Cube T1 Pro, Requires AQARA ZIGBEE 3.0 HUB, 6 Sides to Control Different Scenes and Diverse Actions to Control Smart Home Devices, Supports Homekit, Alexa and IFTTT

I love this product! I have been using this for last four months. While I couldn’t use its full functionality since I connected it through HomeAssistant and I had to purchase the Aqara hub separately, this little gadget is so impressive that I still had to give it 5 stars. Every time guests see it for the first time, they are just so amazed. However, if you’re new to home automation, it might not be the easiest to set up. It took me some time to figure things out and I am new to HomeAssistant. Speed to turn on and off: 4/5 Battery Life: 5/5 Accuracy: 3/5 Ease of Installation: 2/5 Once everything is set up, the combination of its price, functionality, and the “wow” factor it brings to guests makes it a solid 5/5. Highly recommend it for smart home enthusiasts!

This unique control device allows you to send a variety of control signals to a Zigbee hub with a unique interface. You could use a remote with buttons, or you could (for example) get this cube, turn it to side 3, and rotate it. The cube has several different events it can send, and you can configure its software to respond to those signals as you like. You can shake or "throw" the cube (don't actually throw it; that's what it calls an action where you hold it, move it through the air, and suddenly stop). You can flip it to one of its 6 sides, and it'll report which side it was flipped from and to. Once it knows it's on a specific side, you can rotate it left or right, slide it, or tap it. Any of these actions can be configured to do something - flipping it to side 1 and rotating it could act as a control to dim/brighten the lights, for example. It does require a Zigbee network - no, it doesn't need an Aqara brand Zigbee hub specifically; I'm using it with a Sonoff Zigbee hub. Once paired, it can send signals to whatever control software you configure to respond to it. I'm using it with Home Assistant, and it works fine. The caveat is that all the actions having to do with flipping the cube to a side and doing something will only work on a hard, level, flat surface. It can only sense what side it's on if you firmly "click" it against a surface - not hard, but firmly enough that you can hear it make contact. I thought it wasn't working or there were signal problems until I realized this. The shaking and throwing actions don't depend on a surface and work anywhere, but all the side-related actions need you to flip it firmly on a solid surface so its accelerometers get clear input. Remember that this uses the Zigbee protocol to communicate - not wi-fi, not Bluetooth (ok, I think the config app might use Bluetooth, but only to configure it, and you don't need the app). You will need to pair the cube with some kind of Zigbee hub to receive its signals. If you aren't using Zigbee, this won't work for you. But if you are, this cube is a unique if somewhat finicky way to control your devices.

Great gadget. Using it with Alexa to fire off routines. Easy to setup. App is easy to use. Not all of the functionality is available unless you are deep into the Aqara ecosystem. I am not so I can only use half of the functionality. Requires a Aqara hub. Reasonably priced for all of the things it can do.

I was excited that Aqara released this product with HomeKit support. Sadly, my excitement didn’t translate to reality. The HomeKit integration is incredibly limiting: effectively you only get a “switch” per side. No shake action. No rotation. On top of that, it’s super slow and unreliable. It looks like some others in the reviews have had better luck setting it up with Home Assistant, which I may give a shot, but the official HomeKit “support” is so lousy that it borders on dishonest. Do not recommend for HomeKit at all. UPDATE: I was able to get the cube working with Home Assistant using a Zigbee gateway and ZHA. Unfortunately, the cube drained its battery in two days. I replaced the battery and it did it again. This thing is going in the bin. One star; absolutely do not recommend.

For some reason, action mode is not available with Alexa. For me, that's OK, as I think I prefer scene mode anyway. I had to disable and re-enable the Aqara skill in Alexa before it recognized the Cube. Although the —nearly microscopic—documentation says that shaking is available in scene mode, it does not show up in Alexa. I got this primarily because I can't speak to Alexa when wearing my CPAP mask. This is also handy for executing an Alexa command without interrupting music playing on Alexa. Because it is usually dark when I'm trying to sleep, I added glue dots to five sides so that I can identify each side by touch. Take care not to slide the Cube across a surface if you don't want to repeat a routine. I only got the Cube because the buttons (Mini Switches) don't integrate with Alexa. I would prefer to use the buttons.

Producto de buena calidad tras una semana de uso bastante cómodo para hacer rutinas con luces y ambientes estaría bien que fuese compatible todas las demás funciones con alexa y Apple HomeKit pero ya con las seis caras se pueden hacer bastantes cosas aún así requiere hub para poder utilizar con ambas plataformas

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Hue Dimmer Switch gibi birkaç farklı kumanda kullandım ve en eğlencelisi, en işlevsel olanı bu. Aqara uygulaması ve Aqara Hub M1S ile kullanıyorum. Cihazı elimde tuttuğumda Aqara Camera E1 gizlilik moduna girmesi için otomasyon kurdum. Aynı zamanda sağa sola döndürme otomasyonu kurup Aqara Roller Shade’e bağlı perdemi açıp kapatıyorum. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 numaralı yüzlerini de HomeKit üzerinden ışıkları ve sahneleri ayarlaması için kullanıyorum. Aşırı bariz bir gecikme hissetmedim.

very cool item for the aqara ecosystem Easily impress your friends when dimming the lights with spinning the cube on the desk and more :) supports all the old cube methods (switchable in the aqara app) and adds new methods special to the T1 pro model do note - this requires one of the aqara\xiaomi zigbee hubs to work!

Acheté en octobre 2024 pour 27,99€, l'Aqara Contrôleur Cube T1 Pro s'est rapidement imposé comme le petit génie de ma maison connectée. Attention, ce n'est pas un simple gadget, ni un jouet, mais un véritable assistant domotique déguisé en cube ! L'installation est un jeu d'enfant : il faut ouvrir la face 6 du cube avec une languette métallique fournie pour appuyer sur le bouton d'appairage. Une fois cette mission accomplie, le cube s’est facilement connecté à mon setup Home Assistant via une passerelle Zigbee 3 Sonoff. La réactivité est globalement bonne, avec un léger décalage d'une à deux secondes selon les actions. Le secouage est plus rapide que le double tape, par exemple. Difficile de dire si c'est dû au cube, à la passerelle ou aux automatisations, mais ça reste tout à fait acceptable pour un usage quotidien. Le cube offre une panoplie d'actions digne d'un tour de magie : changement de face, soulèvement simple ou double, rotation, secouage... C'est comme avoir une télécommande universelle, mais en plus fun ! 😄 Grâce à un blueprint créé par la communauté Home Assistant, paramétrer ces actions est un vrai jeu d'enfant. Pour le moment, je l'utilise principalement comme télécommande de lumière, mais les possibilités sont infinies. C'est l'outil parfait pour ceux qui préfèrent les gestes aux commandes vocales. Imaginez : un simple geste pour créer une ambiance cinéma dans votre salon, en baissant toutes les lumières et en réglant la couleur. Magique, non ? Côté design, c'est sobre et élégant. Il trône fièrement sur ma table de salon ou dans mon plateau de bras de canapé, servant presque d'objet déco. Attention toutefois si vous avez une table en verre : utilisez un dessous de verre pour protéger votre surface (le cube, lui, est assez robuste). L'autonomie de la batterie semble bonne jusqu'à présent, aucun souci à signaler de ce côté-là. En conclusion, l'Aqara Contrôleur Cube T1 Pro est bien plus qu'un simple gadget. C'est une baguette magique pour votre maison connectée, offrant une façon ludique et intuitive de contrôler votre environnement. Certes, il y a un léger délai dans certaines actions, mais la polyvalence et la facilité d'utilisation compensent largement ce petit défaut. Si vous cherchez à ajouter une touche de magie à votre domotique, ce cube est fait pour vous. Il transformera vos gestes en véritables tours de passe-passe domotiques !