opción excelente para quienes buscan un sensor funcional, sencillo de instalar y eficiente.

Apple HomeKit ile beraber kullanıyorum, çok basit ve pratik kurulumu var. Daha once bir kaç tane vardı, tekrar eksik yerleri tamamladım. Fiyat performans ürünü benim için. Tavsiye 👍🏼👍🏼Aqara hub gerekiyor.

Acheté en octobre 2024 pour 44,79€, j'ai équipé mon logement de ces petits espions d'Aqara : porte-fenêtres, fenêtres ou porte d'entrée, tout y est passé. Autant vous dire que mon chez moi est maintenant plus surveillée que Fort Knox ! 😄 L'installation ? Un jeu d'enfant ! Les autocollants double face fournis font le job parfaitement. Si vos ouvrants sont assez épais, vous pouvez même poser le plus petit élément sur la tranche. La détection se fait de face ou à 90°, avec une distance max de 2 cm. Côté réactivité, ces petits bijoux sont plus rapides que l'éclair ⚡. Ouverture, fermeture, tout est détecté en un clin d'œil. Fiabilité 100%, pas de faux positifs ni de ratés. C'est du solide ! Maintenant, parlons autonomie. Les piles d'origine semblent s'épuiser assez rapidement, avec une baisse de 10 % en moins d'un mois. Bien que cela puisse être un problème avec les piles fournies, il est possible que d'autres modèles sur le marché offrent une meilleure autonomie. Pensez donc à prévoir des piles de qualité lors du prochain changement. Pour l'intégration, c'est un sans-faute. Je les ai branchés sur mon setup de pro : passerelle Zigbee 3 Sonoff, Raspberry Pi 3B, et Home Assistant. Ça fonctionne comme sur des roulettes ! Les possibilités d'automatisation sont infinies. Vous pouvez transformer votre maison en véritable assistant personnel : rappels d'ouverture de porte, coupure du chauffage quand une fenêtre est ouverte (adieu les factures astronomiques !), alertes si une porte ou fenêtre est ouverte quand vous partez... C'est comme avoir un majordome invisible ! 🎩 Niveau design, ils sont simples, élégants, avec des tranches nettes et des coins arrondis. Sur des fenêtres en PVC blanc, c'est discret ! En conclusion, l'Aqara Détecteur d'Ouverture, c'est le Batman de vos fenêtres : efficace, discret, et toujours là quand il faut. Certes, il a un petit problème d'appétit côté piles, mais hey, même les superhéros ont besoin d'énergie ! Pour les amateurs de domotique ou ceux qui veulent simplement savoir si leur ado fugue la nuit, c'est un must-have.

Does north it even if it given for free

Good connectivity and accuracy. It was easy and intuitive to add these to the Aqara hub and as secondary devices to HomeKit. The only issue I had was that two of them would not show as closed when installed on outer metal doors, and the adhesive strip did not allow repositioning. I added an extra layer of my own adhesive tape between the door and the sensors and they worked. The battery life has been great after a month.