Xiaomi MIIO vs Xiaomi Aqara integration

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I have been using for a long time Xiaomi aqara integration. I’ve set up 3 gateways aqara and bunch of devices (sensors, switches and so on) but after last update i noticed that “Integrations” show exact the same gateways as detected “Xiaomi miio integration”
Should I migrate to new integration or stay at “Xiaomi aqara”. Which solution is better/stable/more functional?

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Same here. Did you try it?
Edit: Tried it and while everything was working as before, I lost the xiaomi_aqara.play_ringtone and xiaomi_aqara.stop_ringtone services. So don’t try it.

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I have the same question. What is the difference between the two?
I’ve searched around and I found a thread stating that

Xiaomi_Miio uses direct TCP connection to the gateway.
Xiaomi_aqara uses UDP multicast address for communication with the gateway.

also, from the docs, I read that Xiaomi_Miio is [Local Polling] while the Xiaomi_aqara is [Local Push]
So the Xiaomi_aqara, which should also be the older integration, seems overall better to me.

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@jojoro which hub do you use ? Thinking of buying one as I’m not able to get P1 motion sensor to work with Z2M. This is the hub that I’m thinking of

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Posted this same question here
Xiaomi MIIO vs Xiaomi Aqara integration · Issue #83464 · home-assistant/core (github.com)

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HA V: 2023.3 here.
Xiaomi_miio not connected to the cloud.

In my scenario I can see some differences between the two:
Xiaomi_aqara detects more sensors: like a wall switch, magnet sensor, motion sensor. Those are missing in Xiaomi_miio.
Xiaomi_miio exposes some attributes of some sensors that Xiaomi_aqara does not and viceversa. Example in Xiaomi_miio I can see the Power consumption of the Power Plug sensors.
Example in Xiaomi_aquara I can see the Battery Level of a Weather sensor.

Is there any way to force a missing sensors detection for Xiaomi_miio?
Why some sensor’s attributes are not exposed?

I would love some guidance on this. Thanks

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