The Matter camera plan of Aqara

coletti.robert · December 2, 2025, 4:18pm

Thanks for addressing this!

talel_cohen · December 3, 2025, 8:59am

@Aqara_PM_Donie thanks for the update. I guess I’m still not sure I understand the benefit of having Matter on the cameras seeing as most of your cameras support the major home ecosystems natively. Unless Matter allows greater camera control and exposes AI recognition as triggers then not sure what the point is of just having another static feed.

mandalari_gabriele · December 3, 2025, 12:08pm

Thanks Aqara! Do you will integrate third party cameras in s1 hub plus thanks of matter 1.5?

vasilescu_b · December 18, 2025, 9:00pm

While we wait for matter 1.5 to get released to various devices in like 2 years from now maybe. I bought the G4 to because it would get matter support and still haven’t got that. So please give us at least rtsp support the g410 has it and it should not be that difficult.

I don’t understand why every manufacturer almost is like on matter 1.3 still?

andrewcsbartlett · January 7, 2026, 11:39am

So they can sell you new product which supports it.

Sugar · January 7, 2026, 1:02pm

Because certification takes time and costs money, and you need any version to be able to put matter logo on your devices, so they dont have to bother to update a matter version anymore.

vasilescu_b · January 7, 2026, 1:30pm

Yes it does first time not every time you update firmware. But like the previous answer just said it’s just so they can make more money

Aqara_PM_Donie · January 8, 2026, 6:58am

Hello guys，

If you have noticed the new product information released by Aqara at this year’s CES, you should be familiar with some of Aqara’s new Matter Camera products.

For the old Aqara Camera, we will enable it to support Matter Camera features through the Hub M3 or other Aqara Matter Controller devices (we will release the specific list later). This means that you need to own an Aqara Matter Controller device first. The initial supported old cameras are expected to be G100 and G5 Pro. Firmware updates for other models will be released gradually. We will recruit a group of friends who own M3, G100, or G5 Pro products to participate in the Matter Camera function test in the near future. At that time, you only need to update the Aqara Home app version as well as the firmware of the Hub M3 and camera.

DEChrisE · January 8, 2026, 7:04am

Sounds great and absolutely legit to me @Aqara_PM_Donie! Thanks for taking you time and give us these informations!
I would love to be test the new Matter support for these cameras

srl77411 · January 8, 2026, 3:48pm

Thx 4 the update

byggahusarboga · January 8, 2026, 4:06pm

What about the the new mount for the G5 camera? You wrote in august 2025 that is was mass produced but still not available?!

colin2 · January 17, 2026, 6:37am

Hopefully Apple has this at wwdc 2026

rvanlaak · January 28, 2026, 10:47am

Meaning that the G5 Pro is not going to support Matter in a stand-alone way? As Homey Pro owner I don’t want to buy an extra controller. Any rough ETA when an outdoor, stand-alone, Matter 1.5 WebRTC compatible camera will come available?

NLEmrullah · February 4, 2026, 1:16pm

Thank you for the update @Aqara_PM_Donie . What about the upcoming G350?

srl77411 · February 4, 2026, 2:01pm

Yes, I think that one also includes “Matter” along with the choice of Thread or Zigbee.

DEChrisE · February 4, 2026, 5:12pm

The G350 should get the update too

antimatterwaves · February 5, 2026, 4:26pm

This is great news, especially seeing WebRTC already baked into Aqara cameras. Makes a lot of sense to lead with new hardware first and be realistic about limits on older models. Appreciate the transparency around HomeKit and cloud storage too. Curious to see how fast the app side catches up across ecosystems.

Aqara_PM_Donie · February 6, 2026, 1:34am

Aqara’s newly released and launched G350 camera in Chinese Mainland will directly support the Matter 1.5 standard in the first OTA firmware (which will be launched soon). This product is expected to be sold worldwide in early March, when the latest Matter firmware support will be available directly. We are currently testing based on Samsung smartthings App, which is also the first official application in the world that fully supports the Matter Camera. I believe that more and more ecosystems will release their applications that support Matter Camera.

There are many features of Matter Camera, and we will support its release in stages. The initial support includes live streaming, two-way audio, snapshot, and other functions. In the future, we will gradually implement PTZ, events, other features settings, etc. Please follow Aqara’s official release information.

siobhanellis · February 16, 2026, 9:21am

I have g5 Pro PoE. Would love to test.

Aqara_PM_Donie · March 19, 2026, 7:20am

Hello all friends,

We plan to launch a Matter testing program around mid next month. If you are interested, you can contact our marketing manager Cifer to register（ hao.xiang-e0145@aqara.com ）Here are the requirements.

Have one Samsung smartthings hub of the following models (Aeotec Smart Home Hub 2, Aeotec Smart Home Hub, SmartThings Hub 2018, and the ThingsOne Smart Home Hub).
Registered a smartthings App account and used it for this test (accounts registered in Chinese Mainland cannot be used).
Having one or more Aqara G100 cameras and one Aqara Hub M3.
Can provide Aqara Home account for us to upgrade the devices’ firmware.
We will invite users who have applied to join the designated Slack workgroup. After the testing begins, we will upgrade the firmware of the devices under these accounts (without affecting the normal use of other functions for these devices), and provide the Aqara Home App download package with the specified version number for testing. After the testing is officially launched, we will provide detailed testing content and operation instructions on Slack.

If you meet these conditions and have ideas, please actively register.