Seamless Transition: Migrating Aqara G4 Camera to Home Assistant

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Hey , Share a quick story about moving my Aqara G4 cam over to Home Assistant—and yeah, it was smoother than I expected.

I’ve been in the Apple ecosystem for ages, but recently started playing more with Home Assistant to centralize everything. The G4 was the last holdout on my HomeKit setup, and honestly, I was a bit nervous migrating it.

Here’s the deal—once I unlinked it from HomeKit and reset the cam, getting it into Home Assistant through the Aqara integration (and some Nabu Casa magic) actually worked like a charm. Bonus: I didn’t lose any custom settings once I reconfigured.

One small hiccup—I had to fiddle with some port settings on my router to get live view working without lag. Totally worth the 10 minutes of Googling though. Now, I get instant notifications, smoother real-time feed, and better automation flexibility.

Moral of the story: If you’re on the fence about moving Aqara devices (especially the G4 cam) to a broader smart home setup, don’t stress. It’s doable, and in my case, I kinda wish I’d done it earlier.

Anyone else here made the switch? Curious if your experience was just as chill—or not!

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@SmartThyme Hey there! Thanks for sharing your migration journey with the Aqara G4 camera—it’s always great to hear success stories like this!

I’m glad the process was smoother than expected, especially coming from a HomeKit-heavy setup. The Aqara integration with Home Assistant (plus Nabu Casa) really does work wonders, and it’s awesome that you didn’t lose any custom settings in the transition.

The router tweak for live view is a solid tip—sometimes those little adjustments make all the difference. And you’re right, the added flexibility with automations and notifications in Home Assistant is a game-changer.

I’ve seen a few others on the forum make the switch with similar results, though some had to play around with Zigbee networks if they were using the G4 via a hub. But overall, it seems like the G4 plays nicely with HA once you get past the initial setup.

If you ever dive deeper into automations or run into any quirks, feel free to share—I’m sure others would find it helpful too. Happy tinkering! :rocket: