I've read that you can pair an Aqara M3 hub with Hubitat using the Matter bridge. Can someone tell me what advantages would be gained by pairing an M3 hub to Hubitat? Would devices pair using their native drivers instead of Generic Zigbee drivers? I like he Aqara product offerings and may get mor…

[image] zbernie123: Generic Zigbee drivers? To use Zigbee drivers you must pair your Aqara devices and you can't use them with other platforms, unless you share them from Hubitat via third party integrations such as HomeKit, Alexa, Google, etc. When connecting the Aqara M3 bridge to Hubitat,…

[image] zbernie123: using the Aqara app on my phone That would be the most features you could get. I really like how they list even the type of battery you need in their app, for example. One advantage to use manufacturer specific app, is that usually, they offer details/features that they a…

[image] zbernie123: e.g., battery levels? [image] bobbyD: I really like how they list even the type of battery you need in their app, for example. One advantage to use manufacturer specific app, is that usually, they offer details/features that they aren't sharing with others. Yes!! …

Unless things have changed with the M3 you will not get battery percentages and those type items. The matter drivers at this point don't provide those. At least with my Aqara M2 hub. As Bobby said the most information you will get is directly on the Aqara app. If you really want battery statisti…

Perhaps I will go against my own post now, but I would not put Battery detail so far up the list as to make a decision such as pairing based on it, over time if it is not likely to be the main feature of a device that will cause you the most benefit / grief

[image] LearningHubitat: really want battery statistics then you need to join the M3 hub into Home Assistant via matter That seems like a tedious job just to get battery level, and shouldn't be necessary. We can certainly fix that. We are looking into the generic component devices to see why …

If I wasn't using Home Assistant for other things I would not invest the time strictly for a battery percentage. Lol While you are looking into that the water leak sensors come over from the M2 via matter as contact sensors. Can you have that looked into as well?

I was using battery level as an example. The question was regarding seeing more device parameters, not just the battery level.

I only used battery level as an example because I don't know what other parameters are not visible in Hubitat. If you're not seeing more parameters to potentially act on in Hubitat, I don't see what the advantage of pairing the M3 with the Hubitat is. What are you gaining from a Hubitat perspectiv…

[image] zbernie123: I was using battery level as an example. The question was regarding seeing more device parameters, not just the battery level. many attributes that are available within a devices native integration be that homekit, Aqara ect are not sent over these hubs matter bridge integ…

"many attributes that are available within a devices native integration be that homekit, Aqara ect are not sent over these hubs matter bridge integrations." Thank you, that's what I was looking for. So from a Hubitat perspective, I don't see the advantage of paring with the M3.

Should I consider pairing an Aqara M3 hub with Hubitat?

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marktheknife October 3, 2025, 10:44pm 27

You sure about that?