Aqara Presence Sensors Compared: Which One Do You Have?
Five Aqara presence sensors, three integration paths. Find your model, see which run on Zigbee2MQTT or HomeKit Controller, and what each needs to stay local.
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Aqara Home Assistant Integration Methods: Which Stays Local
Five ways to connect Aqara to Home Assistant, ranked by how much of the Aqara app, account and cloud each still needs. Control is local on all five.
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Aqara Cube vs Knob vs Scene Panel: Which Controller?
Choosing between the Aqara Cube, rotary knob and scene panel for Home Assistant? A job-based comparison, all local through Zigbee2MQTT with no Aqara hub.
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Aqara Smart Lighting Compared: Which One Do You Have?
Which Aqara lights do real color, which need the Aqara app once before Zigbee2MQTT sees them, and what stays local after? Four models compared.
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Switching Aqara/Xiaomi Account Regions: What Actually Breaks
Switching an Aqara or Mi Home account region disconnects app-linked devices and can strand some hubs. Why Zigbee2MQTT/ZHA devices should be unaffected.
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Aqara UNSUPPORTED_ATTRIBUTE in Zigbee2MQTT, Explained
Aqara feature throwing UNSUPPORTED_ATTRIBUTE in Zigbee2MQTT? What the 0xFCC0 cluster is, and how the error line tells you which problem you have.
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Aqara Integration in Home Assistant: What It Actually Is
Home Assistant's Aqara integration has no setup flow of its own. What it is, how to add Aqara Matter devices locally, and what not to confuse it with.
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Aqara’s Thread-to-Zigbee Switch: Every Device That Needs the App Once
Six Aqara devices ship in Thread mode and stay invisible to Zigbee2MQTT until you run them through the Aqara Home app once. Here's the list, and the exceptions.
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Aqara Wall Switch Generations Compared: Which to Buy
Aqara sells five wall-switch families: D1, H1, H2, E1 and Z1 Pro. Here's what really differs between them, and which one fits your wiring.
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Aqara Hub Comparison: E1 vs M100 vs M2 vs M3 vs S1 Plus
Compare Aqara E1, M100, M2, M3 and S1 Plus hubs by Zigbee, Thread, Matter, HomeKit, local automation, connection options and device limits.