# \[APP\] 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3687
**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 8, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156/3687 "2022-01-08T11:55:31Z")
> [@TedTolboom](#): > > Like I mentioned earlier in this topic, there is an issue with this sensor that needs to be resolved, see: > > > [@TedTolboom](#): > > > > > [@rindler](#): > > > > > > > If you ever add those E1 devices at least with zigbee2mqtt they were not possible to pair at first since the device expect the Aqara manufacturer name to be confirmed with the controller, see [Help request for new device Xiaomi Aqara E1 door & window contact sensor · Issue #9274 · Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt · GitHub](https://github.com/Koenkk/zigbee2mqtt/issues/9274#issuecomment-955803433). Don’t know how Homey handles this but just a tip for your knowledge. > > > > [/quote] > > > > > > > > Thanks for providing the feedback. > > > > I am not surprised about this issue, which could be the reason why Aqara did not yet release this version of the sensors to Global or EU markets. > > > > and > > > > > [@TedTolboom](#): > > > > > > The Aqara Door and Window sensor is the E1 version, which is a known issue. > > > > > > > I have the device available in the meantime, supported by a community member, and am working on adding support for this device in the app. > > > > I need to resolve this issue first before being able to add support for it in the Aqara app All, I have been extensively testing the Aqara E1 Door & Window sensor with the provided sensors and trying to find a solution for the issue mentioned before, but I am not able to find a way around it. Like referred to by @rindler, this version of the sensor expects to receive the Aqara manufacturer number (0x115f) as a response back during inclusion. It is possible to add the sensor to Homey without providing this manufacturer number, but it will simply not start reporting anything (ie. open / close state or battery reports). In the setup Athom has used, the inclusion process is handled outside the app developers reach. In the app I specify the ID’s and inclusion instructions, but only after a successful match based on the ID’s the device is added to the app environment. Changing the response to include the Aqara manufacturer code toward the device, is something outside my reach and would require a Zigbee core update of Homey, similar to the firmware updates of other platforms to make it work. I will, once more, bring this topic to Athom to request this Zigbee core change, but even if it will be implemented, I do not expect to have this change soon. So therefore: **Aqara E1 Door & Window sensor (MCCGQ14LM)**, commonly sold at AliExpress, is **NOT** compatible with Homey and will not be for the near future If people want to still order the **Aqara Door & Window sensor (MCCGQ11LM)** that remains working without any issues, you can order them at the EU based webshops. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/app-aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-simplify-your-life-with-a-smarter-home/156)._