Aqara Smart Light Switch (No Neutral, Single Rocker), Requires AQARA HUB, Zigbee Light Switch, Remote Control and Smart Home Automation, Compatible with HomeKit, Google, Works with Alexa, SmartThings

I had some old light switches that controlled my dining table light, and ceiling lights in the lounge that I wanted to incorporate into my smart home. Instead of adding unnecessary traffic on my WiFi network by adding a bunch of WiFi light bulbs, I added a paid of these to the light switches instead. These were easy to swap out, look amazing and operate flawlessly.The pros of doing it this way:* Much lower cost that replacing all the light bulbs with smart light bulbs* Doesn't add unnecessary load on a crowded WiFi network* Maintains the light switch functionality as before - toggles the lights on and off as normal* Avoids issues that might occur if you turned off a light switch with smart bulbs - you'd lose control over them. This problem doesn't exist in this caseThe cons:* Zigbee device and requires an Aqara Hub - I would recommend the M3, although anything from them will work. You can also use third party Zigbee hubs, and integrate into Home Assistant for example* No neutral comes with a price premium. Ouch!

I needed a no neutral smart switch for use with home assistant and this is the best I have found. It works reliably and was easy to connect using my home assistant zigbee dongle. I currently have them on every switch in my house where they make sense. For places where it only replaces one light switch I use the second button to trigger automations.

Some switches in my 1960s house have no neutral and no ground (switch loop wiring). This switch works perfectly fine and I was able to add this to Alexa directly and didn’t need the aqare hub or app. I hope this helps anyone that is in the same situation. I did ground mine to metal electrical boxes even though I didn’t have a ground.---UPDATE---After using these switches for a couple days, I've realized if you pair these directly to the Echo Zigbee hub, the switch eventually flashes red meaning it lost connection. This red light flashes until its controlled via Alexa voice again and then it eventually times out and will flash red again.To fix this I tried ordering the M2 Hub which fixed the red light issues but also created another issue. If these are connected to the Aqara hub, Alexa doesn't recognize the devices in routines to use them as triggers. They do appear if it is not being used as a trigger. Unfortunately in my case I am using my switches as triggers to turn on other switches/plugs of other brands.It seems like these devices are locked down to keep you in their ecosystem. If you don't mind them blinking red when on, they still work perfectly fine paired directly to the Echo hubs via Zigbee.UPDATE 3———-I was able to figure out how to get this to work correctly the way I wanted. Do not connect directly to Alexa skill, setup your hub and add all your devices and then add the hub into Alexa by the matter code. This always everything to work correctly in routines!!When I linked to Alexa skill and everything was imported 1 by 1 it was causing errors when trying to make certain routines.

Amazon or the vendor lost the first one I ordered, but this one came overnight. It was easy to connect to the old wiring in my 1902 house. I'd ordered the TAPO TP/Link no-neutral switches first because they were less expensive, but they won't work in this situation. Even though my M3 Hub is downstairs, the switch connected quickly and easily. Yes, this switch is more expensive than others, but if you already have an Aqara ecosystem, this is the way to go for smart wall switches. Next time, I might try a matter-enabled switch. Great job, Aqara.

I used this as a smart switch for my pool lights. The wiring for the pool switch did not have a neutral wire, so this was necessary . And since I already had an Aqara hub, it worked wonderfully! Very happy.

I’m using this smart switch to work my ceiling kitchen fixture. This does not use a neutral wire which was necessary for me as my house is older and does not have a neutral in the switch wiring box. Three wires to hook up. Line, load and ground. It is necessary to use an Aqara hub. I bought an E1 from Amazon as well, which was the least expensive option. Just follow the setup instructions in each box. The setup was a little clunky as I had to repeat steps a couple of times. You don’t have to turn off your 5G network, just make sure your phone is on a 2.5 during setup. All in all not a bad experience. The switch was packaged well and protected in the box. Very good build quality. I added Aqara Home skill to Alexa and now have voice control with my Echo dot. I’ve tried other less expensive smart switches that didn’t require neutral wires but couldn’t get any others to work with my fixture which has 4 bipin LED tubes. Highly recommended.

Garbage! Don't bother, especially with Home Assistant. Never stays connected to Zigbee.After connecting many, many times and HA interviewing it just disconnect after 10 or so min. Zero reliability. I have my main Zigbee antenna like 10 feet away with another repeater switch closer. It won't stay connected.In the end I paid smart switch prices for now just a regular switch.DON'T BUY, TRUST ME. TERRIBLE PRODUCT.