Aqara/Xiaomi Region Lock: Does It Affect Zigbee2MQTT?
Bought a CN-market Aqara or Xiaomi device and worried about region lock? Here's what it actually restricts, and whether Zigbee2MQTT pairing works locally.
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Xiaomi BLE Sensors: Bindkey vs Custom Firmware Explained
Why Home Assistant's Xiaomi BLE integration still wants your Xiaomi login, what a bindkey is, and when flashing custom firmware removes that step.
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Zigbee2MQTT Reporting Configuration: min/max Intervals
A slow-updating sensor and a broker-flooding device share the same cause. How Zigbee2MQTT's min/max reporting interval and reportable_change actually work.
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Zigbee2MQTT Network Map Explained: Reading LQI and Depth
Zigbee2MQTT's map shows LQI, depth and zero-value links with no legend. What each number means, which ones are cosmetic, and the few that need action.
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Zigbee2MQTT Battery % Stuck or Wrong: Why It Happens
Zigbee2MQTT battery percentage stuck at 100%, over 100%, or frozen? What battery, voltage and battery_low each measure, and which one to trust.
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Sonoff Power Sensors Stuck? eWeLink’s 2026 Cloud Block
Sonoff power readings frozen in Home Assistant while switching still works? eWeLink blocked the sensor updates in 2026. SonoffLAN 3.11.0 fixes it locally.
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Zigbee2MQTT linkquality Explained: What the Number Means
Zigbee2MQTT's linkquality is a single-hop number measured at the coordinator. What it really tracks, why the network map disagrees, and when to act.
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How to Write a Custom Zigbee2MQTT External Converter
Zigbee2MQTT pairs your device but shows it unsupported? Here's how to write an external converter that fixes it locally, and what stops it loading.
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Zigbee2MQTT Unavailable After HA Restart: bridge/state
Every Zigbee2MQTT entity goes unavailable after a Home Assistant restart while Zigbee2MQTT itself looks fine. One MQTT topic explains it. All fixes stay local.
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Zigbee2MQTT Event Entities vs Legacy Action Sensor Explained
Zigbee2MQTT 2.0 switched off the sensor.*_action entity your button automations used. Here's what replaced it, and which local path to rebuild on.