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Samsung SmartThings Arrival Sensor
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
4.7
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
280
Old Reviews
121
Unverified
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Product Reliability
32days, months, month, hub, battery
+9%
-91%
" ... All of the above problems. ... "
" ... Never worked as it should. ... "
" ... I change batteries in less than a month because they where depleted. ... "
" ... Can't get this thing working, frustrated! ... "
" ... However, this keep failing/goes offline and my Samsung hub fails to recognize that. ... "
" ... They worked for a while, then one would randomly unsync with the hub, then the other. ... "
" ... They stop working. ... "
" ... However, the battery in this lasted me about two months. ... "
Battery Life
29life, batteries, months, drains, dead
+28%
-72%
" ... I change batteries in less than a month because they where depleted. ... "
" ... However, the battery in this lasted me about two months. ... "
" ... Short battery life. ... "
" ... Battery life is about a month, which is too short, in my opinion. ... "
" ... Also, I bought this in mid April and in less than 3 months the battery needs replacing. ... "
" ... The battery life of these are REALLY REALLY bad. ... "
" ... Doesn't register proximity with any accuracy and runs down battery within weeks. ... "
" ... I used it for three days and the battery was drained to 50%. ... "
Other
28arrival sensor, smartthings, sensors, hub, smartthings hub
+43%
-57%
" ... This is the second unit I've used (the 1st one was returned as defective), and it works terribly as a proximity sensor for the Smartthings hub. ... "
" ... This defeated my purpose of getting this arrival sensor. ... When the arrival sensor is close to the ST hub, the battery level is reported 100% and it fluctuates between 30% and 50% as you move further away from the ST hub. ... "
" ... This 2nd gen of SmartThings Arrival Sensors is AWFUL! ... "
" ... They all paired fine and worked for a couple days then began not sensing arrival and departures. ... "
" ... With this problem, it would make more financial sense to simply buy a door opening sensor to interact with smart things, and if you lose your keys that often, buy a tile, which I read last 1-2 years, not months. ... "
" ... I'm just using my phone "sensor" ... "
" ... It should have a temp sensors since most of these SmartThings sensors have one internally. ... "
" ... not liking this sensor very much. ... not likely I'll buy another I guess I'll have to keep the trial and error process going for a arrival sensor. ... "
Device Compatibility
19smartthings, home, get, even, detect
+37%
-63%
" ... I tried several time but it almost never work, and when it did, it took to long to send the signal to the hub. ... "
" ... I have 2 of these and they constantly go into a permanent "away" state until I remove them from the hub and reset the device. ... "
" ... However, this keep failing/goes offline and my Samsung hub fails to recognize that. ... "
" ... The problem is it often loses connection with my SmartThings hub and then I have to manually reconnect it and it will work for another day or so. ... "
" ... They worked for a while, then one would randomly unsync with the hub, then the other. ... Now one will not sync at all. ... "
" ... Won't stay connected. ... "
" ... Sometimes the one on my keychain says I'm away when I am clearly home and sometimes even within eyesight of the hub. ... "
" ... it just doesn't seem to know where in the hell it is making it difficult to add any automation from the home to the sensor. ... "
Capacity
11hub, garage, car, away, home
+45%
-55%
" ... One sits in garage all day but it says away. ... "
" ... Put one in the car, parked no more than 30 feet from the hub and it won't pick up. ... "
" ... Very poor- I purchased 20 of these for my office staff to control the AC when everyone left the building. ... "
" ... I could be gone for over an hour and it still says that I am at home. ... "
" ... I was 5 miles away from my house and it registered as "present" at my house. ... "
" ... Useless in the glovebox of a car in my driveway just 25 feet away. ... "
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