On the strength of how happy I was with the Aqara Smart Lock U100 I recently set up and blogged about, I got the Aqara Smart Doorbell Camera G410 to partially replace an OG UniFi Access Starter Kit I’ve had for over 5 years. I’d never been happy with it in terms of the performance - there always seemed to be too long a delay when people would ring the doorbell at our front gate.

So, now all I’m using that kit for is to unlock the gate only, using a Home Assistant integration to expose that ability to Apple’s Home app, which not exactly the cheapest/simplest way to achieve that, but at least it is reliable and fast!

I’m happy so far with the Aqara doorbell camera, but I do feel the plastic mount is a little flimsy and the unit is only held in place with a single Phillips-head screw located behind a rubber stopper on the side - far too accessible in my opinion.

I’ve also continued working on my Home Assistant dashboards, here’s a taste:

Currently listening: MICROMECHA - “Underwater Quest (Atmospheric DnB/Ambient Jungle/Liquid DnB)"