AqaraWireless Remote Switch H1, Requires AQARA HUB, Zigbee 3.0, Installation-Free, Configurable 7-Function Remote Control for Smart Home Devices, Compatible with Apple HomeKit, IFTTT, Aqara Home

Switch works great , installation is very simple, you just pair it your hub and assign the switch to the device you would like to switch on . I am using this with the aqara t1m ceiling light and it can switch it on and off . I would like to see an aqara switch in future that can control the light hue and colour and also to be a dimmer . Right now the switch works great and can also be used in most aqara devices to close curtains or set scenes ect .This does not cost a fortune and is well worth the money. Suitable for renters as there is no cables to be attached and runs on batteries which are included.

No Alexa Integration, it does not get seen through the Alexa Skill (the product does not state it does though) There are different guides to try and set this up through different regions, they don’t work and will just cause frustration. (I’m EU).If you have Aqara bulbs I’m sure it works much easier as no need to link to everything else.I’ve been able to setup IFTTT commands between my Bulbs (Lumiman, but it seems most other third party bulbs) and the App Smart Life (in some way related to Plus Minus). Using this link it is possible to trigger scenes to turn on/off bulbs.Not easy to setup, IFTTT does have a cost too for Pro or Pro+ to have more options.Product as with the other Aqara items are amazing for the price in my opinion.

The Wireless Remote Switch is a battery-powered switch which can be used a scene controller in your home automation system.I my case, I used it to replace a secondary switch; I replaced the main switch with the wired version of this switch.Having made the cables safe behind the original powered switch, it was simply a matter of screwing the supplied blanking plate in place of the old switch and then snapping the battery-powered switch on top.I used an Aqara M2 hub to connect the switch to Apple HomeKit. It appears in Apple Home as a switch with two buttons, and each button can trigger on single-press, double-press or long-press, allowing up to six scenes or automations to be triggered.Aesthetically it looks unobtrusive, and the switches actuate with a tactile clicking motion.Criticisms? It requires an Aqara Hub (although if you have Home Assistant you can bypass this using a Zigbee interface). I'd like to see a Matter-over-Thread version of the switch in the future so that it would connect directly to my Apple-based Thread network instead of via Zigbee. But on the other hand, Zigbee is stable and mature, which can't be said for all my Thread-based devices.I'm happy with it and may buy some more.

This is just what I needed!For years I’ve been running on routines through sensors, but those of you who do this will know the issue of guests turning off the actual light switch in confusion if you didn’t quite adjust your routine times enough by winter or on an unexpectedly dark day. This solves it! Provided your light itself is already smart (online). This switch can be drilled out in premarked holes and mounted in place of your conventional UK wall switch (you can then link the l1 and l together behind the switch) and never have the worry again (rec sparky if not familiar with electrics).The one point I would make is this device does not play well with Alexa but you can routine it through the Apple home app or the Aqara app to turn on particular lights in your house. I mainly rely on an Apple eco system and this works ideal.

So, the problem: you have smart lights and a dumb switch. You flick the switch and your lights are dead now. Not cool! So you go and buy a smart switch and you wire it in. And the problem persists! Because wired in smart switches still kill the power. Sounds familiar? Well, this wireless switch is the answer.It works as a smart button (two buttons actually) so instead of killing power you can send a signal to your lights to turn on and off, change scenes, etc. You can also clamp lights wiring from dumb switch days so they always stay on and then replace your dumb switch with H1. H1 can be installed on standard UK switch sockets. You just need to drill two holes in its backplate (hole locations are marked, no need to guess).H1 switch is a ZigBee device, but as we all know not all ZigBee hubs support all devices. My advice is to use Zigbee2MQTT with Sonoff ZigBee dongle running on Raspberry Pi - that will make ALL ZigBee devices compatible with each other. And then use Home Assistant to control and automate everything instead of using a multitude of silly proprietary apps.All in all - great switch which solves an actual problem. It also looks good. I only wish it would come in more colours. My dumb switches and outlets are grey and I would love to see Aqara devices in grey as well.

This is the most frustrating piece of equipment I've come across. It is virtually impossible to pair this unit to the hub, once it did connect, it immediately disconnected and will not reconnect - really poor unit and infuriating to work

It seems that some people previously had issues with adding these devices to Home Assistant with ZHA. I think something must have changed, as it couldn't have been easier. ZHA found the device I created an automation to use them to turn lights on/off (basic I know) but you can easily do other more complex things just as you would with any other device in HA.Also you don't need the hub. You do obviously need some form of Zigbee device such as a conbee stick, but if you have any knowledge of HA you'll likely know this already.I've got 3 of these currently and will be adding more in the future.