Recommended reading

Netatmo's new Smart Security Sensor supports Matter and HomeKit

News
By published
Netatmo Security Sensor
Netatmo Security Sensor (Image credit: Netatmo)

What you need to know

  • Netatmo has announced the Smart Security Sensor.
  • The sensor can check whether a door or window is open as well as whether there is any motion inside.
  • Matter support also means that Apple HomeKit is supported as well.

Netatmo has a new Smart Security Sensor product that includes support for both Matter and Apple HomeKit and can monitor whether a door/window is open while sensing motion, too.

The new product was first spied by Smartapfel and HomeKit News with the latter pointing out just how useful such a thing could be, especially when tied into the HomeKit system.

This may seem odd at first, but if you consider the potential automation options available to you when a contact sensor also detects that you're inside your home as opposed to outside, there's the possibility to create automations that work differently when you're going out, as to when you arrive home.Add to this that the motion sensor can, depending on where it's placed, do the regular kind of automations expected of it, then it really makes for a more compelling device.

Netatmo isn't saying when the new Smart Security Sensor will go on sale or how much it will cost, unfortunately. But if you're looking for a HomeKit-compatible door and motion sensor it could well be one to keep an eye out for. Hopefully, Netatmo will fill in the blanks sooner rather than later.

Oliver Haslam
Oliver Haslam
Contributor

Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too. Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.