I’ve just got the new Philips Hue Contact sensor and it’s all setup in the Hue app.
After reloading the integration in HA, I was able to see this sensor, great!
When I go to automations and try and set the sensor up as a trigger, the only condition is ‘when battery level goes below a certain value’.
How can I set an automation up to trigger when the contact sensors state changes?
Maybe cos this is new hardware, the Hue integration needs an update?
Most likely - make a feature request.
Hi, This may have been answered elsewhere but whomever is reading is later the Hue Contact Sensor works with the open/close, battery and tamper sensor. Status Oct 2024.
assume this device works well connected directly to HA with Zigbee? Does anyone think it’s worth the extra $ over others? I always choose their bulbs that come at a premium but It think are worth it.
I would say no - here I can get 3 Aqara door sensors for the same price as a single Hue one. Compared to the bulbs (good minimum dimming level for example) there should be nothing that justifies that big price difference - it’s a simple door sensor.