My 2026 Wishlist - marshytapp

There are only two things that I would add to my wishlist. But I think these would be huge value adds to the community as a whole:

  1. Aqara produces an amazing security system, but there is one key thing that holds it back from being an absolute no-brainer for anyone: some type of secure physical control. I would love to see you finally round out the product with a keypad. This could be physical buttons, or it could even be adding the keypad to the new touchscreen product. Every other security system on the market as one and it is surprising to me that Aqara still have not added it to their lineup.
  2. Another product that I think would be relatively easy that I am surprised no one in the industry has pursued is a retrofit NVR/DVR that you could swap out for existing security camera set ups that would allow you to simply plug in the ethernet cables/coax cables of existing cameras that are installed in your home and put them into the Aqara app and the Apple Home app through HomeKit Secure Video. People are able to do this through Homebridge or Scrypted, but having a piece of hardware that creates it as a native functionality would be awesome! I had cameras installed with a DVR in my last house, and I would have instantaneously bought a retrofit product like this.
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@marshytapp Thanks for sharing your 2026 wishlist with such thoughtful suggestions! Both the physical keypad for the security system and the retrofit NVR/DVR idea sound like great additions that could bring a lot of value to the community. Your insights are really helpful for understanding user needs better.

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