Hey, New Homey Pro user here. I’m just looking for advice/information when it comes to external hubs. For example. I have an Aqara M3 hub. I can see that i can connect my Aqara devices to the Homey Pro hub directly or i can add the Aqara M3 hub to Homey via Matter and the devices are shared with m…

Well, when you aim at using many Aqara devices, I’d keep the hub at hand. Matter appears not to be very stable for some users. Can’t say if it’s a generic issue. On the other hand, not all Aqara zigbee devices are supported by the Aqara/Xiaomi apps. As posted here the other day: Most Aqara devic…

Thanks Peter appreciate the answer. It sounds like depending on use case a mish mash for what works for the individual is the best route. For currently I think it makes sense to have my devices on the Aqara M3 hub and have the devices shared via matter for Homey to trigger any flows i have setup. …

I am thinking about to buy M3 hub – As connecting devices directly to HOMEY brings lot of troubles: issues with zigbee network and random auto ON/OFF triggers caused by IKEA sensors remotes missing functionality for FW upgrade missing full features setup If share over matter will work, then it is…

Hi Milos, [image] vavrekm: I am thinking about to buy M3 hub – As connecting devices directly to HOMEY brings lot of troubles: Just FYI: This user is not positive about Aqara-over-Matter + Homey combination [image] Homey, a single hub for all? Aqara M2 hub over matter → not working → ti…

I hope it is not yet :slight_smile: But have some doubt, when something do not work, it seems it won’t work even with “effort” from Athom

At this moment, both Philips HUE and Aqara M2 are working over Matter… Keep looking the next days

For me - Ikea Dirigera share to Homey via Matter still not working – Tested also Dirigera over Matter to HA - and it works without issues. So seems like issue on Homey side

What’s the current status? Can I now integrate the M3 and the connected devices via Homey or in Homey Pro 2023? If so, how? Best regards, Uwe

I just discovered a major downside to integrating the Aqara M3 hub into Homey vs. adding the devices individually. I had two sensors with batteries that just died. I replaced the batteries but they didn’t come back online (typical for Aqara). Easy fix. Remove the device from the M3 hub and add it b…

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Peter_Kawa February 5, 2025, 9:44pm 6

Hi Milos,

Just FYI:
This user is not positive about Aqara-over-Matter + Homey combination

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