Just to make it clear: The app looks like the instructions if “mainland china” is selected. All other locations doesn’t work and will lead to a somehow empty and featureless user interface.
I have a gateway bought in HK. If I use the HK server I get no option to retrieve the key. If I use the China server I cannot connect to the gateway (I get network timeout when going through set up). I’ve tried a dozen times, have deleted and reinstalled the app, tried blocking internet access to the gateway (on the router) etc… no joy. Currently the only option for any use out of the gateway seems to be to set it up on the HK server, but then without the key, I cannot link it to HA. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks I’ve seen this project. I love the idea of moving away from the Xiaomi Gateway, but the project seems a little beyond me. I see the set up requires a USB dongle (sniffer), is this then used during usual operation? I’m running HASS on Raspberry.
You could block the xiaomi gateways ability to get online and use the xiaomi_aqara.add_device and therefore never need to use the app to add devices(provided they are on the supported list that is)