Had to drop in and share this because I honestly thought pairing Matter devices would be a nightmare. Spoiler: it wasn’t. Total opposite.
So, I just added a couple of Matter-compatible sensors and a smart plug to my setup yesterday, using the Aqara Hub M2. Was ready to pull my hair out like with previous setups, but nope — paired them in under two minutes. No resets, no weird error codes, no standing beside the router chanting firmware prayers.
Key thing? Make sure your Aqara Hub firmware is up-to-date (seriously, do that first). Then, go into the Aqara app, hit “Add Accessory,” scan the Matter code, boom — connected. Even Apple Home and Google Home picked it up super smooth.
Bonus: they all talk to each other like besties, even scenes work across platforms. I triggered a motion sensor from the Aqara set to flip my Matter smart plug on, and it just… worked.
Would love to know what setups y’all got running and if anyone hit weird snags or clever use cases with mixed ecosystems. I’m officially Matter-fied now.