How do you increase reliability?

[erktrek]

If you don't mind a little tinkering some members have used HomeAssistant (HA) to manage the Aqara devices and the HE/HA Bridge to bring them into HE for the ultimate home automation experience.

Xiaomi Aqara temperature sensors, is there better?

If you have many of the Aqara temp sensors, you might want to consider this method. I bring my Aqara devices into HE by using a ConBee 2 dongle attached to HA and the Home Assistant Device Bridge. It hangs onto the Xiaomi devices like glue and brings them back in Hubitat where I want them. A very solid setup, but the same rule applies in regard to repeaters. They must be Xiaomi compatible.