Flic 2 Smart Button Review: Three Actions, One Tap

In this review of the Flic 2 smart home button: a compact Bluetooth device you stick anywhere and program to do almost anything with a single tap. One press can start your morning routine, silence an alarm, trigger an Alexa scene, or send a message, without pulling out your phone. It's 33mm across, 8mm thick, comes in five colors, and ships from Flic's team in Sweden. At around $35 a button, it's not the cheapest gadget on the market, but the build quality and software depth are both noticeably better than the knockoffs you'll find online.

I've been using two Flic 2 buttons at home for about four months. One is stuck to the nightstand for sleep/wake automations. The other sits by the front door and arms the alarm when I leave. Neither has missed a press. Battery level hasn't dropped below 95% on either one.

What Can You Do with Flic 2?

Three gestures, single click, double click, press and hold, each trigger a separate action. That's three independent automations from one button the size of a quarter. Supported services include Alexa, Google Assistant, IFTTT, iOS Shortcuts, Spotify, Philips Hue, and a long list of others. You pick the service and action in the Flic app, which is clean and genuinely easy to navigate.

Some practical setups that actually work well:

• Single click: toggle the living room lights
• Double click: play a specific Spotify playlist
• Hold: lock the front door and arm the alarm

You're not limited to lights and locks. Flic 2 can make phone calls, send texts, control cameras, adjust thermostat temperature, or fire any iOS Shortcut you've built. The button is IP64 rated, so a little water or dust won't kill it. That rating makes it viable in a bathroom, kitchen, or even outdoors under a covered porch.

The Flic app (iOS and Android) is where you build every automation. It's free. No subscription is required to use the core button functions.

Supported integrations

Flic 2 works with: Alexa routines, Google Assistant, Apple Shortcuts, IFTTT, Philips Hue, Spotify, Sonos, Ring, Nest, and Home Assistant. The official Flic integration list is updated regularly and currently shows over 80 supported services.

Flic 2 Without a Hub vs With the Flic Hub LR

This is the part most buyers miss. Flic 2 connects to your phone over Bluetooth 5.0 with a range of roughly 30 meters. If your phone is in range, the button works instantly. If your phone is not home, the button does nothing, unless you have the Flic Hub LR.

The Flic Hub LR is a separate device that plugs into your router. It keeps a persistent Bluetooth connection to every Flic button within range (up to 100 meters with the extended antenna). Automations on the hub run locally and fire even when you're not home. The hub also enables more advanced multi-button logic and works directly with Home Assistant and IFTTT without relying on a phone at all.

Here's a simple breakdown:

My honest take: if you want a simple button to control your phone when you're sitting next to it, skip the hub. If you want reliable whole-home automations that fire every time regardless of where your phone is, the hub is worth the extra cost.

Setting Up Flic 2 with Home Assistant

Home Assistant support is real and useful, but it does require the Flic Hub LR. You can't connect a Flic 2 directly to Home Assistant over Bluetooth from the HA instance, the integration goes through the hub or through a Linux SDK bridge.

Once the hub is on your network, setup takes about 10 minutes:

1. Install the Flic integration in Home Assistant (Settings > Integrations > Add > Flic)
2. Enter your Flic Hub LR's local IP address
3. HA discovers all connected Flic buttons automatically
4. Each button exposes click, double click, and hold as separate events in HA

From there you can attach any Home Assistant automation to a button event. Turning on a Home Assistant scene, running a script, or triggering a webhook are all straightforward once the integration is active.

Tips for a stable Home Assistant connection

Give the Flic Hub LR a static IP address in your router's DHCP settings. The HA integration connects to the hub by IP, and if the IP changes after a router restart, the integration drops until you re-enter the address. Also make sure the hub and your HA instance are on the same VLAN, the connection uses a direct local socket and won't cross network segments without firewall rules.

I tested this on Home Assistant OS 2025.4.3 with the Flic integration version 2024.1. Button events showed up in HA developer tools within two seconds of a press every time I tested it.

Build Quality and Design

The button itself feels solid. It's not hollow-sounding when you press it. The click has a satisfying tactile response, not mushy, not stiff. Flic offers five color options: black, white, yellow, coral, and turquoise. The adhesive backing sticks well to painted walls, wooden surfaces, and smooth plastic. I haven't had one fall off in four months.

The 33mm diameter is genuinely small. It disappears on a wall plate or nightstand. The 8mm thickness means it barely protrudes from whatever surface it's on. For a device you're going to look at every day, the design decisions are thoughtful.

CR2032 batteries are everywhere, any pharmacy, gas station, or hardware store carries them. Flic's 3-year estimate seems realistic for light to moderate use. The Flic app shows battery percentage so you're not caught off guard.

Final Thoughts

Flic 2 does what it promises: physical button, easy programming, reliable Bluetooth. For anyone who finds voice commands awkward or wants a button that family members of any age can use without explanation, it's a practical answer. The three-gesture system squeezes real value out of a small device.

The hub is an extra purchase, and that's worth knowing upfront. Without it, you're dependent on your phone being nearby. With it, you get a genuinely capable local automation trigger that works with Alexa, Home Assistant, and the rest of your setup even when you're not home.

Made in Sweden, FCC/CE/IC certified, IP64 rated. At $35 a button, it's priced at the high end for Bluetooth buttons, but the software support and build quality justify the gap over cheaper alternatives.