AqaraSmart Hub M2 (2.4 GHz Wi-Fi Required), Smart Home Bridge for Alarm System, IR Remote Control, Home Automation, Supports Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple HomeKit and IFTTT

This hub makes a solid connection to my 2.4 gHz WiFi network and provides good coverage.Most (and so far for me, all) Aqara smart items bridged through it can be addressed in HomeAssistant through the HomeKit integration. No need to bother with Matter - unless you want to. The IR blaster, however, only functions with the phone app and does not expose paired items with HomeAssistant - and that it's only minus in my opinion. However, as I view the IR blaster as a nice bonus, and not core to the product I didn't dock the item a star in my rating. However, if the IR blaster were to be exposed - now, that would be something special!Devices are easy to set up and this hub performs a good as advertised. It's price point makes it a good choice for any home wanting to add good Zigbee coverage for the Aqara ecosystem. Nice.Also, note that I run this hub alongside another Zigbee coordinator (a USB stick) and both networks function without issue even though my 2.4 gHz spectrum is pretty saturated with competing networks. Again, nice!

The Aqara Smart Hub M2 is a fantastic smart home hub that exceeded my expectations in every way. This compact hub is easy to set up and offers an incredible range of features that make it an indispensable addition to any smart home.One of the standout features of the Aqara Smart Hub M2 is its compatibility with a wide range of smart home devices, including sensors, switches, and cameras. This makes it incredibly versatile and allows for seamless integration with other smart home systems.Another impressive feature of the Aqara Smart Hub M2 is its support for Apple HomeKit, which allows for convenient control of your smart home devices using Siri voice commands or the Apple Home app. This integration with Apple's ecosystem is seamless and works flawlessly.The hub itself is also well-built and has a sleek and modern design that blends seamlessly into any home. The setup process was straightforward, and the hub connected to my Wi-Fi network without any issues.Overall, I am extremely impressed with the Aqara Smart Hub M2 and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a reliable and versatile smart home hub. It's easy to use, packed with features, and offers excellent value for money. A must-have for any smart home enthusiast!

Initially the hub worked fine for sometime. I bought it because my research informed me its an excellent hub to have in your smart home set up. Three weeks ago I noticed the hub keep going offline line and I had to constantly plug it out the back in. I then decided to unpair the hub and then pair it back but it's not allowing me to do so. I tried holding down the reset button and it did not work. I went on to press he reset button 10 times and it's still not going into pairing mode. Now I have child devices and no hub to connect it to.

Save yourself time and frustration and just get the M3 instead. I was hooking up Aqara T1 valve controllers to the M2 and had consistently poor Zigbee signal on my connected devices. They would work only sometimes when triggered. I kept the same exact set up, just swapped the M2 for the M3, and my signal strength increased 10x. Devices that would work 50% or less of the time now work every time. This is a piece of junk, it literally feels like a puck of plastic with nothing inside. There are minimal instructions and basically 0 customer support. If you want something that “just works”, get the M3.

I bought this product for one reason, the 360 degree IR blaster and HomeKit connectivity so that I can add Siri commands and use my HomePod to control my LG tv. This is all I tested so I cannot review it’s connectivity to other devices, but for this… IT’S PERFECT!Admittedly, the setup is a bit weird (did not know it would speak to me lol 😂 ) and very clunky, so don’t get frustrated, but if you spend the time, it is worth it. Here is what I did:———————————————I’ll assume you have the device connected to your network and setup, and are in the Aqara App.Add your device. First you want to add your device(s). I.e. my LG TvDon’t worry about Automation. For this you won’t go here, I assume you can setup other devices you connect automations here. For this, You want “Scenes”So this is where the setup is weird and clunky. You need to manually add each action you want (Tv volume up etc.). Yea, this is tedious but necessary.Basically what we are doing is creating a HomeKit scene for each action that will sink to your Home App. This sounds weird but works surprisingly well.Click Add Scene. You will see your TV, then remote, then alllll your remote options. Pick the first one you want.When naming each action, give it a device name then the action. I named my TV “El G”, so my scenes were named “El G Volume Up” “El G On” etc. Yes you have to do every action you want.**do not name it just “Volume Up” as Siri will just turn the HomePod up, thus the TV Name first.Once you have all the TV controls you want set up as scenes, click Edit at the bottom and you will see the option to sync with the MyHome app.Done! You will see all the crazy amount of scenes you just created synced in your MyHome App.Now when you say “Siri El G Volume Up”Boom, tv turns up!!TIPs*you can add delays and additional actions in each scene. I added a second volume up so the scene would turn my tv up 2 notches instead of just 1.**my tv controls my soundbar so I did not need to add that as a device. You may need to if you control your speakers separately***you will see a Siri circle on the right in the Aqara app, if you select that you can record your own Siri command!Cheers.