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Connected Aqara lighting, controls, cameras and sensors in the Singapore showroom

How Aqara works

How Aqara devices work together.

Connect lighting, curtains, air-conditioning, locks, cameras and sensors through automations, scenes, apps, switches and voice control.

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Four parts of a complete smart home.

Each part solves a different control problem. Together, they make the home easier to operate and reduce the number of adjustments needed throughout the day.

Smart-home outcomes

What a connected Aqara home can do.

Technology is useful when it produces a clear result in the home. These are the three outcomes that guide an Aqara system design.

01

Comfort

Set lighting, curtains and air-conditioning around the room, time of day and the people using it.

02

Convenience

Replace repeated adjustments with scenes, schedules and automatic responses that work across several devices.

03

Awareness

Receive alerts from locks, cameras, doorbells and sensors, and check on the home while away.

Aqara sensor responding to activity at home

How the system works

Sensors, automation rules and connected devices.

A connected home combines inputs, rules and actions. Aqara hubs and apps bring those parts together into one system.

  1. 1

    Inputs

    Presence sensors, door sensors, switches, locks, cameras and schedules provide the input.

  2. 2

    Automation conditions

    Conditions define when a response should run: after sunset, while someone is present, at a set time, or only in a chosen mode.

  3. 3

    Device actions

    Lights, curtains, air-conditioning, notifications and scenes carry out the required action.

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Control options

One home. Four ways to control it.

A good smart home does not depend on a single app or interface. Each control method has a clear role, and which of them a given device supports is stated on its product page.

Automatic

The home responds to presence, time, light, temperature or device status.

Physical

Wall switches and wireless controls remain familiar for family members and guests.

App

Aqara Home and the linked platforms give room, device and scene control.

Voice

Siri, Google Assistant and Alexa run devices and scenes hands-free once they are linked.

Plan your Aqara smart home

Plan your Aqara system.

Tell us which rooms, devices and routines matter. We can help identify the controls, hubs and product combinations required for your home.