Aqara Smart Doorbell Camera G410 with Chime, 2K, HomeKit Secure Video, 2-Way Audio, Built-in Matter Hub, Wireless/Wired, Supports Apple Home, Alexa, Google, Home Assistant, 2.4G/5GHz Wi-Fi, Black

The best HomeKit-compatible smart doorbell system!
This is the best doorbell camera system for Apple Home/HomeKit you can buy!- Great widescreen camera, accurate colors and night lighting, very little lag, if any- When connected through HomeKit, it can be configured to provide notifications when people approach the door. It can even recognize certain people, based on labels in the Photos app.- Installation was relatively simple and straightforward, but the instruction manual is only accessible online through a QR code.- It’s somewhat unintuitive to open the doorbell panel; the screw cover is on the right side, you need to lift it up and loosen the screw to remove the doorbell.- It’s okay to use batteries to power the doorbell panel, though I haven’t had this unit long enough to tell you how long it lasts. The chime and doorbell are permanently connected, so once the chime is plugged in, mounted and online, the system just works 🙂Overall, this is a great upgrade to your smart home security system. There are more security features when you connect the devices to the Aqara app and then HomeKit, including Matter connectivity, but I wouldn’t know; I connected to HomeKit directly. Oops. 😅

At last, a doorbell camera not designed by pirates (talkin’ to you, Amazon)
The Aqara Doorbell Camera Hub G410 is a doorbell camera plus IoT hub that provides a doorbell, two-way audio, face detection, and reports if a person is lingering at the door. It is similar in general capability to the Amazon Ring battery doorbell, but offers better overall value. I hated my Ring doorbell. It seemed to be designed by pirates, a $99 advertisement for costly monthly services to make the Ring do what the ad promised.The G410s mechanical design is solid. It has a high quality video camera and uses millimeter wave radar to detect motion. It comes standard with flexible mounting options you have to pay extra for with a Ring. The doorbell unit communicates wirelessly using the Matter IoT protocol to the hub, which talks to your local wi-fi network. All services operate locally, and don’t send data to distant servers to be hoovered up for unknowable purposes like the Ring does. The hub can control other IoT devices, and is also an indoor annunciator for the doorbell, another feature that costs extra with the Ring.The G410 software for Android is less solid. The user interface is powerful but not super obvious until you have used it for awhile. The software requires a firm press on the phone’s screen to push buttons, and the virtual keyboard is more finicky than the default Android keyboard. Much of the text is displayed in a very small font. I’m going to have to learn about the Matter protocol before attempting to connect any other IoT devices.Mechanical installation was easy. Software installation was a different matter. The Android app must be paired to the hub, which the app rather opaquely calls an “accessory.” The app can also connect (the hub) to a “device” so the process is confusing. You connect the app to the hub initially as a Bluetooth device. The app needs to scan a QR code on the hub to get the Bluetooth passkey, but there are three different QR code stickers on the hub, two of which are on the same surface, making it hard to isolate just one. Fortunately the hub comes factory paired to the doorbell device. If you try to set up the hub and doorbell on your desk before mounting the doorbell on the door, you discover that the doorbell has a tamper switch. Doorbell and hub both begin shrieking. So, for Android, I believe the correct installation sequence is: (1) Mount the hardware backplate on the door frame; (2) Download the Aqara app to your phone; (3) Use the app to install the hub as an accessory; (4) Put batteries in the doorbell and hang it on the backplate.You have to provide a USB wall wart to power the hub, but you may already have one. You will want a micro SD card to make the timeline feature work, but again, you may already have one. The Doorbell eats batteries unless you use the battery-saver mode, or you can find a 24v power source, maybe the ringer of your old doorbell if you didn’t drop the wires down the hole like I did.Four stars because the app is confusing and the documentation could be more extensive, but overall a satisfactory product.

This doorbell camera from Aqara has performed very well in its first month of use. Installation was straightforward, using the existing wiring from a traditional, non-smart doorbell. From a network perspective, it has been running on a Ubiquiti UniFi Wi-Fi 7 network without any connectivity issues and has remained consistently responsive, with no crashes or dropouts. The main Aqara app has no subscription fees, which is also nice.Everyday performance is strong. Notifications arrive quickly, video quality is clear, and the camera reliably identifies visitors and package deliveries. Integration with Apple HomeKit Secure Video works well, with events reflected promptly in the Apple Home app.The main drawback relates to the chime. There is no clean way to integrate the unit with an existing non-smart chime, nor to power the included chime permanently using the original wiring. An optional Power over Ethernet (PoE) version would be a welcome improvement, simplifying installation and reducing reliance on Wi-Fi and separate power arrangements.Despite this limitation, the doorbell itself is fast, stable, and effective at its core task, making it a solid upgrade from a traditional doorbell.

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