Aqara Hub M2 – Matter Firmware Update

Aqara Matter Update

The Aqara Hub M2 has a new firmware update that gives it support for the upcoming smart home standard, Matter. Matter is the new smart home connectivity standard that enables a wide variety of smart home accessories to work together across ecosystems. Should you get your hubs working with Matter now? In our opinion – … Read more

Homesmart.sg Adds Occupancy Sensor to Range

Smart Occupancy Sensor

We love our motion sensors. They’re small, unobtrusive, yet so good for creating useful automations. There’s always a bit of a magical feeling when you waltz into a room, like your kitchen, and the lights come on by themselves. However, as we have stressed to our many customers over the years – motion sensors aren’t … Read more

G4 Doorbell Firmware Updates

Aqara G4 Firmware Update

Quick shout out to our many customers who are using the Homesmart.sg Aqara G4 Smart Video Doorbell camera – there are now two updates to get the best performance from your doorbell camera. Latest Update: 4.0.1 4.0.1_0020.0038Update logs: Before this update, the version was 3.5.2. Some of our customers with earlier sets came with an … Read more

What is a Presence / Occupancy Sensor?

Aqara FP1 Presence Sensor

Update 20/4/2023: We’ve launched the FP2 Presence Sensor! Motion sensors are one of the most valuable additions to a smart home, especially in terms of automations. When motion is detected, turn ON the lights in the room! Conversely, when no motion is detected, turn the lights off. While we love our motion sensors, there’s one … Read more

Homesmart.sg on CNA Money Mind

Homesmart.sg on CNA

Did you see us on TV? As part of Channel NewAsia’s Money Mind series, we were interviewed on questions regarding the increasing adoption of smart homes by Singaporeans. With the film crew and producer, CNA filmed many of our smart devices in our showroom, including our lights, door locks, and curtains. Although the segment was … Read more

D100 Smart Lock Door Ajar Warning

D100 Door Ajar

The Homesmart.sg Aqara D100 Smart Door Lock is an electronically-operated, fully automated door lock. This means that it can achieve certain functions automatically, such as bolting your doors locked when your door is closed. As with any electronic device, these automations are easy to use and seems to be relatively easy to implement, but when … Read more

Homesmart Smart Curtains

Homesmart Smart Curtain Singapore

The Homesmart.sg Smart Curtains remain one of our most popular smart products, and we find that smart curtains do add a lot of convenience and practicality to any smart home. Drawing curtains is an unavoidable chore – most times, you’d open curtains in the morning, and close them at night. Putting this on a motorized … Read more