Aqara Hub M3 and Smart Video Doorbell G4 - are they any good?

Aqara has released Hub 3 and Smart Video Doorbell G4 - let's check them out and see what's with all of the hype about them. Plus how well they work locally with Home Assistant.
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00:00 - Intro
00:31 - About this Aqara video
00:55 - Aqara Hub M3 features & unboxing
04:54 - Setup, child devices, IR and more
11:27 - Other M3 features
12:35 - Aqara Smart Video Doorbell G4
16:38 - Installation, setup and features
19:58 - Home Assistant integration

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[filipefernandesmusic]

how did you add the doorbell to Home Assistant? I've had this device for almost a year and I'm still waiting for the matter integration...

you mentioned the Homekit integration. in my home assistant, when I click "Add integration > Apple > Homekit Device", the list is empty :/

[thomasjefferson]

any way to make the button more obvious? no one is clicking mine

[Tntdruid]

Can you use the doorbell without the hub? I dont want any ☁️ stuff 👍

[Claudiu.]

:) it's beginning to be weird how often you post videos about the same items I have on my to-do list. I am still considering buying "Reolink Video Doorbell PoE D340P" based on what reviews I saw online. Curious to watch your thought on the G4, which I was also considering. Thank you

[Appmyhome]

Hi nice video. Curious how stable the doorbell video is. Also how many watts was the power adapter you used? Thank you.

[obi]

Can you use this hub to trigger Aqara scenes from Home Assistant? For example, the various T1M light ring animations are all scenes. It would be nice to trigger them with HA automations.

[martinhorvath]

I have AQARA doorbell G4, and actually my signal is very weak, as I cannot place it differently, is it possible to increase the range between chime and doorbell by adding like M3 hub..? do you have any other recommendations? thanks.

[GarNelson]

I do have an M3 hub in a drawer. Is there any benefit to adding it to my Home Assistant? I had initially thought to use Aqara H1 switches with Philips WIZ lights, but the Aqara app can't see the WIZ lights for any sort of control automation. HA can see parts of the wall switches and parts of the downlights for automation. An imperfect situation to be sure. Do you think there would be any benefit to me digging out the M3 and installing it again? I appreciate your video since this is the first mention I've seen of bringing the M3 into Home Assistant.

[PeterPavlik]

Can the M3 hub be a part of existing Z2MQTT network as a router only (use other zb coordinator)?

[filipefernandesmusic]

hey! in the video timeline it says "Aqara Smart Video Doorbell M4", instead of G4 :)