AqaraZigbee Vibration Sensor, Wireless Mini Glass Break Detector for Alarm System, Home Automation, Requires Aqara Hub (not 3rd-Party), Compatible with Apple HomeKit, Alexa, IFTTT, Home Assistant

I have chronic headaches and often need to take an abortive medication but have to be sure I don’t take it too often, lest I start getting rebound headaches. I’m really bad at remembering when I took my last dose and even worse at manually tracking it.Then, I saw a YouTube short from Aqara showing this sensor being used atop a pill bottle lid to help track when a medication is taken. Bingo. It requires a hub, so I waited for the M2 to go on sale then got both. It’s super important to follow the instructions for setting up the hub first, then the sensor to a tee or you will find yourself frustrated enough to toss it out the window. But if you do things in the correct order, it’s simple and fast. The sensor works fine inside the Aqara app, but really shines in the Alexa app. I quickly created a routine to send a notification to my phone that says “headache medicine taken” when a tilt is detected. If I move the bottle around and haven’t taken a dose, I simply clear that notification from my phone screen.It does disconnect from the hub on occasion, but there’s a button on the side to reset it, and when pushed, the hub will tell me the sensor is online and working correctly, then it’s good to go. It still gets 5 stars because I’ve finally found a system that’s working for me and a simple way to track data to share with my doctor.Does this sound like a lot of money between the hub and sensor to spend on a medication reminder? Sure. But, it’s worth it to me, since it means I’m not taking too much headache medicine and that I can help my doctor more accurately treat my headaches. And now I can buy all the sensors…just because.

I ordered this to swap out the door/window sensor that I was previously using for notifications when a package was delivered in the bin on my porch, since the it was getting knocked off constantly from larger packages. This works much better as I was able to attach it to the inside of the lid so it is out of the way and the opening/closing of the lid has been very reliable so far with notifications. I have the round hub with the light ring around it in the dining room that turns green when the sensor detects movement to alert us. The sensitivity on high is very responsive, I actually turned it down to medium because one day it was raining so hard that it was setting it off.

Over-all these vibration sensors seem to be a very good product. This is the third vibration sensor I have ordered. It was to replace the second one that I received which came in an opened package. I tested the sensor and it appeared to work properly so I kept it. Over time the sensor repeatedly triggered for no reason at all, even when placed in a very stable place. It is a shame that Amazon sells opened product as new without notifying the customer. My bad, I should have returned it. Lesson Learned.

I have purchased 9 of these sensors and after two years of usage, 5 of them have failed. Two have gone completely unresponsive and 3 keep randomly triggering with no movement. I have changed the batteries and lowered the sensitivity, so it’s not that. I use them on my windows to detect glass breaking or windows opening. I have it set up with my Aqara hub as an alarm.Unfortunately, after a year, my alarm went off for no reason. It happened during the day, so I changed the battery and called it a day. Within weeks, it happened again, at night. As we have small children, we are already sleep deprived, so I did not appreciate the panic and lack of sleep this caused. It happened a few more times and now I have given up. This is not in any way reliable enough to be used as an alarm trigger. If this is what you’re looking for, look elsewhere. I cannot risk trying again as we don’t have the margin in our lives for that.

I used this device on my backup remote generator. The generator is outside, in a metal case. I wondered if this would work. But I located the indoor hub as close as possible and it has a good signal. The device warns me every time the generator starts (I stuck it to the top of the air cleaner where it is cool, but shakes during operation). I set it so I get an alert if I am away from home (which I am for several months in winter). I now know when the generator starts and runs!

Connects well, but does not detect vibration very well, even at max sensitivity. If your application has high vibration (more than a washer), go for it. Thirdreality was much better, though much larger.

it’s a good zigbee sensor. all of aqaras stuff is good. i do wish the sensitivity of the sensor was adjustable (it probably is i remember reading something about it). but i had to put it on the drum of the dryer (gorilla double sided tape is amazing). i am using it in home assistant and it works as advertised.

It’s okay at its best, but extremely unreliable. Mine stopped working altogether after 31 days (just past the return window). Would avoid.