# \[APP\] Aqara & Xiaomi Smart Home - Simplify your life with a smarter home **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** app, zigbee\ **Created:** [August 22, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156 "2018-08-22T20:18:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 69
**Author:** ![Gilly\_Wings](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gilly_wings/32/17816_2.png) [@Gilly\_Wings](https://community.homey.app/u/Gilly_Wings)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1439 "2020-01-28T07:47:34Z")
> [@robertklep](#): > > Homey has a hardware limit of about 20 _directly connected_ devices. Sadly, you can’t force devices to connect through a router instead of with Homey directly, so the only way to fix your mesh is to remove a number of end devices (battery powered) from Homey, replace them with additional routers, and add the end devices back again _from the location you intent to use them_ (so _not_ close to Homey). That way, you have a bigger chance of the device connecting through a router (in my experience some devices, mostly Xiaomi Aqara, seems to have a preference to “stick” with the router that they got initially paired with, even if that router isn’t the most obvious choice w.r.t. distance). > > I would probably add at least 5 more router devices. Hello, I just tested to remove the material on battery and then save them “Paste” to a switch which makes “Router” and the material registers well but my network graph remains always the same, the routers are not used ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/d/0d6e314818e103582c96452f5c7a0dc4fbfe167b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 10:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1440 "2020-01-28T10:06:23Z")
That network graph isn’t complete, you can see various devices being router “through” themselves only. It can sometimes take a while before the correct graph is being shown. ---
**Author:** ![Gilly\_Wings](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gilly_wings/32/17816_2.png) [@Gilly\_Wings](https://community.homey.app/u/Gilly_Wings)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 10:53am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1441 "2020-01-28T10:53:20Z")
Okay, I’m going to wait a little longer but it seems to me that it doesn’t move even after 15 minutes ---
**Author:** ![TedTolboom](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tedtolboom/32/12081_2.png) [@TedTolboom](https://community.homey.app/u/TedTolboom)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1442 "2020-01-28T12:26:39Z")
> [@Ruskie](#): > > Hey, hey! Why is that? 😡 > Seriously, Can I send you one? > PS And thanks again for all your great work Much appreciated @Ruskie! Looking forward to receive it and work on adding support for the “Russian” Aqara EU plug > [@Odechr](#): > > Im down to support @TedTolboom as soon as he wanna buy one of each and include them😊 @Odechr I will order the Xiaomi EU plug this evening to be able to add support for it in the app; deal? ---
**Author:** ![Odechr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/odechr/32/14691_2.png) [@Odechr](https://community.homey.app/u/Odechr)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1443 "2020-01-28T13:24:54Z")
Deal 🙂 I threw in 20 euro, im not sure if that was enough to cover the whole plug? All these currency 😛 Edit: I might have forgotten the freight. Let me know if the amount was wrong 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Gilly\_Wings](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gilly_wings/32/17816_2.png) [@Gilly\_Wings](https://community.homey.app/u/Gilly_Wings)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1444 "2020-01-28T14:05:04Z")
I removed all the switches without neutral and some sensors on battery. I restarted Homey and I associated sensors on battery right next to a router, but they still do not hang on it. ---
**Author:** ![Igy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/igy/32/22144_2.png) [@Igy](https://community.homey.app/u/Igy)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1445 "2020-01-28T14:23:38Z")
> [@robertklep](#): > > That network graph isn’t complete, I have same issue. One of devices is not showing the route to Homey. No matter how long I do wait, also after restart of Homey. However it works without problems. ![zigbee mesh](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/c/fc6a62b708f6a824b4dbb75bb0c0e006efa26eea.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Marius\_Kristiansen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marius_kristiansen/32/16839_2.png) [@Marius\_Kristiansen](https://community.homey.app/u/Marius_Kristiansen)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1446 "2020-01-28T16:10:55Z")
Can’t seem to get this one to work. Sensor reports nothing… ---
**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1447 "2020-01-28T18:22:45Z")
Works fine for me, several monds already. 2020-01-28 10:29:47 Mi Flora Sensor 1 batterij 93 2020-01-28 10:29:47 Mi Flora Sensor 1 vochtigheid 34 2020-01-28 10:29:46 Mi Flora Sensor 1 voedingwaarde 659 2020-01-28 10:29:46 Mi Flora Sensor 1 lichtintensiteit 78 2020-01-28 10:29:46 Mi Flora Sensor 1 temperatuur 20.3 2020-01-28 10:29:45 Mi Flora Sensor 2 batterij 94 2020-01-28 10:29:44 Mi Flora Sensor 2 vochtigheid 43 2020-01-28 10:29:44 Mi Flora Sensor 2 voedingwaarde 628 2020-01-28 10:29:44 Mi Flora Sensor 2 lichtintensiteit 134 2020-01-28 10:29:44 Mi Flora Sensor 2 temperatuur 21.1 ---
**Author:** ![MarcoGr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcogr/32/16342_2.png) [@MarcoGr](https://community.homey.app/u/MarcoGr)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1448 "2020-01-28T20:51:01Z")
Hello Martin, Eventually I was able to add the vibration device. First I reset the Homey Zigbee. Then I added the vibration device. During the inclusion you have to keep pressing the reset button with a 2s interval. The vibration device works well. The only missing feature is that the vibration sensitivity can’t be controlled. Regards, Marco ---
**Author:** ![Witmarco](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/witmarco/32/16541_2.png) [@Witmarco](https://community.homey.app/u/Witmarco)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1449 "2020-01-29T19:13:57Z")
Hello. Does this app/homey support the wired version option to “convert left/right button to wireless” i want to buy the wired (LN) version and use it with smart lights. So i cannot use the power surge way. And i prefer to use the non battery models. Gr. Marco Edit (QBKG11LM or QBKG12LM) ---
**Author:** ![Gilly\_Wings](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gilly_wings/32/17816_2.png) [@Gilly\_Wings](https://community.homey.app/u/Gilly_Wings)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1450 "2020-01-30T19:26:48Z")
> [@Witmarco](#): > > Does this app/homey support the wired version option to “convert left/right button to wireless” i want to buy the wired (LN) version and use it with smart lights. So i cannot use the power surge way. And i prefer to use the non battery models. Hello, we can activate the option with the Xiaomi gateway but not directly from Homey ---
**Author:** ![hplos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hplos/32/10096_2.png) [@hplos](https://community.homey.app/u/hplos)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1451 "2020-01-30T19:33:22Z")
Hi, I’m facing a couple of zigbee problems. Every time I update my homey it gets worse and now 1 of my wall mounted switches don’t work anymore Also my zigbee netwerk doesn’t want to use routers. So I’m thinking, what if I connect all my aqara switches and sensors to a aqara gateway and let my homey communicate with my switches and sensors thru that gateway, the same way my milights and somfy devices work. But the gateway is not supported by this app? Is there a way to do this and will that help to make my homey more reliable? ---
**Author:** ![Odechr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/odechr/32/14691_2.png) [@Odechr](https://community.homey.app/u/Odechr)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 6:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1452 "2020-01-31T06:26:36Z")
> Also my zigbee netwerk doesn’t want to use routers. So I’m thinking, what if I connect all my aqara switches and sensors to a aqara gateway and let my homey communicate with my switches and sensors thru that gateway, the same way my milights and somfy devices work. I have no experience with the hub, but are you exactly sure that it doesnt route? You need to let the developer pages stay for quite a while to be able to see the actual routing. Also, each time you add a new device, and if you do it close to homey my experience is that it will stay connected to homey and not any router. Connecting them close to any of the closest router helps. ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 10:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1453 "2020-01-31T10:37:02Z")
Things are going fast at Xiaomi/Aqara. Another great addition to their devices: A small Zigbee 3.0 light sensor. See: > **[US $10.61 30% OFF|New Xiaomi Mijia Smart Light Sensor Zigbee 3.0 Light...](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000478783825.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.2fae3c00llGw6d&mp=1)** > > Smarter Shopping, Better Living! Aliexpress.com Any change of having these supported, @TedTolboom? ---
**Author:** ![Satoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/satoer/32/38113_2.png) [@Satoer](https://community.homey.app/u/Satoer)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 10:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1454 "2020-01-31T10:40:19Z")
The human motion sensors detect light also. And are about the same price. They only detect when there’s movement though. ---
**Author:** ![TedTolboom](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tedtolboom/32/12081_2.png) [@TedTolboom](https://community.homey.app/u/TedTolboom)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 10:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1455 "2020-01-31T10:41:59Z")
> [@Henk\_Renting](#): > > Things are going fast at Xiaomi/Aqara. > Another great addition to their devices: A small Zigbee 3.0 light sensor. But you’re too slow this time… 😁 Already inbound, though some delays expected due to the Corona virus… ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 10:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1456 "2020-01-31T10:43:02Z")
Exactly, I have those. And since they only report when motion is detected, this dedicated light sensor would be a great addition. ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 10:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1457 "2020-01-31T10:44:40Z")
> [@TedTolboom](#): > > But you’re too slow this time… 😁 Already inbound, though some delays expected due to the Corona virus… I am not slow, you are just SUPERFAST! 🙂 Thanks once again; keep up the good work! I’ll order one immediatly. 🙂 \<— Done! ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/1458 "2020-01-31T11:18:37Z")
Btw; you cannot choose “when the light intensity is below XX” as AND with the Aqara motion sensor. Is this on purpose, @TedTolboom? I would like to have a flow where the lights are turned on when the motion sensor detects motion (i.e. a zone becomes active) and the detected light intensity is below a certain level… [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156.md?page=68) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156.md?page=70)