Aqara Cube T1 Pro, Requires AQARA ZIGBEE 3.0 HUB

I love this product! I have been using this for last four months. While I couldn’t use its full functionality since I connected it through HomeAssistant and I had to purchase the Aqara hub separately, this little gadget is so impressive that I still had to give it 5 stars. Every time guests see it for the first time, they are just so amazed. However, if you’re new to home automation, it might not be the easiest to set up. It took me some time to figure things out and I am new to HomeAssistant. Speed to turn on and off: 4/5 Battery Life: 5/5 Accuracy: 3/5 Ease of Installation: 2/5 Once everything is set up, the combination of its price, functionality, and the “wow” factor it brings to guests makes it a solid 5/5. Highly recommend it for smart home enthusiasts!

I ordered the cube to have on my desk to control stuff in my room like lights and media. It paired easily with HomeAssistant andnI downloaded the rvaidya 69 action blueprint for ZHA. At first I could only get it to recognize shake and rotation actions and it wasn't reliably detecting anything but shakes. I had to quickly press the link button 5 times to get it to change modes and then it was able to detect flips and other actions. The responsiveness is hit or miss. For flips to be recognized they almost need to be rolled on a hard surface and not raised in your hand and manipulated then placed down. I can sometimes get the latter to work but only if I'm quick about finding the side I want. I have also found with my setup that rotations only seem to trigger after it's been flipped and you leave it on the hard surface. If I pick it up to do a knock or a shake or something and place it back down, the automations don't recognize the rotations anymore until I flip it again. I suspect this may be more a software issue than a hardware issue but I'm not sure. Another thing I noticed with the blueprint I'm using is that knocks on face 6 and face 3 are swapped so if you want a knock with face 3 active you have to set the automation on face 6 and vice versa. I haven't fully mapped automations to every face / action yet but so far that's the only error I've found. Again this is likely software not the hardware. I do find that sometimes you have to repeat actions a couple times to get them to be recognized. Not sure if this is a learning curve thing where I just have to get used to it more or if it's a sensitivity issue or a combination of both. It's definitely a fun little gadget to play around with. It may or may not be practical and definitely isn't guest friendly and takes a bit of training to teach someone what everything does. I'm going to get some 1" (25mm) stickers to print on that will fit on the faces so I can have a better visual on which side controls what.

Gadget for fiddlers. Not as smooth as videos. Fo me I have to pick it up turn it to desired and put it down with intention. It works and my 30 year old son makes fun of me.

First, I wish they had grey and black. The white gets dirty too quickly, well, looks dirty. Actually, it would be great if they made many colors (red, yellow, pink, brown, black, grey, bright white, green, orange, lavender, etc.). Second, once you move them around enough, they start getting disconnected and stop responding. I've replaced the battery, reset them, and they are within ten feet of the Zigbee coordinator. I am using Home Assistant with Zigbee2MQTT. It appears as if the battery is not staying connected. Sometimes when I reset the battery, it works for a bit then stops working. I do not know if it is the battery not being secured or if it is a connection issue. This only happens on one cube. The other cube works fine. I just have two. I really like these things and would buy more. I hope for more color choices, better security of battery, and more stable connectivity. UPDATE 2023-05-24: Aqara immediately contacted me. They were very responsive with constant replies. I appreciate this. Eventually they offered a refund, and I declined it. I will keep the two cubes as they are. As far as the Aqara door sensors and buttons are concerned, they are awesome and have not had an issue with them at all. I like the door sensors and buttons better than other competitors. I said to them, instead of refund, how about future Cube Pro 3 with assorted color choices. I would definitely buy those. Aqara customer service is high bar. I increased my score from two stars to five stars just for the customer service I received. UPDATE 2025-04-14: This is about the tenth time having to repair these devices. I loved it while it worked, but when it loses connection with my Zigbee hub, having to pop the cover, repair it, I just decided to remove them from my network. I use Home Assistant, with SMLIGHT SLZB6 Zigbee hub, Zigbee2MQTT. Everything is up to date. I hope they come out of T2 Pro, maybe with improved connectivity and maybe some more features. I love these cubes, but I am tired of having to repair them every other month. I am done with them until someone else or they come out with a new version.

Fun, excellent idea, but :) not reliable at all. Most of the time, you have to redo the movements again and again. It's a funy and cheap toy. But do not plan to use it for something serious. Gestures are limited too, There is 2 modes, and each one support half of them, and cannot setup "complexe" gesture dectection.

This is a fun toy. You need Zigbee2MQTT for this to work with Home Assistant. Zigbee inclusion with Zigbee Home Automation (ZHA) does not expose the entities you need to get this to work. I figured all that out after I bought the cube and it sat around for a while till I had time to figure Z2M out. Once it is included, actions can be triggered by different movements of the cube. I have it toggling the kitchen lights if I shake the cube. The time, temperature and weather are announced if I change the sides. The Family Room lights' brightness is adjusted as the cube is rotated left or right. For me, remembering what each action/movement does is the biggest challenge. :=} Is it practical? Probably not, but it is fun if you like this kind of stuff. I have no regrets about getting the cube.

This is not a good product, and a stain on Aqara's otherwise great status in my book. I use Aqara's temperature, moisture, contact, motion, and vibration sensors--and find them reliable--throughout my home. But this product just does whatever it wants and does not respond in the way that the product description suggests it will respond. It's not even reliable enough to be a party trick. I'm returning it and if you're disappointed after reading this review and ordering the product anyway, you heard it here first.

For some reason, action mode is not available with Alexa. For me, that's OK, as I think I prefer scene mode anyway. I had to disable and re-enable the Aqara skill in Alexa before it recognized the Cube. Although the —nearly microscopic—documentation says that shaking is available in scene mode, it does not show up in Alexa. I got this primarily because I can't speak to Alexa when wearing my CPAP mask. This is also handy for executing an Alexa command without interrupting music playing on Alexa. Because it is usually dark when I'm trying to sleep, I added glue dots to five sides so that I can identify each side by touch. Take care not to slide the Cube across a surface if you don't want to repeat a routine. I only got the Cube because the buttons (Mini Switches) don't integrate with Alexa. I would prefer to use the buttons.

Der Hexaeder ist ein echter Game-Changer in meiner Smart-Home-Welt! Ich bin echt begeistert von den Möglichkeiten und der stabilen Verarbeitung des Geräts. Die Installation ist simpel, und man kann den Würfel super auf seine Bedürfnisse anpassen. Caesar hätte sich sicher auch gern so ein dreidimensionales Polyeder geschnappt, wenn er sein Zuhause smarter machen wollte. Personalisierung & Funktionen: Der Clou: Jeder der 6 Seiten lässt sich mit einer Aktion belegen, also perfekt für kreative Smart-Home-Lösungen. Ich hab zum Beispiel eine "Sleep Mode"-Funktion eingebaut – Schüttel ich den Würfel dann wird nach einer Stunde alles im Smart Home abgeschaltet. Licht. Musik. Und damit das nicht versehentlich ausgelöst wird, nutze ich ein cleveres System mit einem Input Boolean, um den Würfel aktiv zu erkennen, bevor irgendeine Aktion gestartet wird. - Der Kreativitität sind keine Grenzen gesetzt. Die freie Programmierbarkeit ist das, was den Würfel so unfassbar stark macht. In der App sieht man mit den Seiten, was ich wo programmiere - sehr convenient. Das Ding ist echt flexibel – von Musiksteuerung über Dashboard-Anzeigen bis zur Überwachungskamera! Meine Lieblings-Features: Auf Seite 1 startet ein Doppeltipp meine Musik-App, die andere startet dann unsere die Lieblingsplaylist. Mit anderen kann ich Feuchtigkeitswerte alle Kameras auf dem TV im Blick bekommen. Das Ganze geht einfach super schnell und smooth. Steuerung & Komfort Der Würfel ist außerdem gut durchdacht: Kein Wackeln, kein Ruckeln – top Qualität. Die Verarbeitung ist gut. Keine Grate. Hohe Qualität aber nicht so massiv. Einfach, intuitiv und einfach mega komfortabel. Vorteile & Verbesserungspotenzial +Sehr gute Verarbeitung und stabiler Aufbau +Schnelle Reaktion, keine Verzögerung +Leicht zu individualisieren für Smart-Home-Prozesse +Verschiedene Bewegungsoptionen wie Schütteln und Drehen – Kleinere Verbesserungen für die HomeKit-Integration wären nett – Erweiterung der Funktionen innerhalb der Aqara-App wäre wünschenswert. Hier so bei Apple doch einige Einschränkungen. Meine Empfehlung - Nutzt normale gute Android-Betriebssysteme und dann geht alles. Keine Selbsteinschränkung! Fazit Der Würfel hat echt riesiges Potenzial, und das Beste: Er ist voll individualisierbar! Der Hexaeder“wird dem Smart Home ordentlich auf die Sprünge helfen. Und obwohl die HomeKit-Integration noch ein paar Verbesserungen gebrauchen könnte, bin ich insgesamt sehr zufrieden. Ein Muss für alle, die mehr aus ihrem Smart Home herausholen wollen.

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Hue Dimmer Switch gibi birkaç farklı kumanda kullandım ve en eğlencelisi, en işlevsel olanı bu. Aqara uygulaması ve Aqara Hub M1S ile kullanıyorum. Cihazı elimde tuttuğumda Aqara Camera E1 gizlilik moduna girmesi için otomasyon kurdum. Aynı zamanda sağa sola döndürme otomasyonu kurup Aqara Roller Shade’e bağlı perdemi açıp kapatıyorum. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 numaralı yüzlerini de HomeKit üzerinden ışıkları ve sahneleri ayarlaması için kullanıyorum. Aşırı bariz bir gecikme hissetmedim.

Acheté en octobre 2024 pour 27,99€, l'Aqara Contrôleur Cube T1 Pro s'est rapidement imposé comme le petit génie de ma maison connectée. Attention, ce n'est pas un simple gadget, ni un jouet, mais un véritable assistant domotique déguisé en cube ! L'installation est un jeu d'enfant : il faut ouvrir la face 6 du cube avec une languette métallique fournie pour appuyer sur le bouton d'appairage. Une fois cette mission accomplie, le cube s’est facilement connecté à mon setup Home Assistant via une passerelle Zigbee 3 Sonoff. La réactivité est globalement bonne, avec un léger décalage d'une à deux secondes selon les actions. Le secouage est plus rapide que le double tape, par exemple. Difficile de dire si c'est dû au cube, à la passerelle ou aux automatisations, mais ça reste tout à fait acceptable pour un usage quotidien. Le cube offre une panoplie d'actions digne d'un tour de magie : changement de face, soulèvement simple ou double, rotation, secouage... C'est comme avoir une télécommande universelle, mais en plus fun ! 😄 Grâce à un blueprint créé par la communauté Home Assistant, paramétrer ces actions est un vrai jeu d'enfant. Pour le moment, je l'utilise principalement comme télécommande de lumière, mais les possibilités sont infinies. C'est l'outil parfait pour ceux qui préfèrent les gestes aux commandes vocales. Imaginez : un simple geste pour créer une ambiance cinéma dans votre salon, en baissant toutes les lumières et en réglant la couleur. Magique, non ? Côté design, c'est sobre et élégant. Il trône fièrement sur ma table de salon ou dans mon plateau de bras de canapé, servant presque d'objet déco. Attention toutefois si vous avez une table en verre : utilisez un dessous de verre pour protéger votre surface (le cube, lui, est assez robuste). L'autonomie de la batterie semble bonne jusqu'à présent, aucun souci à signaler de ce côté-là. En conclusion, l'Aqara Contrôleur Cube T1 Pro est bien plus qu'un simple gadget. C'est une baguette magique pour votre maison connectée, offrant une façon ludique et intuitive de contrôler votre environnement. Certes, il y a un léger délai dans certaines actions, mais la polyvalence et la facilité d'utilisation compensent largement ce petit défaut. Si vous cherchez à ajouter une touche de magie à votre domotique, ce cube est fait pour vous. Il transformera vos gestes en véritables tours de passe-passe domotiques !

prodotto interessante, per il quale occorre un po di conoscenza del settore, lampadine o interruttori smart. Per utilizzarlo occorre una hub ZigBee (non funziona con wifi altrimenti la batteria durerebbe una settimana) o un hub domestico. Io l'ho utilizzato con home assistent e integrazione ZHA. (dopo un cambio di protocollo premendo 5 volte il tasto di reset). si possono associare eventi di accensione e spengimento a per ogni tipo si movimento del cubo (spingi, sposta, scuoti, ruota, posizioni numeriche da 1 a 6. Buon divertimento.