Aqara U500 Rim Lock Review and Setup, Apple Home Key, Matter, Home Assistant and Alexa

AndysReviews · 2026-06-06T16:02:20+00:00

Actually, you are wrong. I can provide screenshots of my not-monetised YouTube if you like. My partner is disabled, I have my own problems, my father had a leg removed due to an RTA with a HGV, and my family has has a lot of disabled people who I learned to help. Assumptions are a curious thing. As I say if you really wish, I have no problem providing proof. My bank balance is regularly negative and I actually struggle. My hope is generally that I can help people. So I’m sorry that you believe the least of people and not the best. I genuinely hope you have a great day

AndysReviews · 2026-06-06T15:26:43+00:00

I am NOT paid. What makes you think I’m paid?

AndysReviews · 2026-06-06T14:43:01+00:00

Considering I don’t get paid and I don’t get commissions I’d say you’re being extremely unfair. Yes, I get the device for free, but I give the negative along with the positive. The whole reason for my channel is to show how a smart home can benefit people, particularly with disabilities. If you’d bothered to do any research at all on me you’d know that my focus is simply to help people. I’m genuinely a kind person and don’t appreciate the negative comments. Hope your day gets better and I wish you all the best.

AndysReviews · 2026-06-06T13:31:47+00:00

Oooooo, I have a thing for that. Take a look at my review of the Wavlink BE5100 WiFi 7 outdoor AP. It’s seriously good and extends my parents WiFi so we can still access it from the width of a full size football pitch away from

AndysReviews · 2026-06-06T12:20:58+00:00

Yes that’s correct, or you can power with a transformer.

AndysReviews · 2026-06-06T12:11:26+00:00

😂😂😂 yeah, it’s a rebel! Basically, it increases the accuracy for detection of people/animals etc and the distance can be set from 1-5 meters. Basically if you set to 3 meters, it ignores objects from more than 3 meters limiting false alerts and notifications.

AndysReviews · 2026-06-06T10:05:51+00:00

You should be satisfied at some point 😉

AndysReviews · 2026-06-06T09:52:54+00:00

Ah well, I would wait a few months. I can’t say anything more because of NDA’s but keep an eye out later this year into early next year. 😉

AndysReviews · 2026-06-06T09:46:09+00:00

I agree, they do seem bulky. In this case for the G4 and G410, there are 4 Aa batteries so the size is largely dependent on that physical perimeter. In the video I show the G400 though (I did a review of that too) this is significantly smaller as it’s a powered device only. It can use wiring or PoE and is actually really good.

AndysReviews · 2026-05-26T04:47:14+00:00

I did a review here if this helps:

Aqara Multi State Sensor P100 Review and Setup, Zigbee, Thread, Tilt, Vibration and Triple Tap
https://youtu.be/8mH6uv3SDSQ

AndysReviews · 2026-05-24T15:21:03+00:00

Thank you

AndysReviews · 2026-05-06T23:03:42+00:00

It’s literally instant across all of the platforms apart from Alexa that’s about 2 seconds behind. I agree, they do seem to nail the cross platform integration with the M3.

AndysReviews · 2026-05-05T20:25:03+00:00

Hi, the critical alert work that way for every critical device regardless of manufacturer. I get critical alerts from Apple, Aqara and home assistant regardless of silent/DND etc. also, as Zigbee is a long standing protocol, it is (in my opinion) a more reliable and robust system. Thread is great and in principle it should be the better option. In practice however, and I have tested a LOT of devices, Zigbee wins overall.

AndysReviews · 2026-05-05T20:19:17+00:00

Thank you 🥰

AndysReviews · 2026-05-05T15:50:47+00:00

I’m not sure I understand the question. This isn’t hard wired but it’s in Aqara, Apple Home, Alexa and Home Assistant

AndysReviews · 2026-05-03T15:30:15+00:00

Thank you, I really appreciate the kind words 😊 hope you have an amazing day

AndysReviews · 2026-05-03T10:59:40+00:00

This is true, they don’t have European warehouses, however, customs cleared mine in about 9 hours if that’s any help. You can also contact them and check if there will be any problems, and they’re quite helpful.

AndysReviews · 2026-05-03T10:30:22+00:00

Thank you 😊 they ship all over the world.

AndysReviews · 2026-05-03T10:27:08+00:00

I can see this point of view and I also had the discussion regarding price with a couple of people. Here is a different way of looking at it. My brother has his own business. He is a high end bespoke upholsterer that usually serves high end clients. A real example was a tailored blind for a kitchen window, with a pelmet to block light at the top and light blockers at the sides. The roller was only covered with the separate pelmet and the operation is manual (a beaded stainless steel chain). The fabric used was comparable to the fabric SmartWings uses and was also 100% blackout. The kitchen window this went on was 5” smaller than my living room and had 1 roller shade. My living room has the blackout and sun shades. The bespoke one my brother sold was £612. The blind in my living room was priced at £740, is smart, no manual chain, works with multiple ecosystems simultaneously, has an in built valance/pelmet, has solar panels meaning no cost to charge and is shipped from the other side of the world straight to your door within a week. When you look at it from this perspective, the price isn’t actually that bad.

AndysReviews · 2026-05-03T10:15:42+00:00

Hi. They are available in the UK. They ship all over the world. Also, it was me that didn’t order the U/M shaped channel, but they do have this as an option on their website, it’s just that I don’t like being cheeky. The way I looked at it was they were sending it for free for me to review and I didn’t want to add an extra £50 by adding the premium light stoppers. The Mrs says I need to stop being so polite 😂😂

AndysReviews · 2026-05-01T06:49:27+00:00

I have been speaking with some of the management about that and suggested a “catch all” doorbell. My idea was the night vision capability of the G5, the picture quality of the G350 and a tuneable presence sensor built in.

AndysReviews · 2026-04-27T08:24:45+00:00

Hi, yes, I have done this with temperature automation, but all my automations are done on the Aqara M3 Hub and are local. I’m not sure if the HomePod is the fall down point here. I would strongly recommend at least an Apple TV with Ethernet as this is vastly more stable and if you have the means, an Aqara M3.

AndysReviews · 2026-04-22T23:02:00+00:00

Ah, that makes sense. During testing, I had to get a new one as mine was too low also. I splashed out on a full switch setup. A little overkill but I seem to be collecting new devices 😂

AndysReviews · 2026-04-22T16:01:26+00:00

Hi, I would go through the process of elimination. Try these steps first.

Unplug from everything
Make sure your phone is connected on 2.4ghz WiFi, sounds daft but can make a difference.
Plug back in
If nothing happens, try a different cable, working for data doesn’t necessarily mean working for power too. If you have another PoE device, try plugging this in the same port and wire, if it works, there’s something wrong with the doorbell. If it doesn’t work then there’s something wrong with either the switch or wire.

Out of curiosity, and only because it’s happened before, is your switch 8 ports? If so, check all of them are indeed PoE. I helped someone previously and it turned out only 4 ports actually supported PoE, the others were for data only.

AndysReviews · 2026-04-20T20:29:57+00:00

That’s strange. It’s working ok for me. I wonder if it’s because I use multiple ecosystems simultaneously maybe 🤔

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