Hi everyone,
I have the Aqara FP300 sensors and I’d like to know what the correct way is to update their firmware.
Is it possible to do this directly from Homey, or do I need to use the Aqara app or an additional hub?
If anyone has already updated them, I’d really appreciate it if you could share the steps or your experience.
Thanks in advance!
You can’t update ZigBee devices directly from Homey. I think you need the Aqara hub.
You can simply connect them via Bluetooth to the Aqara app on your phone to update the firmware/change the mode to/from Zigbee/Matter. No Homey or Aqara hub needed.
Sorry, but with App Aqara not detect the FP300 witch Zigbee mode, this required a Hub aqara.
You don’t need a hub. Simply follow the instructions in the Aqara mobile app to put the device into Bluetooth mode. You can also find the instructions here
Sured, i red this post Updating Aqara FP300 firmware
You are looking at a guide for Home Assistant 
But the guide does also explain using the Bluetooth method.
Hi everyone,
I’m trying to add the Aqara FP300 Presence Sensor to Homey Pro via Bluetooth, but it seems impossible to complete the se
tup. Homey does not detect it properly or allow any firmware interaction.
My main problem is the firmware update. Since Homey doesn’t support updating the device firmware, I’m stuck. From what I understand, the only option would be to buy an Aqara Hub, connect the sensor there, update the firmware, and then reset it and move it back to Homey.
That doesn’t seem very “smart home” friendly. Having to purchase a completely different hub just to update a device feels like an unnecessary workaround.
Is there any way to update the firmware without an Aqara hub when using Homey Pro?
Or are there plans to support firmware updates for Aqara devices directly in Homey?
Thanks!
If you scroll back a bit in the thread, you’ll see that you don’t need an Aqara hub. You can simply update the firmware of the FP300 using Bluetooth on your phone through the Aqara mobile app.
The screenshot you attached to your post is actually the exact screen where you can perform the firmware update.
Yes, I read that part of the thread, but that is exactly where the problem is.
When I try to add the Aqara FP300 using the Aqara mobile app, it does not offer a simple Bluetooth connection for firmware updates. The app immediately asks me to choose between Thread (Matter) or Zigbee, and then it requires adding an Aqara hub.
So in practice I cannot find any option to connect directly via Bluetooth just to update the firmware.
From what you wrote it should be possible to update it using Bluetooth only, but the current app flow seems to force a protocol selection that requires a hub.
Am I missing some step or a specific pairing/reset procedure that enables the Bluetooth update mode?
As soon as you select either Thread (Matter) or Zigbee, the process will continue and the device will update its firmware to the selected option. This firmware update is performed via Bluetooth.
I can’t do it via the app, maybe they changed something
What you are showing is you successfully updating the firmware
It worked for me last weekend. What happens when you select the opposite protocol? Maybe there’s a different in selecting the present protocol and not present protocol?
In either case it downloads the most recent firmware and flashes it to the device. After that the device is ready for pairing and Aqara suggests pairing it with one of their hubs.
Ok thanks
