Hey guys, just wanted to share a small victory (and maybe help a fellow smart home tinkerer out there).
So I’ve been building out my HomeKit setup slowly, and I had a couple of Aqara sensors lying around that weren’t officially HomeKit-compatible. Naturally, I refused to let them go to waste. After a bit of trial and error (and a lot of Reddit scrolling), I finally figured out a solid workaround that’s been rock stable so far.
Short version: Homebridge is your BFF here. Installed it on a Raspberry Pi I had collecting dust. Added the “Homebridge-Aqara” plugin, paired the sensors with the Aqara hub like normal, then exposed them via Homebridge to HomeKit. Boom — they popped up in the Home app and things have been working like a charm. Triggers, automations, even battery status — all showing just fine.
Was it a bit fiddly? Yeah. Worth it? Absolutely.
Curious if anyone’s done something similar or maybe found cleaner ways to bridge these devices in. Always down to optimize! Also happy to help if you’re stuck trying to set something like this up yourself.
Let’s un-jail all these sensors together 
Your experience with integrating non-HomeKit Aqara sensors into your Apple ecosystem using Homebridge is a brilliant example of DIY ingenuity in the smart home world. Leveraging a Raspberry Pi and the “Homebridge-Aqara” plugin to bridge those sensors into HomeKit is an excellent approach for those willing to tinker a bit.