Govee WiFi Thermometer Hygrometer H5179, Sensible Humidity Temperature Sensor with App Notification Alert, 2 Years Knowledge Storage Export, Distant Monitor for Room Greenhouse Incubator Wine Cellar

Works very well.
Exactly what I needed, and works quite well. I bought one of these to monitor a greenhouse at night and while I’m away. I get real-time updates on the temperature at night, any time I need to. Setup was super easy, only took a few minutes. There’s a lag of a minute or two before the app you download sees your network, but after that, everything is as easy as can be. I couldn’t be happier with it.

Great data logger
Setup is easy it just works no fighting. After a couple years of using one in the attic I bought two more. There are lots of temp sensors in the house even my speakers have temp and humidity but these log that data and chart hit you can export it just great overall. Accuracy seems close to what the others read in the same areas. I’m not going to mars with them so that half degree or so variance is fine. They seem to reliably connect to my wifi. Govee hasn’t let me down yet. And using third party software you can get these to show up in HomeKit – native matter support would be a nice addition to the firmware – seems to be the only negative lack of matter support – but you can work around that –

Critical Failure (but fixed)
Update to original review below:Govee Technical Support says that it found the problem described below and pushed an update to all affected devices on August 21, 2021. Indeed, all four of my Govee devices are now functioning perfectly well. And the best part of it is that I had to do nothing… the problem just “corrected itself”.I changed my rating from 1 star to 5 stars since the basic unit functionality is really very good. I am assuming that Govee did indeed really fix this issue and that in the future the units will not appear to have lost Wifi connectivity when they actually have not lost it.Thank you, Govee!Original Review:I have four of these Govee units running into two widely separated physical location. Each location uses Nest (by Google) WiFi routers.When it works, the Govee app reports the appropriate temperature and humidity data. However, sporadically, the Govee units report that they have lost WiFi connectability and stop reporting all data. At that point, if the Govee unit is local to you, you can use the app to correct this situation. However, if the Govee unit is not accessible from your location, it is useless until it can be accessed via Bluetooth from the app. All four of my units have gotten to this state, so it is not a particular physical device that has the problem.I used the words “the Govee units report that they have lost WiFi connectability” intentionally, because I believe that they actually have NOT lost WiFi communications ability. I think that there is a software bug that is leading to them reporting that, and to stop displaying data, even though it is not true.The Nest WiFi system monitors usage of all devices. It maintains data on devices (such as phones) even after they have completely physically disconnected. If the same device subsequently logs onto the Nest WiFi system, the statistics go into the same bucket.The Govee device is very clever and (presumably to save battery) completely disconnects from WiFi when it is not reporting data. However, each device seems to have a unique ID beginning with “ESP” and thus its WiFi usage can be tracked by the Nest WiFi system despite its complete disconnection from WiFi..Much to my surprise, all of my Govee devices that are marked in the Govee app as not having WiFi connectability, regularly connect and upload and download data (presumably to a Govee server). Furthermore, their upload and download byte counts are approximately the same when the Govee app shows them as connectable to WiFi and when it shows as not connectable to WiFi.This would seem to indicate that the Govee device sometimes CAN connect to WiFi even when the Govee app shows that it cannot. It would seem that some event occurs to make the Govee app flag the device as not-connectable and not report data even though the device is actually connecting and apparently reporting data to the Govee servers.Govee support seems to be really good if you are having routine setup issues. They are patient and walk you through what you need to do. However, in this case, they suggested that I have “someone” that was local to the Govee device download the Govee app, connect via Bluetooth, and reset the WiFi connection. This is obviously not a viable solution for remote monitoring.Since the Govee units go to this state regularly (it seems to take about three or four weeks), it makes them effectively unusable for long-term monitoring.Which, I think, is a pity, since the unit itself really works and makes a lot of “sense” for remote monitoring.I have entertained the idea that there is something nefarious going on here, since these devices are placed in people’s property, and connect on a regular basis to the Govee server. But it seems to me that is really a software bug.

Works exactly as described
Gotta say, this thermometer works as described and I give it 5 stars. I use it in a small 24×32 barn to monitor the temp so I’ll know when to turn on the heater before it gets real cold. You are able to check the temperature from anywhere in the United States at anytime.

I got these about six months ago. Set up was a breeze, they connected to Alexa easily through the Govee app. I placed them around my apartment and that was it. For months I’ve been able to ask Alexa the temperature in particular rooms and these work like a charm. They also connect to my Govee smart fan, so that the fan can be set to turn on and off depending on the temperature of the room, and this is also easy to set up and worked seamlessly for me. I love these little devices, you can hide them anywhere, and when the AAA batteries finally quit, I can just recharge them. I haven’t used any of the tracking features.

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