Am I not supposed to be able to add Aqara FP2?

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I just bought the Aqara FP2 sensor and it runs on the native Aqara app as it should.

Unfortunately, I’ve not been able to add it to Homey Pro - am I not supposed to be able to do that either using the official Homey app (the FP2 is not where you pick the device you want to add) or via Matter (it doesn’t accept the QR code on the back of the device)?

When I researched this, I got the impression that it would be possible either way, so I’m not sure why none of them is working out for me.

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You have to install the app Homekit Controller,this is the only app who is working with the Fp2

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The Aqara FP2 uses Wi-Fi instead of Zigbee or Matter/Thread like most other Aqara devices. Since Aqara doesn’t provide a public API for integration, there’s no official way to add the device to Homey.

However, as mentioned, you can integrate the FP2 using the HomeKit Controller Community App for Homey. This allows Homey to act as a HomeKit controller, enabling control of the FP2. Keep in mind that the QR code on the FP2 is not a Matter QR code but a HomeKit QR code, which you can use for pairing.

Aqara is working on a Matter update for the FP2 but when this will be launched is still unknown.

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Thanks, but I already tried that as well - without luck.

The device HAS been added successfully to HomeKit and shows up in Home-app as functional.

When I try adding it via HomeKit Controller, but it doesn’t show up.

But, never mind, I’ll return it and get a device that actually works from the start, not waiting for “we’re working on Matter…sometime… maybe…” :slight_smile:

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Please follow the instructions of the app carefully. You can’t pair the device with HomeKit and the app.

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Thank you - I deleted it from Home and now it works :slight_smile:

My mistake was that I understood the HomeKit Controller as “pulling” the devices FROM what’s already installed in HomeKit.

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Not even using the Aqara hubs, like the M3 that adds Matter to Aqara?

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The FP2 has Wi-Fi built in and doesn’t connect to their hubs, so no.

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I actually got it to work now without homekit controller. I bought the M3 hub and it can utilize “Advanced Matter Bridging” where you can set up signals from the Aquara app, which again turns up in Homey as devices when you have connected the hub to Homey via Matter. I have set up a “Presence” signal from my FP2 in the Aquara app which again turns up as a matter device in Homey. With this approach you can set up other functions from FP2 such as “Someone enters from the left”, “Someone is approaching”, “Illumination drops to___” and many more. You can read more here: Introducing Advanced Matter Bridging - Aqara

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