Aqara M3 Hub vs M2 - Which Hub Is For You?

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Let’s compare the Aqara M3 Hub to the M2 Hub to see which one is right for your smart home.
Aqara’s M3 is their most powerful hub yet with support for Zigbee, Matter, and Thread devices (even third party devices) with a built in IR controller and more, but how does it compare to the previous M2 hub?
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0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Hardware
1:57 - Supported Child Devices
5:14 - Child Devices
5:43 - Adding Zigbee Devices to each Hub
6:02 - Connect Zigbee Devices to Smart Home Ecosystems
7:40 - Adding Matter/Thread Devices to M3 Hub
8:04 - Connect Matter Devices Smart Home Ecosystems
8:54 - Migrating from M2 to M3
10:13 - Using M2 and M3 together
10:59 - Automations
12:05 - Price & Availability
12:38 - Should You Buy the Aqara M3 Hub?
14:29 - What I Use
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@AdamsTechLife 27 күн бұрын

Which Aqara hub are you using in your smart home?

@levik12 25 күн бұрын

I always enjoyed your informative and honest advices on all smart home products, specifically on Apple echo systems platform! Thanks.🙏😀

@AdamsTechLife 25 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😊

@ChillumT 10 күн бұрын

Hey Adam. Thanks for a great and informativ video. I watched it because I just received the Aqara U200 lock via Kickstarter. I own the M2 hub. I thought I would be able to connect this lock to my M2 hub. I hoped I would be able to arm and disarm my aqara alarm on the keypad (somehow)

@AdamsTechLife 5 күн бұрын

Isn't that feature possible? I feel like that should be something the lock can do.

@phuctran2396 27 күн бұрын

The Meross Model is MSG100 with Apple home kit. Thanks

@josephiyere4491 26 күн бұрын

Nice one very good clip well explained and clear ❤

@AdamsTechLife 25 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching! 😊

@sarabradley919 26 күн бұрын

Love any aqara product! They are elite!

@AdamsTechLife 26 күн бұрын

They are great. Thanks for watching! 😊

@NinaNng 11 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing.

@AdamsTechLife 11 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😊

@JoshsSmartHome 25 күн бұрын

Nice video Adam. We have the M2 and I’ve been using it merely as an IR blaster as I’ve moved our zigbee devices directly to Home Assistant.

@AdamsTechLife 24 күн бұрын

That's a sweet setup, haven't tried home assistant.

@Bflat233 27 күн бұрын

Great review and much needed! I am using the M1S Gen 2 hub - a super simple and a loud alarm. I am considering the benefits of moving to one of the M hubs in order to centralize all hubs along with the primary mesh router so I can connect those devices to a battery backup. Plus - I can move the M1S out of sight - a precaution in case of a burglary. My home is primarily Aqara for sensors, but I utilize Lutron, Eve, Logitech, and Meross devices as well. All are connected to Apple Home via the Apple TV hub and working well together. So - based on your review I think I will use the M2 until Matter is better established - especially the setup automation! Thanks!

@AdamsTechLife 26 күн бұрын

You have a great setup there, I like how you're using the M1S as a burglar alarm. Glad I could help you in deciding which hub to get! :)

@Sah-dd1zh 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video Adam, i think you’re spot on and this is one to let pass for now, particularly at that price point. I know Matter is all the craze, but i still just buy only HomeKit supported devices as they seem to work much smoother more reliably. As far as hubs, i have (3) Aqara G3 cameras but actually have most accessories paired to an E1, the very first hub i got from Aqara that still works fantastic.

@AdamsTechLife 26 күн бұрын

That's great to hear!! Nice setup, too. Glad you enjoyed the video!

@user-rq8ux9du9u 3 күн бұрын

M2 also have new PoE version in other country.

@AdamsTechLife 3 күн бұрын

I didn't know that so thanks for sharing!!

@camron1053 27 күн бұрын

So I have 2 mini HomePod and the latest Apple TV. Would you recommend the M3 or M2 at this point.

@AdamsTechLife 26 күн бұрын

i'd recommend watching the part in the video about which hub to buy ;) depends what aqara devices you wanna use

@phuctran2396 27 күн бұрын

Hi Adam. Thanks very much for your videos and share. I need your advice. My Merros garage opener keep notifying me on HomeKit main screen is ( Obstructed ). It’s not show open or closed. How to fix it. Thanks Tran.

@AdamsTechLife 26 күн бұрын

Maybe try restarting the garage door opener? I don't use the meross garage door opener so i'm not sure how those work exactly. You could also reach out to Meross support.

@phuctran2396 26 күн бұрын

@@AdamsTechLife Thanks very much

@penningtonsm 22 күн бұрын

I have both the Aqara p1 and p2 motion sensors. Will they both work on the m2 hub? Or will I need to buy both hubs? I just got them by the way.

@AdamsTechLife 21 күн бұрын

the video will answer your question ;)

@schmixty60 26 күн бұрын

What do you do if your ISP, who also provides their own "wifi hub" (router), doesn't yet support IPv6?

@AdamsTechLife 26 күн бұрын

you won't be able to use matter devices. it's a requirement for matter technology. i'd recommend getting your own mesh router for complete control tbh.

@schmixty60 25 күн бұрын

@@AdamsTechLife Yeah, currently coming up with a way to bypass the ISP's hardware to add my own router (not necessarily mesh as my apartment's size doesn't justify the cost), and will likely just set up an IPv6 tunnel for that until my ISP catches up to the 21st century.

@_Bogdan_ 27 күн бұрын

So you can’t ad all matter devices to the m3 hub and then generate a matter code and ad that to Home app?

@AdamsTechLife 26 күн бұрын

yes you can do that

@Carlos76gato 25 күн бұрын

Hello, I need help, I have a hard time for my automations, after I installed the M3 hub, I don't know if It has to do with the whole process but when I tried to automate in HomeKit it says couldn't complete any operation, I don't know what to do, I deleted once the hub and reinstalled again I have updated my network settings, It is very challenging any ideas about what I can do are greatly appreciated. Thanks again for any possible input Regards Adam .

@AdamsTechLife 24 күн бұрын

I've had that happen before. Usually when i try again later it works. so you could maybe restart the hub and or internet and try again? you could also reach out to aqara for support

@Carlos76gato 24 күн бұрын

@@AdamsTechLife yes I have done that as well I will try it again and we will see I am not sure if the hub m3 messed it up everything in HomeKit, because even other automatons for example with the flic buttons or smart blinds or with the even they don’t work in the home kit but this happened after I replaced and migrated from the hub m2 to the m3. Thanks for the input, we will keep trying, very frustrated at this point with this Even Apple they can’t figure it out

@AndreasLow 9 күн бұрын

Will the AC controller be exposed to HomeKit??

@AdamsTechLife 5 күн бұрын

I do believe so, it looks that way from aqara's website. I don't have an ac unit so I can't test it for sure but i believe so

@designhurricane 25 күн бұрын

So basically if I want to connect any other Zigbee device which is not made by Aqara, I will not be able to?

@AdamsTechLife 24 күн бұрын

Correct, not to an Aqara hub. A device that uses Zigbee requires it's respective hub...ie philips hue lights connect to hue bridge over zigbee and can't be paired to an aqara hub using zigbee. aqara zigbee bridge only supports zigbee devices from aqara.