Device role

Button Remote

A button remote is a wireless, multi-button controller that sends press, hold, and scroll events. It drives lights, scenes, and media from the hand without wiring, giving people direct control of a room.

22 devices 9 brands ranked

Our top picks

The brands we reach for first, best to 3.

Lutron
6 models
Lutron Caséta devices that work with Selora and Home Assistant. Caséta products run on the Lutron Caséta integration over Clear Connect RF and require a Lutron Smart Bridge for local control.
Aqara
3 models
Aqara devices that work with Selora and Home Assistant. Aqara products run on the Aqara cloud integration, ZHA, zigbee2mqtt, or Matter over Thread depending on the model; Aqara cameras pair locally via HomeKit or RTSP.
Philips Hue
3 models
Philips Hue smart lighting and accessories that work with Selora and Home Assistant. Hue devices are Zigbee 3.0 and run locally through the Hue Bridge, direct over ZHA or zigbee2mqtt, or via Matter exposed by the Bridge.

Every device in this role 22

Everything Selora deploys and supports in this role.

Lutron 6

Pico Paddle Remote PJ2-P2B

Lutron

The Pico PJ2-P2B is a wire-free paddle-style remote that matches Caséta paddle controls, with an LED indicator. Its presses surface in Home Assistant as events for Selora AI scene control.

Pico Smart Remote (5-button, for dimmers)

Lutron

The Pico PJ2-3BRL is a five-button wire-free remote for Caséta dimmers, with on, off, raise, lower, and a favorite preset. Its button presses surface in Home Assistant as events for Selora AI scene control.

Pico Original Remote for Audio PJ2-3BRL-A02

Lutron

The Pico PJ2-3BRL-A02 is a wire-free remote for Sonos speakers, with play/pause, volume, and a favorite preset. Its presses surface in Home Assistant as events for Selora AI scene control.

Pico Original Remote for Fan Control PJ2-3BRL-F01

Lutron

The Pico PJ2-3BRL-F01 is a wire-free remote for Caséta fan speed controls, with on, raise, lower, off, and a favorite speed. Its presses surface in Home Assistant as events for Selora AI scene control.

Pico Original Remote for Shades PJ2-3BRL-S01

Lutron

The Pico PJ2-3BRL-S01 is a wire-free remote for Caséta smart shades, with open, raise, lower, close, and a favorite position. Its presses surface in Home Assistant as events for Selora AI scene control.

Pico Original Remote for Switches PJ2-2B

Lutron

The Pico PJ2-2B is a two-button wire-free remote that turns Caséta switches on and off from anywhere. Its presses surface in Home Assistant as events for Selora AI scene control.

Aqara 3

Climate Sensor W100

Aqara

Aqara Climate Sensor W100 is a Zigbee temperature and humidity sensor with an LCD display and three programmable buttons, so it reads the room and doubles as a thermostat-style wall controller.

Cube T1 Pro

Aqara

Aqara Cube T1 Pro is a Zigbee controller that turns six gestures (flip, push, rotate, shake, tap, free fall) into automation triggers, with rotation mapped to smooth dimming and volume control.

Wireless Mini Switch

Aqara

Aqara Wireless Mini Switch is a battery-powered Zigbee button that distinguishes single, double, and long press, so one button drives up to three separate actions. Sticks anywhere, no wiring.

Philips Hue 3

Dimmer Switch

Philips Hue

The Philips Hue Dimmer Switch: a battery wall remote with four buttons for on/off, brightness, and scene cycling, the classic manual control that Selora AI binds to recipes.

Smart Button

Philips Hue

The Philips Hue Smart Button: a single magnetic button for one-touch scenes and dimming, the simplest manual control Selora AI can bind to a recipe.

Tap Dial Switch

Philips Hue

The Philips Hue Tap Dial Switch: a battery wall control with a rotary dial plus four buttons for smooth dimming and scene selection, bound to recipes by Selora AI.

Zooz 2

Remote Switch ZEN34

Zooz

The Zooz ZEN34 800LR is a battery paddle remote shaped like a wall switch, addressing up to 14 scenes with multi-tap triggers.

Wall Remote ZEN37

Zooz

The Zooz ZEN37 800LR is a four-button battery wall remote, each button programmable with up to six distinct actions.

IKEA 1

BILRESA

IKEA

BILRESA is a Matter over Thread remote control, available in dual-button and scroll-wheel versions, used by Selora AI to bind physical buttons to lighting and scene recipes.

Third Reality 1

Smart Button

Third Reality

Third Reality's Zigbee Smart Button is a battery scene controller that sends single, double, and hold actions to Home Assistant for triggering scenes and automations.

Shelly 4

BLU Button Tough 1

Shelly

A rugged, water- and dust-resistant battery button that triggers scenes and controls devices over Bluetooth Low Energy with multi-click actions. Sold in Bluetooth (BTHome) and Zigbee variants for flexible smart home control.

BLU Button1

Shelly

Shelly BLU Button1 is a compact battery-powered Bluetooth scene controller that triggers scenes and automations with single, double, triple, and long-press actions. It broadcasts in BTHome format for direct, local control without cloud dependency.

BLU RC Button 4

Shelly

Battery-powered four-button Bluetooth remote for triggering scenes and controlling devices, supporting single, double, triple, long and multi-tap actions. Sold in Bluetooth (BTHome) and Zigbee variants for flexible integration.

BLU Remote Control ZB

Shelly

Shelly BLU Remote Control ZB is a battery-powered handheld scene controller with navigation buttons, ring keys, a scroll wheel, and a motion accelerometer. The ZB model speaks both Bluetooth and Zigbee, and a Bluetooth-only BLU variant is also sold.

Sanytron 1

Astrion

Sanytron

The Astrion is a handheld remote built for Home Assistant: backlit physical buttons, a small touchscreen, and an IR blaster, talking to the local instance over Wi-Fi. It gives a room a tactile controller for scenes, media, and legacy AV gear without anyone reaching for a phone.

Insteon 1

Mini Remote 2342-222

Insteon

The Insteon Mini Remote (2342-222) is a battery-powered handheld scene controller. Its button presses arrive in Home Assistant as events for Selora AI scene control rather than as entities.

How we rank

Ranked on press latency and how many distinct actions reach Home Assistant without a cloud hop.

What we weigh

Local control
A device that answers Home Assistant on the LAN outranks one that routes through a vendor cloud. No internet dependency, no rate limits, no integration breaking when an API is retired.
Integration maturity
How complete and how well maintained the Home Assistant integration is: entities that match what the hardware actually does, reliable state updates, and a track record of surviving firmware releases.
Serviceability
What happens on the second visit. Firmware that updates without a phone app, parts an installer can source, and behaviour that stays predictable when the hub reboots.
Field record
What Selora sees across managed installations: which models keep reporting, which drop off the mesh, and which generate support tickets.

About this role

A button remote sends events rather than switching a load directly. Each button, long press, or scroll maps to its own action, so one remote can control several lights, a scene, or a media player. Home Assistant receives the events and runs whatever recipe the installer binds to them.

How Selora AI uses button remotes

Lighting control such as dimming a room or stepping through scenes from a handheld or wall-mounted remote.
Scene recall that runs a full routine across lights, shades, and climate from a single button.
Media and override control that lets occupants adjust playback or pause an automation without an app.

Why button remotes matter for installers

A remote puts direct, tactile control in the room. Even in a fully automated home, people trust a physical controller they can pick up and press for something the automation did not anticipate, and it installs anywhere with no wiring.

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Button Remote

Our top picks

Lutron

Aqara