Sensors & Air Quality
Motion, contact, leak, temperature, and air-quality sensors for HomeKit and Matter.
Tested picks, ranked
IKEA MYGGBETT Review: Door State in Apple Home on One AAA
Sold through IKEA. Months on the front door without a missed state change; day one on the garage.
Meross MSG100 Review: Two Years on a HomeKit Garage Door
Start here. The universal wired HomeKit model, the one I've run daily since May 2024.
IKEA MYGGSPRAY Review: Occupancy and Light Level in Apple Home
Sold through IKEA. Cheap, and the light sensor does more work than the motion half.
iHome iSS50 Review: Eight Years on One Wall Outlet
What I would buy now. Cheap, current, Matter over Thread, and covered in the MYGGSPRAY review.
All posts
- iHome iSS50 Review: Eight Years on One Wall Outlet
A discontinued 5-in-1 HomeKit sensor, in service since 2018 and still giving good numbers. Basic and reliable.
- Apple Home Automations: How Triggers and Conditions Work
How motion, door, and time triggers combine with conditions in the Home app, shown with real IKEA sensor automations and the hub each one needs.
- IKEA MYGGSPRAY Review: Occupancy and Light Level in Apple Home
IKEA's Matter over Thread sensor shows up in Apple Home as two accessories: occupancy and light level. The lux reading is what makes it worth buying.
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IKEA MYGGBETT Review: Door State in Apple Home on One AAA IKEA's MYGGBETT Matter door sensor in Apple Home: awkward battery access, a QR code the Camera app ignores, and a slow firmware update explained.
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IKEA Matter: Seven Running, Thirteen More Boxes to Open Thirteen new arrivals: KAJPLATS bulbs, GRILLPLATS and TOFSMYGGA plugs, and more sensors, joining the seven IKEA Matter devices installed here.
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Meross MSG100 Review: Two Years on a HomeKit Garage Door A 15-minute install, everything in the box, and reliable open/closed state in Apple Home. Long-term review of the Meross MSG100 smart garage door opener.
- How to Add a Matter Leak Sensor to Apple Home
Step-by-step guide to pairing a Matter water leak sensor with Apple Home, plus hub requirements, Thread vs Wi-Fi, and fixes when setup stalls.