Philips Hue motion sensor after migration

Hi,

Sorry it took me a while to get to this.

First I would like to say, proceed with caution when doing this. In order to get SmartThings to work with the Hue Motion sensor the ZigBee profile is changed, but it is hard to change it back (you might need a special device to do so), and it will no longer be compatible with the the Hue bridge until you change the profile back. That combined with the fact that SmartThings is making some changes might leave you with sensors that no longer work with SmartThings or the Hue bridge in the future. Currently with mine since the upgrade I can no longer look at the device in the SmartThings app without it crashing. The Hue motion sensors are my favorite to use with SmartThings but I’m holding off on buying any new ones until I know my existing ones will continue to work with the Groovy replacement.

So, here are the steps.

  • Log into graph.smartthings portal
  • Go to the device handlers and find add
  • Copy and paste the code for the Hue device handler in the appropriate area. See this link for the code (Hue motion sensor (use ST hub, but no hue bridge))
  • Follow the instructions to finish adding your device handler
  • Now you can go to the SmartThings app and go to add device -> discover near by
  • Put your motion sensor in pairing mode by holding the reset button
  • Now you should see your motion sensor show up in the SmartThings app
  • Enjoy

These steps were taken from memory so they might not be exact