4/8/2023 0 Comments Magic cube pro![]() ![]() On that note, as already stated, this particular model will currently only work with a hub connected to the China server, and only a hub capable of Zigbee 3.0 communication, so the original Aqara hub isn’t going to make the cut, unfortunately. Also in the battery compartment is a pairing and reset button labelled ‘Link’, which you’ll only need to it press once when adding it to one of your Aqara hubs. ![]() The compartment contains a single CR2450 battery, which I’m happy to see, as it seems this is a lot easier to source than the CR2430 required for my QingPing Temperature and humidity sensors (review HERE). The piece of metal that comes in the package conveniently opens the battery compartment, although any suitable flat piece of metal will do if you lose it. The other side of the box alludes to this with ‘Action mode’ and ‘Scene mode’, as well as motion perception, rotary dimming (there’s a little more to this than the name suggests), and estimated one-year battery life. It’s important to be aware that whilst the cube can use these features – and more in fact – when it comes to HomeKit, things are somewhat limited, which I’ll go into later. Although the text is in Simplified Chinese, one side of the box has icons that more or less spell out what the T1 Pro is capable of, which in its most basic form has the same functions as the original Cube Hopefully, we’ll see an international release of the T10 Pro soon. It won’t show up in the Aqara app, however. ![]() At the time of this review, the Cube T10 Pro is only available in Mainland China, added to a hub connected to the Mainland China server in the Aqara app, although unofficially you can add this to an international hub and have it exposed to HomeKit. The packaging for the newest version of the Aqara cube is fairly standard for the company’s lineup, and as this was purchased from China, all the packaging text is in Chinese. I’ve had the T1 Pro since last August, and although I’ve admittedly not used it a lot, I’m still happy to use it in automations where this mode of control is either fun or simple enough for anyone in the household to understand. There are In fact four cubes, with the other one being a Mi/Mijia/Xiaomi branded cube, although it’s pretty much identical to Aqara’s original offering, bar the change of logo. The T1 Pro takes the features of the T1 and added HomeKit support, hence the ‘Pro’ part. At this point, you might be wondering, if it’s called the ‘Pro’ where’s the non-pro version with the T1 suffix? Well strangely enough there is an Aqara Cube T1, which is a step up from the original cube in that it uses Zigbee 3.0. Fast forward to 2021, and Aqara finally announced (in China) a new Aqara Cube, namely the Cube T1 Pro, with HomeKit compatibility. One of their devices that doesn’t work with HomeKit is the popular Aqara Cube, although, as it can control other Aqara devices that are HomeKit compatible, it sort of has one foot in the HomeKit camp, albeit with some restrictions. However you feel about Aqara, there’s no denying the diverse amount of products available from the brand, almost all of which are HomeKit compatible. ![]()
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