YoLink Motion Sensor, 1/4 Mile World's Longest Range Smart Home Indoor Wireless Motion Detector Sensor Compatible with Alexa IFTTT, Movement Detector App Alerts Remote Monitor - YoLink Hub Required

We have tested various devices for a few weeks. I have to say that we are very pleased. The first thing we noticed when unpackaging was that everything seem to be designed and made with attention to detail and care. That was a little surprising for us. Many times you get cheap packaging and apps that look like they were created in a single afternoon. Not so in this case. We had to double check to verify that this is a start up company. By all outward indications, it feels like it’s a well polished company that has been in business for quite some time. All manuals and set up information is available online. Do not expect much in the box. We had a little difficulty finding the information we needed at first but we were grateful, and still are, for the fast response from the company. Since we mentioned the company, we have to note that any kind of support request is answered promptly, even at odd hours of the night. That was surprising. But they have always been friendly and helpful, even when we should have checked product documentation first. The initial set up was a little challenging with Wi-Fi. But that is not due to product limitations. It is due to limitations on the wireless routers we used. The wireless routers we used did not allow us to separate the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks. This system uses the 2.4 GHz network, which is needed in order to have the range. In the end, which simply hooked up the network hub to the router using the provided ethernet cable. Everything has been pretty much smooth sailing. Again. The system requires a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network. If you have trouble getting it to connect wirelessly, the issue is almost certainly your wireless router failing to separate the two networks or failing to allow the device onto the 2.4 GHz only. It’s not a product limitation or defect. Our recommendation is just to hook it up with the ethernet cable since the range is very long, anyway. Before using the system, we recommend updating the firmware on all devices manually. Depending upon how long it has been sitting in the Amazon warehouse, you may have an older version of firmware and might experience a few bugs. That was our case. We had a few problems with erroneous notifications that were rectified as soon as the firmware updated. The update, you find the firmware version in the device and tap it. The firmware does update automatically. But if it’s your first time setting up, it’s good to manually update the devices. We would love to see a way in the app to review the firmware status of all devices on one screen and manually trigger a firmware update for all devices from that same screen with a single click. But this is merely a want, not a flaw. Do not forget to edit the alarm strategy before you start using the system. It appears to default in the app to multiple strategies, which can mean getting an app notification, an email notification, and or text message notification each time something is opened or motion is detected. That might be something to look into on the app development side as far as prompting you during set up to choose your desired preferences. We have had no difficulties with the devices maintaining contact with the network hub. The network hub has reported itself going offline once or twice overnight, but this appears to be momentary and related to a firmware update automatically applying and automatically rebooting the device. Battery life so far appears to be really good. We are surprised by the quality of the 3M self adhesive tape on each one. There is no alcohol wipes provided, but we used simple rubbing alcohol and a cloth to clean the surfaces prior to sticking the devices on. You can do similar or just make sure that it’s really clean. As a test, we applied some of the devices to a surface that was not prepared/cleaned ahead of time. those devices have no problem sticking to the surface and have not fallen down. They appear to be well secured when we try to tug on them. We would love to see the adhesive strips offered as a replacement item for purchase. We can see down the road people moving devices around, say if they’ve changed their minds about location or if they move. We had also thought about having an extra mount for the motion sensor so we could move the motion sensor between different locations at different times. This was because we were only able to buy a limited quantity due to inventory at that time. But that is something that others might be interested in purchasing at a later date. The motion sensors have been updated to include sensitivity adjustment. They can be pretty sensitive, detecting slight movement even in the dark. We have no complaints. The range and spread appear to be great. The door/window sensor performs equally well. it can be mounted in virtually any orientation and still function so long as the sensor portion of each piece is within about 1/2 of an inch to the other. so you could even mount one of them at a 90° angle to the other. So long as they are within that distance to each other, they still function perfectly. We found this to be necessary with one door where we had a proper clearance on the door but did not have proper clearance on the frame. The products integrate seamlessly with IFTTT. We would love if the temperature/humidity sensor had the option to show more frequently than one hour on the history graph in the app. But the graph is clean, uncluttered and easy to read. We will soon be testing additional products. We are adding additional door sensors and motion sensors to the system, which will then have approximately 20 devices connected. We are also going to be testing for the first time the garage door motion sensor (ordered). We were originally going to test the motion sensor/ garage door opener combo, but none of the garage door openers we have available appear to be compatible. Afterwards, we will test additional devices on our “wish list.“ We have found zero indication of user data tracking, analytics tracking, or communication with ad servers on the app. It really does appear to be simply designed to do what it is supposed to do and nothing more. It’s refreshing. So to summarize, we can’t really find anything wrong. We have struggled to find anything to critique with the devices or the app. Everything works as intended and we are extremely pleased.

I have been using YoLink products for 4 years now. This is another great product of theirs. Simple to install, great battery life and does a great job of what it’s supposed to do. Best thing is the long range. No more worrying about whether your Wi-Fi signal is going to be strong enough, YoLink products use LORA, which is a low frequency, long range radio wave system that gives up to 1/4 mile range. I have YoLink sensors as far as 800’ from my hub and no problem. With the 40 or so YoLink sensors I have, I’ve had to deal with YoLink tech support a few times and have always found them to be over-the-top excellent in their response, even going so far as to send me replacements as long as several years after my purchase. I’m an electrical engineer with a specialty in digital communication and I design radio frequency communication products among other things. I have nothing but good things to say about YoLink products and support.

We have so many YoLink products, but since this review is specifically about this indoor motion sensor, I'll try to stick to that. First, this is much smaller than it appears in the pictures which was a great surprise for me. We're using this to monitor the evening activities of a senior dog so it is mounted on the side of a table in our living room, which means the small size was welcomed. Like all YoLink products, it was a snap to install, just a few taps in the app, and it was ready to go. And it works as expected. Every time it senses motion it sends an alert (depending on config) and it reliably senses motion. Almost too much sensitivity for our needs, so we had to turn the sensitivity down to "low" so that it was only catching when our dog actually got up and moved, not just when she twitched or raised her head or kicked her legs in a dream. The only reason I gave 4 starts instead of 5 was for a few options that I think are missing in the setup and configuration for this motion detector. First, I would really love a way to turn it off during certain times. You can turn off alerts by using alert schedules, but you can never turn it "off" unless you physically turn it off which we of course don't want to do. It would be really nice if the app allowed you to configure an "active time", a time during which you wanted to track motion, and an "inactive time", a time during which you didn't want or need motion tracked. Since you don't have to be alerted, I know it seems like a small issue, but I don't see any point in wearing down the batteries to have it sense motion during times that I don't care. The second issue is that I would really like to be able to schedule different alert schedules for different users. This is an issue with many of their products, not just this one. When you configure a device for an alert schedule in the app, it uses that alert schedule for EVERYONE that uses the app, which doesn't make a lot of sense to me. We have a lot of their products and my husband and I definitely have different wants and needs for being alerted by the devices, and there doesn't seem to be a good way to configure different behaviors for different app users. Most devices have behaviors that apply to the device, not the user. THANKFULLY because these products integrate with Amazon Alexa (very easily, I might add, by simply activating the YoLink skill), I'm able to do what I want to do using that software instead. But it would be nice to do it directly through the YoLink app. YoLink support has been very responsive to my questions and assures me that what I want doesn't currently exist in the product or app, but they do mention they will pass it along as a feature request. I don't know if they'll actually implement it anytime soon, or ever, but at least they responded!

I use these as indoor alarm triggers and they work perfectly. Pros: - Reliable motion detection - Incredible 1/4 mile LoRa range (even through walls) - Low power usage and long battery life - Integrates seamlessly with the full YoLink ecosystem Cons: - Requires the YoLink Hub Combined with door/window sensors, the outdoor siren, smart plugs, and the phone app, you can build a complete custom alarm system. Arm/disarm from anywhere, get notifications, and trigger lights or sirens automatically. The app takes a bit to learn but once set up it's powerful. The low radiation LoRa technology makes the whole system far more reliable and safer than WiFi alternatives. Best smart home security setup I've found. Would I recommend? Yes, 5 stars.

This motion detector's signal is still strong enough to reach the hub from within a metal mailbox across the street from our house. It even indicates the temperature. It was 36°F when I checked this morning (via the ... menu for the motion detector in the YoLink app). When the mail was delivered, the back of the community mailbox opened. The sensor then detected the person servicing the mailboxes and immediately notified me via the phone app. The SpeakerHub also announced "The mailbox is open!", since I programmed it (via the app) to do that, too. I disabled the LED on the motion detector (via the app) so that it wouldn't look like one of those explosive devices in a TV show when activated, possibly frightening the mail delivery person. I also made sure to notify her in advance about what it is. She said that it's okay, as long as it's on my side of the mailbox. I also set the "Time to enter No-Motion state" to one minute, and the "Alert Hold" to 15 minutes so that the alert wouldn't trigger again when I open the mailbox door to retrieve the mail that soon after it gets delivered. I am amazed that the unit's transmitter is still strong enough (-79dBm) to reach the hub from across the street (through a metal garage door) while still entirely surrounded inside a metal mailbox. Many such mailboxes have been vandalized in our area recently, including the parcel lockers in ours during the 4am hour of Christmas Eve morning. Our neighbor's package was stolen, but I provided security camera video footage of the two vandals for my neighbor's police report. Now, if my phone or SpeakerHub alert me that our mailbox is open during the wee hours, perhaps I can react fast enough to catch them in the act. The YoLink system is versatile enough that I can even program the alert to turn on a spotlight to illuminate the mailboxes across the street if detected outside of mail delivery hours. I love my assortment of YoLink devices and how they can interact. My only caveat is that their app (currently) insists upon enabling precise location services when setting up the SpeakerHub. That information is not necessary for setting up WiFi credentials, and is quite frankly none of YoSmart's business. I would normally knock at least two stars off of my review because of that, but I am so happy with having a motion detector in our mailbox that I'm leaving the review at five stars this time. Those wishing to circumvent YoLink's precise location requirement (that can be disabled for the app after it has been successfully configured) can use third party software to "spoof" the location so that the app thinks you are located someplace far away. Using a VPN also obfuscates attempts to determine geolocation via the hub's IP address when the app is denied GPS location access. YoSmart needs to remove the location services requirement from the YoLink app!!!