At CES 2025, Aqara, one of Apple Home users favorite brands, has announced an exciting range of smart home devices designed to enhance your connected lifestyle. From next-gen in-wall control panels to advanced sensors and Matter-compatible hubs, Aqara’s latest releases are poised to transform your home with seamless integration, intuitive control, and future-proof interoperability. With a strong focus on enhancing user experience, these devices integrate smoothly with Apple Home and other major smart home ecosystems, ensuring a versatile and intelligent living environment.
Innovative In-Wall Panels and Smart Switches: A New Era of Control
Aqara’s debut of in-wall control panels brings centralized, smartphone-free management to your home. These sleek, user-friendly devices are designed to simplify your home automation experience:
•Panel Hub S1 Plus: With its large 6.9-inch touchscreen, the Panel Hub S1 Plus offers a premium smart home control centre. It replaces traditional light switches, enabling users to manage lights, cameras, thermostats, and more—all with a simple tap. Supporting dual-band Wi-Fi and Matter, the S1 Plus also acts as a Zigbee hub, ensuring compatibility with Aqara Zigbee devices and broader smart home setups like Apple Home.
The Panel Hub S1 Plus EU will be released later this month, with the North American version expected later this year.
•Touchscreen Dial V1: The Touchscreen Dial V1 features a 1.32” round touchscreen, making it perfect for managing two wired light fixtures while controlling additional smart devices and scenes. Its haptic feedback dial allows easy adjustments to settings such as light dimming, curtain control, and thermostat management. It also includes sensors for temperature and humidity, ensuring optimal climate control.
The Touchscreen Dial V1 EU will be released later this month, along with the Display Switch V1 EU, a 2-channel smart switch with an LCD screen for configurable labels and extra wireless buttons for device and scene control. The availability of the Touchscreen Dial V1 US is expected later this year.
•Touchscreen Switch S100 US: This 2-channel hybrid smart switch combines physical buttons with a 1.3” touchscreen for enhanced control. Whether adjusting light brightness or fine-tuning thermostat settings, the S100 offers intuitive management with support for both Wi-Fi and Thread connectivity. It doubles as a Thread Border Router and seamlessly integrates with Matter-enabled devices, making it an ideal choice for Apple Home setups.
Next-Gen Smart Switches for Flexibility and Interoperability
First announced at IFA 2024, Aqara’s new Light Switch H2 and Dimmer Switch H2 bring will also be available to North America customers. These smart switches are designed for flexibility, making them suitable for a variety of household configurations, including those without a neutral wire. Whether controlling lights or scenes, these switches are engineered to work effortlessly with both Aqara’s ecosystem and third-party platforms, including Apple Home.
The Light Switch H2 EU has two variants – the 2 Buttons, 1 Channel version and the 4 Buttons, 2 Channels version, and will be released later this month.The Light Switch H2 US has three variants – the 2 Buttons, 1 Channel version, the 2 Buttons, 2 Channels version, and the 4 Buttons, 3 Channels version, and its availability is expected in Q1 2025.
The Dimmer Switch H2 EU availability is expected in Q1 2025, while the Dimmer Switch H2 US later this year.
Expanding the Thread Portfolio: Smart Sensors and Border Routers
Aqara continues to expand its Thread portfolio, ensuring future-proofed interoperability and improved smart home experiences:
•Presence Multi-Sensor FP300: One of the first battery-operated presence sensors using both PIR and millimetre-wave technology, the FP300 offers enhanced detection for human presence and ambient monitoring. This compact, wire-free sensor features a long-lasting battery and is compatible with Thread, Zigbee, and Matter for seamless integration with Apple Home and other smart home platforms. It also includes light, temperature, and humidity sensors for added functionality in energy management and security.
•Climate Sensor W100: The W100 allows users to monitor indoor climate conditions in real time, displaying temperature and humidity directly on the sensor’s display. With Matter support and compatibility with Apple Home, it enables intuitive control of your home’s climate by adjusting thermostats and other connected devices directly from the sensor.
Smart Security and Connectivity with the Doorbell Camera Hub G410
The Doorbell Camera Hub G410 builds on its predecessor’s success the G4 Doorbell with upgraded 2K video quality and a 176° field of view, offering enhanced security for your home. This doorbell integrates seamlessly with Apple Home and other platforms, supporting HomeKit Secure Video, making it one of the few battery-operated doorbells that provide advanced privacy features like facial recognition and presence detection. With Thread, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi connectivity, the G410 also doubles as a smart hub, allowing you to manage Aqara and third-party Matter devices effortlessly.
Entry-Level Hub M100: Streamlining Your Smart Home Experience
For users looking to enter the world of smart home automation, the Hub M100 is the perfect choice. This compact Matter Controller allows you to manage Aqara devices and third-party Matter devices, making it a versatile addition to any smart home. With its dual connectivity options (Wi-Fi and Thread), it ensures seamless communication between devices, helping you build a future-proof smart home ecosystem.
