Research profile · last verified 2026-08-09

Philips Hue Motion Sensor (indoor)

Compiled by SmartHomeWorkflow Research · Philips Hue · Sensors & Detectors · ~$48.99 (at time of research — never treated as a live price)

Exactly which product this is^[2]

Model number: 929003067502
Generation: Not established
Region this page covers: Not established
Also sold or listed as: Not established

“Not established” means we have not sourced that detail yet — not that the product has no model number, generation or regional variant. We publish the gap rather than filling it.

Compatibility

Ecosystem	Support	The catch
Amazon Alexa	WorksWorks with this ecosystem^[8]	Through the Hue Bridge; Signify lists Amazon Alexa among the voice assistants for this sensor, with the Bridge stated as required. Signify does not document the mechanism on this page — the earlier note here describing a cloud Hue skill was not supported by any cited source and has been removed rather than re-asserted.In Amazon Alexa you also need: a Philips-hue hub
Google Home	WorksWorks with this ecosystem^[8]	Through the Hue Bridge; Signify lists Google Assistant among the voice assistants for this sensor, with the Bridge stated as required. The mechanism is not documented on the cited page, so no cloud-versus-local claim is made here.In Google Home you also need: a Philips-hue hub
Apple Home	WorksWorks with this ecosystem^[8]	Via the Bridge's native HomeKit pairing; motion, light level, and temperature are exposed to Apple Home.In Apple Home you also need: a Philips-hue hub
SmartThings	PartialPartial support — see the catch^[7][8]	Listed as compatible via the Bridge, but community reports indicate SmartThings may surface motion only, without the temperature/light-level readings other platforms show.In SmartThings you also need: a Philips-hue hub
Home Assistant	WorksWorks with this ecosystem^[5]	Official first-class HA Hue integration via the Bridge: motion, light level, and temperature as separate entities; V2 (square) Bridge pushes state instantly.In Home Assistant you also need: a Philips-hue hub

Protocols: ZIGBEE^[1][2][3][4]

Needs before it works: Philips Hue Bridge (required — the official product page states a Bridge is required for the Motion sensor; there is no Bluetooth-only mode for this accessory)^[2][4][5]

What it can do^[9]

You can tell it to

Not established — we could not confirm this from vendor documentation

It reports

Motion detected
Temperature reading
Illuminance reading

Whether each platform's automations and routines can use it — not just whether its app shows it.

What it does	Apple Home	Google Home	Alexa	SmartThings	Home Assistant
Motion detected	✓ routines can use it	✓ routines can use it	✓ routines can use it	✓ routines can use it	✓ routines can use it
Temperature reading	✓ routines can use it	✓ routines can use it	? not stated	✓ routines can use it	✓ routines can use it
Illuminance reading	✓ routines can use it	✗ app only	? not stated	✓ routines can use it	✓ routines can use it

Platform documentation: Amazon Alexa — automation engine ceiling (eight terms observed; residue inconclusive by refusal) (2026-09-01), Apple Home — automation engine ceiling (2026-09-01), Google Home — automation engine ceiling (2026-09-01), Home Assistant — automation engine ceiling (2026-08-29), SmartThings — automation engine ceiling (2026-09-01)

Listed capabilities are what we could establish from vendor documentation. An ability missing here is unestablished — not necessarily absent.

Subscription reality^[13]

✓ Works without a subscription: Yes.

Vendor account required: Inconclusive — we read the vendor's own setup material and it does not say either way. Treat it as unanswered rather than as a no.^[10]

No subscription for motion/automation functions. (Hue Secure camera plans exist elsewhere in the lineup but do not apply to this sensor.)

Maintenance reality^[2]

Batteries: AAA (LR03) x2 — expect roughly 24 months per set
Works without the internet: Yes — the core function runs on the device or your home network. A vendor cloud may still be involved in remote access.^[2]
Official spec lists 'Minimal battery lifetime 2' years on 'Battery type AAA (LR03)'. ⚠ The cell count is no longer an assumption: the spec block now states 'Batteries included 2 x AAA', which retires this record's previous '(commonly 2, unverified)' caveat — re-read 2026-08-09. ⚠ A trailing sentence describing Alexa and Google exposure as riding Hue's cloud integrations was REMOVED 2026-08-22: no source cited on this record supports it — the Signify spec block this note rests on covers the battery, the IP rating, the accessory cap and the works-with lists, and never mentions cloud — and the same unsupported mechanism had already been taken out of this record's Alexa and Google catches on 2026-08-19. It also read against this record's own 'works without the internet' finding, which comes from that same spec block. Removed rather than re-asserted, and no replacement citation was sought: the absence of support is the finding.
Security updates: No security-update support date is on record for this model yet. We haven't yet checked whether Philips Hue publishes one, so this is a gap in our research — not a statement about the manufacturer.

The catch

Nothing works without the Hue Bridge — no Bluetooth-only mode exists — and every third-party exposure (HomeKit, Alexa, Google, Matter) flows through the Bridge rather than the sensor itself. One Bridge also caps accessories: Signify's own specification states a maximum of 12, so a house that keeps adding sensors, switches and buttons runs into a ceiling the sensor's own page states but the box does not.

Who it's for

Suits homes already running a Hue Bridge that want light-aware motion automation (with temperature and lux readings) inside the Hue ecosystem or Home Assistant.

Sources & method

Numbered sources below back the facts marked with the matching number above. This is a research profile: compiled from manufacturer documentation, certification registries, and published testing — we state facts, not verdicts, and we have not physically tested this unit. How we work →

Where these facts come from

No mark: Everything on this page without a mark comes from the people answerable for it: the manufacturer, the platform's own documentation, or a certification register. That is the standard we hold ourselves to.
Seller's spec sheet: This fact comes from a retailer's or a reviewer's specification listing instead of from the manufacturer. A few compatibility answers still rest on one, and we are replacing those with the maker's own word as we find it. The date is when we last checked, because these listings change without notice.
Someone's observation: This fact comes from an owner, a forum, or a community project — someone with the product in front of them rather than the company that makes it. Worth knowing, and not the same as the maker saying so.

Below is every source behind the facts on this page, numbered so you can trace any one of them. Each is quoted in the source's own words, with the date we last read it — we keep the wording exact rather than tidying it, so you can check what was actually said.

14 numbered sources· read them in the source's own words

[1] philips-hue.com/en-us/p/hue-motion-sensor/046677570972 (re-read 2026-08-09): 'Communication protocol: Bluetooth, Zigbee' in the spec table, alongside 'What do I need to use a Hue motion sensor? Both the indoor and outdoor Hue motion sensors require a Hue Bridge-controlled Hue setup, as well as the Hue app.' — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-09
Backs: Protocols
[2] https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/p/hue-motion-sensor/046677570972 re-read from RAW MARKUP 2026-08-09 (official product+spec page). Price $48.99 UNCHANGED since 2026-07-16, taken from the offer the page publishes in its own machine-readable form ('price': '48.99', availability InStock) rather than from a search across the whole page. Verbatim from the specification block: 'For a Motion sensor a new bridge is required' · 'Battery type AAA (LR03)' · 'Batteries included 2 x AAA' · 'Minimal battery lifetime 2' · 'IP code IP42' · 'Weight 65 g' · 'Max. number of accessories 12 (with Hue Bridge)' · 'EAN/UPC - product 046677570972' · 'Material number (12NC) 929003067502' · 'Compatibility with 3rd party systems: Alexa, Google Home, Apple Home, IFTTT, Klikaanklikuit, Matter, Samsung Smartthings, Sonos' · 'Voice assistants (Hue Bridge required): Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple Home, Microsoft Cortana'. — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-09
Backs: Price, Protocols, Maintenance, Required hub or bridge, Product identity, Market availability, Service status, Research status, Works without the internet
[3] ⚠ CONTROLLED, NOT ASSUMED — 2026-08-09. The specification block on https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/p/hue-motion-sensor/046677570972 reads 'Communication protocol: Bluetooth, Zigbee'. It was NOT taken at face value, because that same table carries sections headed 'The bulb' and 'The switch' on a motion-sensor page and therefore renders family-level template fields rather than this accessory's own radios. Two controls, both against Signify's own words: (1) the page itself states 'For a Motion sensor a new bridge is required', which a Bluetooth-capable Hue accessory would not; (2) Signify's Bridge-free guidance at https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/explore-hue/faq/controls/how-to-connect-philips-hue-without-a-bridge compares the two paths in a table — 'Without Hue Bridge (Bluetooth): Up to 10 lights per control source' versus 'With Hue Bridge (Zigbee/Matter): Up to 50 lights + 12 accessories' — so ACCESSORIES exist only on the Zigbee/Bridge side, and Bluetooth is described throughout as a bulb feature ('Many newer Hue bulbs include Bluetooth connectivity'). Bluetooth is therefore deliberately NOT added to this record's list of radios. Adding a radio a device does not have is the nest-learning-thermostat-4 error, and this is the same shape as the Aqara FP2 cross-sell finding of 2026-08-08. — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-09
Backs: Protocols
[4] philips-hue.com/en-us/explore-hue/works-with/matter (official Matter page) — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-07-16
Backs: Protocols, Required hub or bridge
[5] home-assistant.io/integrations/hue/ (official HA docs) — Read the platform's own documentation, verified 2026-08-19
Backs: Required hub or bridge, Home Assistant compatibility
[6] community.smartthings.com/t/hue-motion-sensor-brightness-and-temperature/305338, verified 2026-07-16Someone's observation, checked 2026-07-16This fact comes from an owner, a forum or a community project rather than from the manufacturer. Last checked 2026-07-16.
[7] Signify's Philips Hue product spec sheet for this model and philips-hue.com/en-us/explore-hue/works-with/matter — both already cited on this record or on the shared Hue-Bridge-to-Matter rule attached to it — Recorded from our own earlier read, verified 2026-08-19
Backs: SmartThings compatibility
[8] philips-hue.com/en-us/p/hue-motion-sensor/046677570972 (read 2026-08-19), verbatim: 'Voice assistants (Hue Bridge required): Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple Home, Microsoft Cortana' · compatibility with 3rd party systems: 'Alexa, Google Home, Apple Home, IFTTT, Klikaanklikuit, Matter, Samsung Smartthings, Sonos' · 'For a Motion sensor a bridge is required'. — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-19
Backs: Amazon Alexa compatibility, Google Home compatibility, Apple Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility
[9] Home Assistant's Hue integration documentation, read 2026-08-20, which states the integration supports "Motion sensors (including temperature and light level sensors)" — an ecosystem integration doc enumerating what the accessory exposes, with the Hue Bridge as the path. The same page notes Hue remotes and switches are usable "as device triggers for automations". — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-20
Backs: Capabilities
[10] Philips Hue's own setup guide "How to set up a Hue motion sensor", read 2026-08-21. Unlike the sibling smart-button guide, which publishes both a "Connect with a Bridge" and a "Connect without a Bridge" tab, this page offers ONE route: "Connect with a Bridge — Your Bridge should be connected and added to your Hue app. Haven't done that yet? Learn how to set up the Bridge. 1. Open the Hue app… 4. Scan the QR code." No sign-in step appears in it. Signify's Matter topic (https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/support/topic/matter/100024) closes the other door explicitly: "All Philips Hue lights and smart accessories, such as dimmer switches and smart buttons, will work with Matter if connected via the Hue Bridge." — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-08-21
Backs: Vendor account required
[11] A clause describing a cloud path was REMOVED from this record's maintenance note on 2026-08-22: "Local control via Bridge; Alexa/Google exposure rides Hue's cloud integrations." No source on this record supports it. The Signify spec block behind that note covers battery type, IP rating, accessory cap and the two works-with lists, and never mentions cloud. The same mechanism had already been taken out of the Alexa and Google notes on 2026-08-19; this was the third place it appeared on the record, and that earlier fix did not reach it. It also read against this record's own finding, drawn from that same entry, that the core function runs without the internet — a reader saw both statements on one page. The supported half ("Local control via Bridge") went with it as redundant: localOperation renders its own line. No replacement citation was sought, because the absence of support is the finding., verified 2026-08-22
[12] https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/p/hue-motion-sensor/046677570972 (read 2026-09-09), Technical specifications: 'Philips Hue App: Android 10.0 and above, iOS 16 or later' — the vendor enumerating its app's platforms with a floor for each — and 'Battery type: AAA (LR03)', 'Batteries included: 2 x AAA', 'Minimal battery lifetime: 2' years. The page's own description adds 'The battery-powered Hue motion sensor can be easily installed anywhere in your home', so battery comes from the vendor's power spec rather than from the device class. — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-09-09
Backs: App platforms, Power source
[13] Philips Hue's own 'Home security plans' page, the plan surface its Hue Secure section links to as 'Choose a plan', read 2026-09-15 (rendered read). Verbatim on what the plans are for: 'Hue Secure lets you rest easy with the feeling that someone's always home — and Secure plans let you choose exactly how to monitor your home in real time.'; 'Philips Hue Secure cameras and doorbell come with instant, free access to features, including free 24-hour to video history, live streaming, light and sound alarms, instant notifications, and more.'; 'Basic plan — Get 30 days of video history, plus advanced features such as Activity zones, video clips, and even smarter alerts. Get this plan on up to two cameras and pay for it per camera.'; 'Plus plan — Get 60 days of video history, plus advanced features such as Activity zones, video clips, and even smarter alerts. Get this plan on up to 10 cameras and pay a flat rate for all of them.' The comparison table prices the tiers 'Free $0/Year', 'Basic plan $39,99 per camera /year' and 'Plus plan $99,99/Year', and its last row is the device scope: 'Cameras — All cameras / Pay per camera / All cameras'. Every paid feature it lists is a camera video feature (video clip recording, Activity and Package zones, video history, AI-powered person, animal, vehicle and package detection). — Read on the maker's own site, verified 2026-09-15
Backs: Subscription
[14] this record's own lifecycle note as it stood before 2026-09-19 (no new external read): its wording was rewritten so it reads in plain language. No fact, date, source or value changed, and the earlier wording is kept on this record., verified 2026-09-19

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