Minimal setup to tying lights/smart sockets to motion sensors?

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There are a couple ways to do this.

  1. Staying with all Wyze tech gear - a single ecosystem
  2. Using non-Wyze motion detector sensors and linking them together using a Digital Assistant platform like Alexa or Google Home.

Option #1: Wyze Motion Sensors V2 (version 2) can be purchased individually, however they absolutely require a Wyze Sense Hub for them to work. Currently, the Wyze Sense Hub is NOT sold individually thru Wyze or any retail distributor. It can only be purchased new in the Home Security Core Kit, which comes with a host of sensors and is tied to a Home Monitoring subscription. The Wyze Sense Hub can be used without the subscription if one chooses.

Option #2: if you use some other brand of motion sensor, it would need to be compatible with Alexa, Google Home, or IFTTT so that a trigger on the motion detector can initiate an action in the bulb or plug. (Note - I only use Alexa for this. Not sure how the Google Home or IFTTT rules\routines\applets do this).

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