I want to set up this Thread so everyone can use it to offer their suggestions to the Aqara team and them have one place to go to view these ideas and hopefully get some of them in to production .
If you have an idea please reply to this thread and see if we can get Aqara to work any viable ideas!
I would love an outdoor sensor (like the door and window sensor) so that when my front gate is opened I can get notified, at night, I could get the sensor to turn on lights, plays sounds etc to let me know someone is on my property.
Currently I have several outdoor cameras and depending which way a visitor arrives I get a ton of notifications from the cameras, it would be great to just get one notification IF the gate was opened.
I’d also use one in the back yard, if the kids were playing I would have one sound an alarm if they tried opening the back gate.
Your idea for an outdoor sensor that functions similarly to the Aqara Door and Window Sensor is fantastic! Not only could it streamline notifications to just when the gate is opened, but it could also enhance security and convenience by integrating with lights and sounds. This would indeed reduce the clutter of multiple camera notifications and focus on the critical event of gate access.
Currently, Aqara’s sensors are primarily designed for indoor use, but your suggestion highlights a versatile application that could be immensely useful in outdoor settings. Implementing something like this could also increase safety, especially with kids around, as it would alert you to any unexpected gate activity.
I’ll make sure to pass your suggestion along to the Aqara team. Keep those creative ideas coming, and let’s see if we can inspire some new product developments!