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Aqara’s first Matter sensor for doors and windows is also a programable button (www.theverge.com)

submitted 2 years ago by yesterdayshero to c/homeautomation

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Interested in seeing the Aqara devices using Matter. It's a shame the button is only functional if you use their new hub, but wonder if you'll be able to use it through Home Assistant.

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[–] thehatfox 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The P2 sensor is also a Thread device, which would be Aqara's first device to replace Zigbee. Aqara's support for Zigbee has been...iffy to say the least, so it will be interesting to see how well Aqara supports Thread.

As for the button functionality depending on the Aqara hub, I worry this is is going to be commonplace with Matter. This has been a common theme with Matter devices so far - the most basic functionality of the Matter devices work cross platform, but full functionality is still walled off to the manufacturer's proprietary hub. Some of this is because of limitations in the Matter standard - which is supposed to grow over time to address this. But I think many manufacturers will still only want to pay lip service to Matter support, as they do not truly believe in interoperability.

[–] yesterdayshero 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I've had good experiences with my Aqara ZigBee sensors in general. But they've been limited to things like door and temp sensors. Great for what you pay.

Completely agree that it seems things like "extra functionality" if you use a proprietary hub might become common place.

[–] thehatfox 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The problem with Aqara Zigbee devices is Aqara doesn't properly follow the Zigbee standard, and their devices don't alway's work well with Zigbee router devices from other brands. Some work fine, others don't and the Aqara devices repeatedly drop connection. I like their door, motion, and temperature sensors, they are accurate and nicely designed. But getting them to work reliably with my other Zigbee devices has been a challenge at times.

[–] yesterdayshero 2 points 2 years ago

Ah right. Didn't realise they didn't properly follow the ZigBee standard. I've had almost no issues with the temperature and door sensors I have from them though. Haven't found any better for the price.