Aqara Video Doorbell G4 Announced with future Matter support

Vorhees · February 7, 2024, 7:05am

I have troubles adding it to Homekit at all. Can I still connect it to whatever else, without having to add it to HK first?

codyc1515 · February 17, 2024, 10:01pm

Should be zero issues connecting to HomeKit. Are you trying to add it to the iOS Home app or Home Assistant with HomeKit Device? Your only alternative is using the Aqara app.

mtthidoteu · February 19, 2024, 5:01pm

Nope, as go2rtc can then publish a transparent proxy to HomeKit: so doorbell rings and everything go through. Only thing is that go2rtc doesn’t support HKSV

PodPerson · April 5, 2024, 12:57pm

I’ve got go2rtc set up, with the doorbell showing in Home & Aqara apps, so I have access to the settings. And I can see the stream in Home Assistant. So that’s good.

But, is there anyway to have this set up such that I can see an event or something triggered in Home Assistant if the doorbell is pressed? Home app doesn’t let you make an automation to turn on/off another device if the doorbell is rung. Seems to have no way to acknowledge it happened at all, other than the notification that is sent.

My main issue with having just added the doorbell to Home app normally, is that there’s no way to trigger an automation if someone presses the doorbell. Does anyone know a work around?

dokicro · April 28, 2024, 12:37pm

Hi, I have managed to get everything working as expected

Steps are:

Add G4 to your Apple Home first
Import G4 from Apple home to Aqara app
Remove G4 from Apple Home
Add G4 to HomeKit
Import G4 from HomeKit to Go2RTC, here is the config:

streams:
  front_door: 
    - homekit://.... # You can find this on Go2RTC -> Add -> HomeAssistant (NOT APPLE HOMEKIT)
    - ffmpeg:front_door#audio=opus

homekit:
  front_door:
    pin: #Put your pin here
    name: FrontDoor
    device_id: front_door
    device_private: front_door

Import camera back to Apple Home

I have just set all this up so we will see how stable it is, but for now two-way audio, camera and notifications are working as expected.

Cheers!

Dani1 · April 30, 2024, 6:38am

Hi, I have got the G4 in to HA and also in to Apple Home, but wondered if it is possible to access the video stream as a http cam? want to us it in homey and on a dashbord (not a HA dashbord).

psychicmind · May 26, 2024, 2:55am

I have successfully gotten through steps 1 - 5.

But how do I get it back into the Home App?

If I try to pair with the QR code (not entering pairing mode), it says “Accessory Already in Another Home”

psychicmind · May 26, 2024, 4:48am

It took me two days to figure this out.

I always write down the process in detail, incase I ever need to repeat it.

Here is how I got this to work:

1) Add G4 to your Apple Home App

Reset the camera (hold reset for 10 seconds)
Reset the repeater (press button 10 times)
Pair with Apple Home App
Optional, select location area
Do not adjust other settings, (just use defaults)

2) Import G4 from Apple Home App to Aqara App

Open G4 in Apple Home App
Go to setting for G4 and open the Aqara App from there
Bind G4 to the Aqara App (Do not add by pairing, choose BIND)
Optional, select location area
Do not adjust other settings, (just use defaults)
NOTE: Make sure your phone is on the same Wi-Fi network as G4

3) Remove G4 from Apple Home App

Click on the G4 in the Apple Home App
Click settings
Scroll to bottom and click Remove Camera from Home

4) Add G4 to HomeKit Device Integration in HA

Doorbell Repeater should be auto discovered in Integrations
Click Configure
Enter Paring Code listed above G4 QR Code (no hyphens)
Click Submit
Optional, select location area
Click Finish

5) Add G4 to Go2RTC via Config

May need to restart Go2RTC from Add ons first
Edit this configuration (listed below)
- Use the G4 Device ID in all fields (DEVICEID)
- Collect the link for homekit stream from Go2RTC > Add > Home Assistant
Paste the edited configuration into Go2RTC > Config
Click Save & Restart
Restart HA

6) Import G4 back to Apple Home App as a Virtual Device

Open Apple Home App
Click + and select Add Accessory
Click More Options
Select nearby device (go2rtc-XXXX)
Ignore popup warning
Enter Default PIN (19550224)

Edit this configuration:

streams:
  DEVICEID: 
    - homekit://XXX.XXX.XX.XXX:XXXX?client_id=XXXX
    - ffmpeg: DEVICEID#audio=opus

homekit:
  DEVICEID:

NOTES:

I was not able to use the advance configuration options under homekit in Go2RTC > Config

pin:  did not work for me in the Apple Home App
name: never appeared in the Apple Home App, only go2rtc-XXXX

After using minimal config setting in Go2RTC > Config and pairing with Apple Home App, additional lines appeared in Go2RTC > Config:

pairings:
 - client_id=XXXX&permissions=1
 - client_id=XXXX&permissions=1

I will attempt to edit setting in both the Aqara App and Apple Home App now that this is configured and working.

Big thanks to everyone who figured this out.

Hope these written instructions help others.

psychicmind · May 30, 2024, 10:10am

I still need some help here.

I first configured this in the Go2RTC standalone add on and it worked fine.

But I want to get the G4 into Frigate.

I spent a few days figuring out how to find the Go2RTC dashboard in Frigate and entered the same configuration. From there I am not able to pair the G4 back to the Apple Home App virtually.

I have two questions:

How do I pair the G4 back into the Apple Home App from the Frigate > Go2RTC config?
If that is not possible, how do I stream the G4 from the standalone Go2RTC into Frigate?

Any help would be appreciated.

Maverick5269-lab · June 13, 2024, 8:59pm

i am testing the Aqara G4 Doorbell, and was able to add both HK and HomeAssistant.
In HomeAssistant needed to add using Go2RTC stream and create a new entry as Generic Camera, since the stream from native HA was very poor.

Question - in this case the HomeAssistant can see the stream but is not a 2 way communication correct?

Thanks

thesuffering · July 2, 2024, 11:01pm

Ive got this most of the way working- HA can detect the doorbell press, i can view the doorbell stream from the go2rtc web ui, i can still see the camera in Home app, and i do get notifications on my phone and Apple TV. Whats missing is

HKSV, ive lost recordings. I still see them in the Aqara app, but i still would rather use Home. I do have it set to record, but it doesnt anymore since this integration.

Object Detection - I do get notifications of basic motion, but when i switch it to notify on people or packages etc it stops notifying.

My go2rtc config is:

streams:
  AqaraG4_HA_Doorbell:
    - homekit://HOMEKIT_CONFIG_FROM_HA_TAB_IN_GO2RTC
    - ffmpeg:AqaraG4_HA_Doorbell#audio=opus

homekit:
  AqaraG4_HA_Doorbell:
    pin: 12345678

what am i doing wrong?

nadsy · July 12, 2024, 1:05pm

Does this doorbell easily sync with HA now with the new Aqara Hub M3?

Sebbo · August 18, 2024, 8:07am

Did you solved that in the meantime? I have the exact same problem…

Jeff11 · August 26, 2024, 9:29am

Hi,
I dont get it managed in Home Assistant.

What do you mean with “Apple Home App”? Is that an app on an apple device or in Homa Assistant? I dont have any apple devices.

I have conncected the G4 with the Aqara App on my Android device.

In Homa Assistant, I went to integrations, add integration, Apple, HomeKit-Device and I see "HASS Bridge XX1XX1 (Bridge). Connecting doesnt work.

PodPerson · September 10, 2024, 9:32am

If you haven’t resolved this yet, the issue is that it can only be connected in one way. ie the Aqara App or Home Assistant, not both. Try remove it from Aqara App - do not factory reset the doorbell or anything like that. You want it to stay on your network. Then try reconnect via the HA HomeKit-device.

Jeff11 · September 25, 2024, 1:14pm

Thank you. It is not resolved. I will check after holidays.

Brumhilde · November 1, 2024, 2:38pm

If I need full support in Apple Home and doorbell event in HA, what is the way?

PodPerson · November 4, 2024, 2:29pm

I still haven’t found one so please share here if you do