Skip to content
InVintory Help

How to connect a sensor

You pair a sensor from inside the storage it sits in: open the cellar or fridge, scroll to Sensors, and tap Add. InVintory finds it over Bluetooth.

Which sensors work

Section titled “Which sensors work”

InVintory recognises the Minew S1 and Govee temperature-and-humidity sensors below, and matches each one by how it identifies itself over Bluetooth. A sensor outside this list will not be found however long you search.

Sensor How it appears in the list
Minew S1 beacon Minew Beacon, followed by its ID
Govee H5179 Govee_H5179 or GV5179_5254, depending on the unit
Govee H5100 and H5103 Their own Bluetooth name, such as GVH5100_ followed by the unit’s code

Before you save, the Pair Sensor screen names what it recognised in a read-only Sensor Type row — Minew Beacon, Govee or Govee H5179. Govee units report under more than one name, so either of the last two means your Govee was found.

If you have already added it to the Govee app, open that app, select the sensor, tap the gear icon, and choose Delete device. Then search again in InVintory. You do not need a Govee account, and no sensor needs to be on your Wi-Fi.

Pair the sensor

Section titled “Pair the sensor”
  1. Turn Bluetooth on and open InVintory. Allow Bluetooth access if you are asked.
  2. On your home screen, scroll to Cellars & fridges and tap the storage the sensor is in. On iPad this list sits in the panel beside your collection.
  3. Scroll down to Sensors and tap Add.
  4. Wait while it says Searching for nearby sensors. Under Sensors found, your sensor appears with its ID underneath it — tap it. If you get No sensors found, tap Search again.
  5. Enter a Sensor Name, check the Storage is right, and choose Celsius or Fahrenheit.
  6. Tap Save. You will see Sensor paired.
Home → Cellars & fridges → your storage → Sensors → Add

How readings reach the app

Section titled “How readings reach the app”

Your iPhone or iPad is the bridge. The sensor broadcasts over Bluetooth, and InVintory picks the readings up while the app is open and your device is within range of the storage — then uploads them to your collection. When you are away from the cellar you are looking at the last readings collected, not a live feed, so open the app near your cellar every so often to keep the history filling in.

What you get

Section titled “What you get”

Tap a sensor to see its current temperature and humidity and a chart you can switch between Hour, Day, Week and Month. Temperature and humidity badges also appear on that storage’s card on your home screen.

InVintory alerts you when a reading goes outside 13–15°C (55–59°F) or 50–70% humidity, or when the battery runs low. The range is the same for every sensor and cannot be changed, and the alert goes to everyone on the collection. Choose how it reaches you under Temp and humidity sensors in your notification settings.

The gear icon on the sensor screen renames it, moves it to a different storage, changes the unit, or removes it — removing it means pairing again from scratch.

If the sensor does not appear

Section titled “If the sensor does not appear”
Cause Fix
A Govee is still paired to the Govee app Delete the device in the Govee app, then search again
The sensor has dropped into low power mode Take the batteries out and put them back in
It is not one of the sensors above It will never be found — the app only recognises those units
Bluetooth is off or blocked for InVintory The Sensors section shows an Open Settings button — use it to grant Bluetooth access
It pairs, but readings look stale Readings can take a couple of minutes to start after you open the app. Leave the app open near the cellar for a few minutes. On a Govee H5100 or H5103, make sure the app is version 6.38.0 or later

Android and web

Section titled “Android and web”

Sensors are an iPhone and iPad feature. The Android app and the web app don’t have them yet.

Next steps

Section titled “Next steps”