Hey folks! Just had to share this win - after 3 weekends of trial and error, I finally got my Aqara sensors playing nice with Matter. The game changer? Updating my Aqara hub firmware BEFORE adding devices to Apple Home.
Pro tip: Don’t be like me and skip the firmware updates. Spent hours troubleshooting connection drops until I realized my hub was running outdated software. The moment I updated, everything just clicked into place.
Anyone else doing Aqara+Matter combos? Curious what cool automations you’ve set up. My favorite so far is having my Aqara motion sensors trigger Hue lights through Matter - feels like living in the future!
PS: If you’re stuck at any step, hit me up. Happy to share the exact sequence that worked for me. The Matter future is here and it’s pretty sweet when everything finally talks to each other!