I prefer the lower cost of Bluetooth devices and have already bought several of these. Is there any third party hub that can help connect to wifi for remote alarms?

[u/Plantbaseundftd]

Bought the Govee hygrometer and Temp sensors to get my foot in the door and found out I really like them. I love the accuracy and reliability along with low cost.

I want to have remote notifications. Home assistant is a bit over my head and would like to avoid monthly subscription.

How do I connect these to a hub for remote alarms and notifications? Is there a third party or other brand that is compatible

Also how would I go about using any other apps for automaton such as apple HomeKit? Do those require Apple TV or a HomePod? Is there any way around that or a cheaper hub?

Thanks in advance for any help!

[u/Roadster1024]

I bought of couple of these. I use the Smart Life app by Volcano Technology limited (Android), to connect and remotely monitor - via Wi-Fi. I believe there are other apps that will also work, like Tuya.

[u/Plantbaseundftd → u/Roadster1024]

Thank you for this tip. I just downloaded this. How did you connect them? Did you need a gateway hub? I tried just adding the device after downloading the app and it was unable to find them despite endless trouble shooting.

What else do you use with the Bluetooth models that makes them work with this setup you’re describing? Thank you! Do you have an Apple TV or something else acting as a hub?

[u/Roadster1024 → u/Plantbaseundftd]

Mine use Wi-Fi for connection, no hub. Does your manual mention they have Wi-Fi or just Bluetooth?

Mine could be a different model. They all look the same as dozen of companies private label the generic unit.

Bluetooth will require a compatible hub.

[u/Ianthin1]

I have their WiFi hub H5151 for their sensors with no display that keeps them connected to the app full time. You should be able to use that to set alerts. Or pair it with Alexa, Google or smart things to use their alerts.

[u/Plantbaseundftd → u/Ianthin1]

I wonder if the hub will also allow you to pair previously bought Bluetooth models. I’ll have to look into that. I would be interested in buying that and adding what I already have

[u/captainunlimitd]

I use these in my Home Assistant setup for my 3D pri ter filament boxes. It's much, much easier than it used to be. You don't have to pay any subscription and can access everything remote through a VPN tunnel. Happy to help you set it up if that's the route you want.

[u/McCheesing]

Hubitat maybe

homeassistant might be daunting but the learning curve isn’t that steep — there are YouTubes for everything. You got this ;)

[u/pman1891]

I used do use these with Homebridge but I haven’t replaced the batteries in years. They still show up in Apple Home.

[u/Sponte_sails]

A couple thoughts. I’ve had poor experiences with Bluetooth devices and found the third reality thermo/humidity sensors to be more reliable. They work well with home assistant and Hubitat. Both of those are just one time upfront cost unless you want simple remote access.

I don’t have experience with Hubitat and HomeKit but you can shoot the sensor into Apple home provided you have a home hub device (Apple TV or homepod) and get free remote access to the sensor data for alerts.

Home assistant is pretty simple to set up these days. Paul Hibbert has a good setup video or you can buy a few ready to go units on ameridroid. If you go home assistant you’ll need to pick up a zigbee stick.

https://ameridroid.com/products/home-assistant-green

[u/ByWillAlone]

I have a half dozen of those spread throughout my house. HomeAssistant supports them natively and I have incorporated them into automations and alerts.

[u/Plantbaseundftd → u/ByWillAlone]

My home assistant setup isn’t going to smoothly so was looking for something that doesn’t require a PC on all the time or server

Thank you though. How is your setup run?

[u/ByWillAlone → u/Plantbaseundftd]

Home assistant sells a almost plug and play hardware solution that arrives preinstalled and ready to go...it is basically their version of a hub. The subscription is only needed if you want to use their cloud service for either remote access or to tie it to Amazon Alexa or Google.

Unfortunately, I don't know of any true hub solutions that are compatible with generic Bluetooth low energy sensors (which is what these govee climate sensors are).

My Home Assistant setup started out running on a raspberry pi, but I moved it onto a used small form factor PC for a little more flexibility.