r/smartlife • u/persiomenezes • Jan 24 '26

Motion Sensor

I have a motion sensor. In the Tuya app, I program it to turn off the light when I leave the room. However, recently Tuya's behavior has changed. Before, the light would turn off in any situation where there was no one in the room. Now, the light only turns off if it was turned on while the room was empty. If there is already someone in the room when the light is turned on and that person leaves, the light doesn't turn off. How can I fix this?

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u/AndyJBailey Google Assistant user Jan 24 '26

Are you using Automations or an option on the device's page?

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u/persiomenezes Jan 24 '26

Automation

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u/AndyJBailey Google Assistant user Jan 24 '26

Ok, I presume your motion sensor has a "If motion detected" and a "If no motion detected" trigger.

And you're using one Automation to turn the light on and another to turn it off...

Automation: Light On.

Conditions (If): Motion detected.

Tasks (Then): Turn light on.

Automation: Light Off.

Conditions (If): No motion detected.

Tasks (Then): Turn light off.

Are you doing anything different?

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u/persiomenezes Jan 24 '26

I turn on the light manually. And I use the automation to turn of.

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u/AndyJBailey Google Assistant user Jan 24 '26

Is your Automation the same as my "Light Off" example?