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Aqara FP2 — does it actually work with Home Assistant + HomeKit?
Tested over 6 weeks against our standard interop rig. Last refresh Apr 2026.
HomeKit (native)
Works
Home Assistant (HomeKit Controller)
Works · all zones exposed
Home Assistant (Aqara cloud)
Partial · 3-zone limit
Matter
No · firmware 1.2.7 lacks bridging
Local-only operation
Yes via HomeKit Controller
Latency (motion → automation)
~280ms median (n=400)
How we tested
Rig: Home Assistant 2026.4 on a
Pi 5 + SkyConnect, paired against Apple TV 4K (HomeKit hub) and a fresh Aqara M3. Latency measured by triggering a controlled IR-pulse light and timestamping the HA event log. 400 trials over 14 days, two homes (1200 sq ft and 2400 sq ft).
What broke
- Matter bridging is advertised on the box but not present in firmware 1.2.7. Aqara support said "soon" — same as Q4 2024.
- The Aqara cloud integration in HA exposes only 3 of the configured 30 zones. HomeKit Controller exposes all of them — use that path.
- Falling object detection occasionally double-fires within 200ms of the same event. Debounce in your automation.
Working HA configuration
homekit_controller:
# No YAML needed — pair via UI after factory reset.
automation:
- alias: "FP2 zone 1 lights"
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id: binary_sensor.fp2_zone_1_motion
to: "on"
for: "00:00:00"
action:
- service: light.turn_on
target: { entity_id: light.living_room }