Hey everyone, just wanted to drop in and share a few things I’ve learned (the hard way) about keeping your Aqara stuff playing nice with HomeKit. I’m not a hardcore techie, just a gadget nerd trying to make my smart home… actually smart.
So here’s the deal — my sensors were randomly not responding in HomeKit, and automations would hit or miss. Drove me nuts. I almost blamed ghosts before realizing the issue was good old sync problems.
Couple things that finally fixed it for me:
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Your Home Hub matters. If your iPad is set as the hub and it goes to sleep, boom — chaos. I switched to a permanently plugged-in Apple TV 4K and suddenly my devices started actually responding.
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Aqara hub firmware. Don’t ignore that tiny ‘update available’ dot in the app. One time it fixed door sensors randomly disappearing from HomeKit.
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Wi-Fi strength where your hub sits. Moved mine just five feet closer to the router, way fewer disconnections now. Also ditched the old USB power brick and upgraded to a 10W one — stable power = stable hub.
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Recreate automations if they go weird. Something about HomeKit caches old device states. Deleting and redoing your broken automations can wake things up.
So yeah, nothing too crazy — just a few tweaks made a big difference for me. Anyone else run into weird HomeKit behavior? Or have other sync voodoo tips? I’m all ears.