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SwitchBot Presence Sensor

Sensors · Security

Works

3 reports: 3 say it works.

Reported with 2 integrations: SwitchBot Cloud, SwitchBot Bluetooth.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
SwitchBot CloudWorks CloudListed in the docs
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… Lock Pro (WoLockPro); Lock Pro Wifi; Lock Lite; Lock Ultra; Lock Ultra Max; Lock Vision; Lock Vision Pro; Meter; Meter Plus; Indoor/Outdoor Meter (WoIOSensorTH); Meter Pro; Meter Pro CO2 Monitor; Contact Sensor; Motion Sensor; Water Leak Detector; Climate Panel; Presence Sensor; Weather Station; Hub 2 (WoHub2) (currently only supports retrieving sensor data, does not yet support device control); Hub 3 (currently only supports retrieving sensor data, does not yet support device control); IR appliances exposed through the different hubs:; ON/OFF for all appliance types except for Others; Change …

Excerpt saved from home-assistant.io on 2026-10-23.

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SwitchBot BluetoothWorks LocalSupport added and tested on hardware
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… implementation (~93 lines, mostly tests) following recent merged PRs (#155124, #155309). Happy to receive feedback and make adjustments! ## Proposed change Add SwitchBot Presence Sensor support to the switchbot Bluetooth integration. The device combines mmWave radar, PIR sensor, and light detection. Already supported by PySwitchbot 0.73.0 (PR #410) and the `switchbot_cloud` integration (#155309), but missing from the Blu

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

PR #156314 · 2025-11
SwitchBot BluetoothWorks LocalPairs directly to HA over Bluetooth without hub; gives occupancy and light level
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FYI, you absolutely can pair the Switchbot presence sensor directly to HA via Bluetooth (which gives you occupancy and light level) without using the Hub. You just need to set up the presence sensor settings in the Switchbot app first…

Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23.

Reddit comment · 2026-01

Each row is one report from a GitHub thread, an integration’s docs, or r/homeassistant. Check the date and the linked source before you buy.

In ReReHome

Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandSwitchBot
CategorySensors

Also reported as

  • SwitchBot Presence sensor