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

No neutral, requires a hub – but fantastic quality.
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!

Works well with Home Assistant
I purchased this switch to replace a SONOFF ZBMINI that didn’t operate consistently. This switch paired easily with HA and operates consistently. For the price, it is the best smart switch that works with HA that I could find. I would give it five stars, but the on/off feel is not like a standard switch. I tried a Kasa Matter KS205 switch, but I couldn’t get it to join HA. I also tried a SONOFF Matter M5-1C-120W switch. It setup and joined HA with no problems, but it will not fit a standard switch plate.

Works Well
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.

Problems with plastic, ground cable and fire hazard
I have bought multiple smart switches from Aqara I had problems with several switches with this same problem and they sent me a replacement, I thought it was a problem with those that I bought initially.But in the ones that were sent to me as replacements, some did the same thing, others still work. I bought a double rocket that did the same thing.I would not recommend this type of wired product, because it represents a risk for your family, the other products that are battery powered or connected to a switch have not had problems, try a second time and the same thing happens, I do not think I will try this again type of products of this brand, at least those that are wired.On this occasion, although the problem happened, they continued to work, the first time it happened they burned more and stopped working, in both situations luckily I was at home, if I was not at home everything could have burned.Normally I don’t do very detailed reviews, if the product works well, I give it the stars it deserves.Of the switches, they are the ones with neutral, 1 double rocket and 2 single rocket, in total there were 6 switches that had the same situation, the previous 3 were replaced by the manufacturer..

Es un buen producto, que en compañía del Hub M2 de Aqara, funciona de maravilla, SIN NEUTRO NO FUNCIONA, así que revisa tu instalación antes de pedirlo para que tomes tus precauciones. En mi caso, solo fue alimentar un cable extra, el detalle es que las tuberías de mi hogar estaban colapsadas, al final se pudo instalar sin problemas.

Es un interruptor inteligente que funciona con Zigbee por lo que antes de comprar consideré que necesita un Hub (central domótica) de la marca Aqara como el E1, M1S, M2, M3 o cualquier otro -de Aqara-. Agregado pasa directamente a HomeKit y también a Google Home y Alexa. Con Matter con el código del Hub, este dispositivo y otros de la marca pasan incluso a otros ecosistemas. El diseño es bonito, nada especial pero se ve bien y cumple perfectamente su función.

Works great and feels quality. But makes a horrible buzzing noise similar to a coil whine. Can hear it from 2- 3 meters away. Gave me a headache by the time I finished setting it up.