# Unable to add additional Aqara devices **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** zigbee\ **Created:** [June 3, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/unable-to-add-additional-aqara-devices/14006 "2019-06-03T17:08:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 34
**Author:** ![mabe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mabe/32/9492_2.png) [@mabe](https://community.homey.app/u/mabe)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2020, 7:54am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/unable-to-add-additional-aqara-devices/14006/34 "2020-07-19T07:54:49Z")
@neluz: Should you still have the problem, try this: > [@\[APP\] Aqara & Xiaomi Smart Home - A different kind of Smart Home solution (Zigbee App)](https://community.homey.app/t/aqara-xiaomi-smart-home-zigbee-app-v0-8-0/156/1488): > > Hello @robertklep, thank you for your insight: [[Robert Klep]](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep) [robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/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 … --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/unable-to-add-additional-aqara-devices/14006)._