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I'm excited to see how much better the new IKEA Dirigera Hub will be. Completely new hub, new app and new way of interacting with your stuff. With built in Thread, Zigbee and Matter compatibility, as well as native out-of-home control I'm looking forward to the new hub

I've had a Philips Hue Outdoor motion sensor (connected directly to Home Assistant) outside for 2 years and hasn't even needed new batteries. It's working great :)

I’ve had Homekit with IKEA running my smart home for a few years, After a bit of time upstanding the madness of their setup, it’s actually been working really reliably. I can’t wait to see the new hub and App in October

Glad your view on the IKEA stuff has improved. I use IKEA and Sonos around my home because the two integrate with scene controls etc. It makes sense for me to keep things simple with as few systems as possible and the IKEA stuff does everything I need including smart blinds. Setup can be a bit buggy but once you get your head around it it all works reliably for me.

The motion sensor CAN control third party devices through Homekit. This is thanks to an Ikea firmware update released Jan. 2021. I'm controlling my Sylvania strip lights with the Ikea motion sensor.

They’ve also got very affordable shades, I’ve just recently installed one and it works great. Setup process was a bit of a bear for me but now that it’s in I have no issues.

Can't wait for Ikea's new hub in the autumn, it looks like it works way better & connection just works.

I absolutely love the ikea bulbs I got in my bathroom. I have added them to my circadian lighting system, and they just fade so smooth. Brightness is so high I run them at around 75%, and on top... they were pretty cheap. They completely blow my ledvance light out of the water.

Great video. I've been quite happily using an Ikea bulb attached to a Tuya ZigBee hub. The only limitation around Ikea bulbs in the UK is that they're all Edison screw, whereas the UK overwhelmingly uses bayonet fittings for ceiling lights. Sure, you can change them (as I did), but it's a shame the don't doing any Bayonet fittings.

11:48 connect a powerbank to the hub then a charger to the powerbank, so any loss of power keeps your hub running, I do the same to my dashcam so it keeps ticking on.

Hello, I do not know if I am first to tell you, but IKEA lights/sensor/button, are even better, than you described. Yes, you can not pair button and motion sensor to one light at a same time, but, you can pair one, or more buttons to a motion sensor and then pair lights to motion sensor and then motion sensor and all buttons will be able to controle those lights. I have done in it in my parrents kitchen and it works flawlessly :D

I have just started using Tradfri. They are so good for the money. I paired mine via Alexa to existing Ring Alarm motion sensors. They work well with Alexa routines.

The tradfri shortcut button can actually be really powerful as well. With a somewhat recent firmware it supports press, hold, and double tap. I've set it up as the main light switch for most of my rooms with a normal tap toggling the lights (with some HA magic they get toggled on at a time dependent brightness), a long press turning them on dim regardless of the time, and a double press turning them on bright regardless of the time. Has the big advantage compared to the big remote that you will never accidentally press the wrong button, even in the dark, because there only is one 🙂

You can pair the remote and the sensor to a light bulb!!! Just keep them both away from the lightbulb(s) say another room. Then hold the pairing button on the remote keep holding it and then hold the pairing button on the sensor both for 10 seconds. Then they are both paired!!!

I’ve used the ikea stuff the last few years and it has got better over time. HOWEVER ITS NEVER IN STOCK! quite literally (yes I mean literally) the last time I visited the only thing available was one idea button.

Hi Paul, you can use a remote and motion sensor together with a bulb without a hub. But you need to link the remote and motion sensor with each other. Soooo… 1. Reset everything. Just in case. 2. Link the remote to the bulb. 3. Link the motion sensor to the remote. (Not the bulb!) Done! Ofcourse you can also link the motion sensor to the bulb first and then connect the remote to the motion sensor. Just do it how you want it to do.

Thanks Paul, we just moved to Canada leaving behind a ton of smart lighting and, as we are renting for now, didn’t want to go over the top with smart lights but couldn’t resist putting an IKEA bulb in the front porch socket paired with a motion sensor - no more leaving it on all night and forgetting to turn it off in the morning! Thanks for the timely video!

Your an absolute treasure to watch. Often when you come on during my playlists I perk up and smile. You've just got a great vibe, a wonderful smile, and a ridiculous but very funny sense of humor. This helps with all questions I had. Oh and if the wife got lucky, you clearly got blessed. Cheers. 🤩

One of the best tech reviewers I've ever seen. Thanks for the review!

Thanks for making Saturday morning very enjoyable. I always look forward to your videos even if I don’t need the thing you are reviewing.

Paired all my ikea stuff to my home assistant. Setup is way easier than having to goto each bulb and pair the remote / motion sensor.

These reviews cramming in 5mins worth of their ADHD SNL audition tape when I just want to learn about smart lights....

Hi, Amazon Alexa can now find the motion sensor and setup routines without it being paired to a bulb. I'm using it as a "house alarm". Even did a video about it. Its just a matter of being creative with it. ;)

It's ALWAYS great featuring the very fine Lady Hibbert. Be it for a mutual chat, or for antics galore, and those Disney singalong reactions... PRICELESS! 👌👍 😎🇬🇧

I got a ikea smart plug for $14 CAD because I needed a router to extend my zigbee network and you know what this thing is actually pretty good!

I have phillips hue lights, swiches, and sensors all over my house and it works great!

Great video Paul - are you sure the motion sensor is designed for outdoor use? I can't see anything about that on the ikea product description.

Paul you can pair a motionsensor and a remote together (and even 2 motionsensors) just put the new motion sensor/ remote to the already existing motionsensor/remote and pair it and it wil kopie itself and now you have two remotes/motionsensors to control one lamp and if the existing sensor/remote already has multible light on it they will al work. (and if you have a hub it wil recognize it too) I already use a motionsensor and remote together because it want to dim it without using a phone or my voice and i have 2 motionsensors for my hallwaylight so it wil turn on if im upstairs and downstairs

The timing... I literally just got my first couple of Tradfri bulbs to try out today. Big bonus for potential buyers, the bulbs have the following power on state options: On Off Toggle Previous State By default they act like a normal bulb (on) to work with a regular wall switch, but you can set it to off or previous state for use with a smart switches. For anyone wondering how to get them into pairing mode for integration to Hoooome Asistant, do this: 1) have sexy time (might as well before you get lost setting up automations) 2) switch off the bulb in a live socket 3) switch the bulb on/off 6 times about 0.5s intervals 4) on the last on/off cycle, leave the bulb on After 5-10s it should start pulsing/breathing or some weird dimming thing it does..... That's it in pairing mode. The manual says to have the bulb 15ft away. It was a bit slower to pair (20s or so), so not sure if it could be done further. Note: You HAVE do each device one at a time otherwise they won't integrate properly.

While the textless mounting instructions show a picture of it clearly mounted in the garden (under roof), it may not be suited for outdoor use depending on your climate and outdoor conditions. According to the instruction manual, it is rated IP44 (which is better than I expected), but with the additional notes of "Do not subject the unit to wet or excessively dusty environments" and "The unit can be used in temperatures ranging from 0°C to 40°C" (freezing to high fever)

I have to comment on this one. I have had Ikea smart home stuff for several years now. I like the cloudlessness of it. But there are few things I hate about it. One is that every time Ikea updates the hub, my HA loses connection to it and goes haywire if I don't ro a integration reload and/or a hub restart (I have a wifi outlet controlling the hub). Also I have not been able to get the buttons and motion sensor to talk to HA if they are connected to the hub. One thing I have waited for a long time is that Ikea would start to include more sensors to their line up. Currently there are no temperature sensors, door sensors, vibration sensors.....etc. But overall after buying about 10 bulbs and bunch of buttons and motion sensors, only one buldb and one dimmer has broken during the past +5 years.

Hi Paul, you can also pair the ilea remote directly to Philips Hue bulbs as thats how I have my spare room set up.

I have 11 IKEA bulbs and 3 IKEA sockets connected to a SmartThings hub for more than a year. Since some time last year they work locally. I also have two IKEA remotes that can control them but they are cloud only. Only problem is the bulbs don't remember their state after a power outage. Otherwise a sturdy cheap system.

I haven’t found anything indicating the IKEA motion sensor is waterproof and have been using Hue outdoor ones instead, where have you found this?

I don`t use smart bulbs anymore ( Wife/Kid unfriendly ), but I use their repeaters a lot as all their stuff works flawless with HA. Spoiler Alert, the very choosey Aquara Devices can use Ikea repeaters, have probably 6 of them in my house :) Hope they do at some point Wall switches etc, they would make a killing with that too. Their Smart lamp is great if you want Sonos sound for cheap...just sad that the lamp part is actually not smart :(

Great video Paul. I’m using IKEA bulbs, motion sensor, buttons and sockets all with a sonoff usb dongle and home assistant. Yes yes I know, home assistant and zigbee. Queue the air humping….. All jokes aside, great video but I can confirm the pairing process is crap on all of these even with home assistant. How I’ve got it to work is pair a bulb/socket etc first. Then power them off, like kill power to the bulb. Then you can pair the buttons and sensors without issue. You do have to control the bulbs etc using home assistant even if the command is coming from an ikea button or motion sensor.

You got me with the Rob bit. I was bamboozled.

fyi, there's nothing wrong with hue, I love it, and it just works, yes I said it... and that alone is worth considering, also HomeKit rocks!

You can pair the IKEA remote with HUE bulbs, you just have to pair the remote to the hue bridge first and then the bulbs.

You totally just got me. Although I am already subscribed! My Hubitat is so reliable, I set it up two years ago and have literally never had to go back into the administrative interface to adjust anything, so I forget how it works precisely. Is there not a community driver for Hubitat? Don't tell me I have to investigate on my own!

Thanks Paul. I was a bit on the fence about Tradfri but think I will be taking a trip to IKEA now. Big fan of your channel. Keep up the great work mate 👍 Shouting "Tradfri" while thrusting 😂😂

Somehow you've become my favorite youtuber over the last month or 2. I just love your content, info, perspective....you're a pretty cool dude, Paul Hibbert. Cheers!

Paul, how do you do it? How to you get me laughing every darn week? Oh, yea…great review as well…

When I've got the Ikea stuff (around 2019) you could: pair the switch to the bulbs as you showed and then pair another switch or motion sensor to the first switch by Holding them together and press the button on the new device. Don't own any of it anymore, so can't check if it's still the case.

You can have two or more sensors/switches directly control one or more lights without a Ikea bridge, and it work like this, the first remote or senor that you use to link one or more lights, will be your "main" remot/sensoere and when adding another remote/sensor, you need to reset the remote/sensor and than link it with the "main" remote/sensor, by holding them close and keep the link button pressed on both devices and make sure at least one light that was linked with the "main"remote/sensor is powered on (will not work without a zigbee router in proximity, to add the remote/sensor, also known as zigbee end device to the network). Next to scare you, Ikea announced a new bridge, that will come later this year and it will support Matter......

I've not been this entertained since Monty Python's Flying Circus. The only thing lacking was the stomping foot... and perhaps a dirigible. Well done! 👍👍👍😃😃😃

Use the hub to bridge to Alexa, google, homekit, homeassistant and do all the automation in it. You can even pair third party devices to your ikea hub and they work with everything but Homekit.

Your funniest video probably in a little while :)) Can also be the appearance of your better half improved the video..... oh wait, I was trying to give YOU a compliment. So yes, loved the video. Thanks for a good laugh!

You are one of yt channels that am subscribed to, that I like your videos long before it reaches half its length. I like your humor and believe you will pass 500K subscribers for sure. Keep up the great work. Best regards from Greece

Your videos get better every week, joy to watch even if we don't have this eye bird place here. Even the ad read is great.

I bought the IKEA motion sensors and their 5 buttons remotes. I then paired it to my Samsung Smartthings hub but not without bi%?&*()7, the IKEA instructions say one thing, the Smartthing hub says something else and neither is right. Example: press the pair button ten seconds, yet to get it to work you have to press the pair button 5 time in 5 seconds then hold for 10 seconds for the motion sensor, and 4 times fast for the 5 button remote but the instruction say to hold for 10 seconds only, also you have to add zigbee device drivers ahead of time if not the device are recognize as a thing without any qualities to it. Basically hard the first time around but once paired works very well. Thanks for the laughs and funny videos, cheers!

Lol at the smut part of the commercial! 🤣

I can anyone advice not to use Ikea Smart Home gear. Made the mistake of using it all over my flat. 1.5 years and a switch to the new hub later, 2 smart power switches and one light broke down completely. Most fun though, that the hub casually forgets every connected device from time to time, with no power cut. This means the devices are still in the app, but you have to remove, reconnect, name and assign EVERY device. Most fun are the ones you need a screw driver for. Too expensive for single device use, but unsutible for real smart home applications, unless you have the time to reinstall the whole setup every 6 month or so and have no problem with gear breaking down within a year...

I actually tried buying a couple IKEA Trådfri things to test if they worked with my Zigbee hub (Nedis/Tuya). The bulbs work just fine, but the dimmer/switch doesn't appear in the app at all. I'm curious how you managed to make it work for you.

You did get me!! Hahaha!! I had the ikea page open in another window and was looking at their motion sensor..Then my name... I actually looked around the room. Good Job! But I am already subscribed... So jokes on you!! :p

Technically, you can pair the motion sensors and buttons to other zigbee devices. Both dual project and do not only direct binding, but also via groups (as you noted later). Most zigbee devices and be bound to a group by ID... If you're using conbee for Z2M, or Tasmota for Z2T. Anything that lets your directly setup a group binding via command line. I do have to say, I like the Ikea stuff. I also found Sengled works very similarly, almost like they're made at the same place. (Nah, couldn't be...)

I think we now need an album of Zigbee songs from Paul! OOOH THE ZIGBEE!!!! 🎸🎵🎵🤘

I’m still not on Dirigera. At the moment it’s working in HomeKit. Fun fact … I own a second new hub. Because if it dies it’s Sunday 😅

Well that was terrifying when you said my name 😂😂😂 tho as I told the screen I already did months ago 😂

Ha. My father's name is Robin and goes by Rob, and his brother's name is Barry. You sir have earned a share this time too

Really enjoy your stuff, Its so good to see smart home stuff from the UK, Question, the motion sensor with the light sensor, Can it create an action based on the light level to trigger an Alexa Routine? Example: Light level is less than X, Alexa routine Y triggers If not, any ideas on anything that can handle triggering Alexa Routines based on the light in the room?

You should check out the IKEA smart black out blinds, they're amazing for movie time routines and general wake up, close up times linked to sunrise and sunset times.

I have a complaint!! I currently have a tab open learning about home assistant!! Damn you Paul Hibbert and damn you mr sockee!! Im doing it, I am actually doing it!! Home assistant is happening!! P.S If I see you in Ikea I am definitely going to walk up behind you and shout "ooooh the zigbee" complete with the Hip thrust and its all your fault (Just for the Police Evidence after). Have a great day fella!! Loving the videos as always!!

I know this is an older video, but ... in a new appartment with more rooms than I can count. I was planning on Smart switches everywhere and hue bulbs in the living room (because too expensive otherwise), but now I'm looking into alternatives and IKEA sounds good based on that video. Thanks!

Hub stores all the info yes, but also works when the internet is down for whatever reason.

Where did you get the impression that this is rated for outdoor use? It only seems to be approved for bathroom use. The manual says it's only good down to 0°C, and shouldn't be left in direct sunlight.

The look on Neesha’s face in the car. I couldn’t stop laughing.

I love watching your videos very entertaining and learn new things about smart home stuff you always make me chuckle also

Have you tried to pair 2 motion sensors with 1 light? This would be useful when the outside light is in the corner and you want to detect motion on both sides of the conner ... like a 270-degree angle.

Cheers Paul, I like the IKEA stuff also but our local branch never has anything. Great video.

I noticed he won't call out all the Brian's...because we are already subscribed!

Ring has just increased, the price of Protect Basic will change from £24.99/year per device to £34.99/year per device! Corporate greed, need more bigger yachts.

The Controller Devices (Ikea' name is Steering Device ) can be all paired together, the device you want to copy needs it's pairing button pressed first then the second device, watch the LEDs & keep both pressed untill both LEDs go out. Now both Controllers, Remote Sensors will be able to switch the bulbs, like stairwells etc.

Hahaha 🤣 😝 Ok so I have been officially Mastur Bated. Lol 😂. I had no idea 🤷‍♂️ about Ikeas compatibility. That’s seriously awesome. I am so on board with them now. Thanks 🙏 heaps for the info.

Unfortunatly, im in far too deep with Hue to justify binning in. I made the catastrophic error of kitting out the whole house with bulbs, remotes with 3rd party light switch covers to house them, and one sensor. Was looking at getting more sensors. I'm right in thinking that this sensor can control hue bulbs via the hue hub right?

It's been a while since watching one of your videos, but it's great to know you're even more luny than before, haha.

I’ve been using the ikea hub, remote, color and white bulbs, and smart outlet in their ecosystem for about 2-3 years now. Part of their selling strategy from the beginning to get people hooked in smart home stuff is to sell bulbs paired with the remote or “switch”, no hub needed. But I actually had no idea that the motion sensor had so many built-in features. I have passed one up in the As-Is section several times! But clearly I should try it. I’ve had bulbs fail, signal issues, and had to re-setup from scratch once. But once I have managed to troubleshoot each issue I had, I’ve found it to be an easy and reliable ecosystem for my current basic needs. I definitely have plans to start using Home Assistant here at my home (I’ve setup one at my parents’ place but it has very little connected and needs improvement), and something I learned on the Home Assistant and smart home subreddits is that because zigbee is less standardized as a signal than z-wave, not every brand of zigbee device will connect to one another properly in terms of building a zigbee network, but that IKEA and Aqara brand devices talk to one another well by using the same frequency(?) of zigbee. I’ve seen that since Aqara makes some of the most affordable and reliable devices (especially battery devices like door sensors, water leak sensors, etc) recommended by Home Assistant nerds, IKEA/Tradfri is often recommended as an alternative/option for powered devices like outlets and bulbs to get good zigbee signal coverage throughout a home or space. I think that between those two brands, someone running something like Home Assistant can really be spoiled for choice when they want to use zigbee to it’s best potential!

3:40 best scene ever :D. Can't stop laughing! hahaha

Currently watching this in IKEA

Hi Paul, I just wanted you to know that I paused the video to give it the thumbs up and post this comment because of your Baiting joke. Thank you. That is all

I had two Tradfri outlet switches on my Hubitat to provide ZigBee mesh support for a number of battery operated end points. And they worked great, for about a year. One of them just quietly failed, and the other went into constant reboot loops. The little LED would just blink blink blink blink.... I replaced them with Sengled, hoping those last a little longer.

I've tried to connect the sensor directly to smartthings without a ikea light bulb to use it purely as a motion sensor for detection. Without any luck that is. The sensor will not b detected by the smartthings hub. Since the light is already coupled to a remote control, it won't work. Figuring out how to do this in another way.

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A few years ago I got 2 bulbs and 2 buttons. The bulbs work great and so did the buttons for about 9 months. Then the buttons battery needed replacing. I replaced them, had to reconnect them to my ST hub, and 3 days later they were out of battery again. Added more batteries and same thing. The bulbs still work great, but the buttons are now doing nothing in the garage.

I'm a newb when it comes to smart homes. But I have a motion sensor paired with a bulb in my hallway since about two years ago, with some cardboard to restrict what the sensor sees. So I can walk through without it reacting (hallway connects every room in this apartment so going to the toilet during the night blinded me before restricting its view). But if I move closer to the door, or come in from the outside, then it lights up and I can see what I'm doing without manually turning the lights on :) So I would say its a nice and affordable gateway into smart homes!

2 minutes in and your wife stole the show with her disney judging face! Great video as always

I must say that more than the Smart home products, I love your unusual style of presentation lol.

Whenever I watch your videos I am ashamed of being Dutch. Great video again.

Hi Paul, have tradfri become better? I had 4 gu10 lights outside in a enclosed lamp. They started dying after 3 months. After replacing them for 3 times I bought 4 hue lights from a marketplace (would have bought innr lights if i had to buy them new) They are 2,5 years old and still going strong. Also had allot of connectivity issues with the tradfri, the range was abismal. So Hue is expensive but more reliable and no1 here in the netherlands uses lifx so you cant get those 2nd hand. Motion sensor looks awesome going to try this outside.

Question ? What about connecting these via the zemismart hub (thus making them compatible with HomeKit) Proud to be a Patreon Paul…

Thanks for the information. One product not mentioned was the shortcut button, the single press, single function one. Are we able to pair this directly to the Echo 4 hub, without the Ikea gateway to trigger amazon routines? It would be nice to have a simple button that triggers Alexa routines without having to invest in a hub.

As a rob I was already subscribed and still did the whuuaaa moment for a second , did double check though

I will definitely have a look at the IKEA range. I’ll keep my Philips Hue hub and go from there. As for garden lighting, I haven’t found anything better than Philips. Great video. 👍

the best thing is; *ALL* the IKEA stuff works on Atom Homey, without the stupid hub. I am now still considering if I'm going to burn it, trash it or throw it under my car. it is bullocksy irritating, this hub. But the periferics are nice.

A motion sensor with this level of flexibility could be quite valuable.

I'm glad someone did a great video about Ikea. I love Ikea. I have their curtains, buttons and outlets all over my house. Great value for sure and easy to connect. Connects right to Smartthings right away if you are a power user and many device handlers to make the buttons better out there as well.

I'm in the process of installing a motion sensor to control an external light and am looking for both motion and dusk-to-dawn functionality in one. You highlighted this on thr IKEA product, but are there any other sensors that have both features? The product descriptions are woefully short on this topic, though I'd think it would be an expected feature, even for indoor lighting (especially with the D2D switched at the sensor like you demonstrated, because I can't seem to build an Alexa routine that will condition the motion sensor trigger on time-of-day).

Careful! IKEA battery powered Zigbee devices have some hit/miss issues with battery drain problems when used in non-IKEA environments. Smartthings doesn't work... Home Assistant is a little better, but issues there as well.

Paul just spoke to me!!! How the @?£# did he do that!!?? Oh, I see… clever lad 😂