How does the Aqara M1S Hub work? (China Server Version ONLY)

Are you thinking of purchasing the Aqara M1S Gateway Bridge Hub and wondering if the cheaper Chinese Server version of it is worth buying? Well in this video I put that question to the test and show you the disadvantages of buying the cheaper China Server version over the Global Server version and then i let you decide for yourself if its worth it.
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[@vikramrajagopal5735]

Hi, what hardware you use for opening and closing of Door?

[@SHORTwithTECH]

@vikramrajagopal5735 Hello, that is just a Smart controlled articulated swing arm motor as seen in this video th-cam.com/video/Tb-GoboSpPI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Ks_1UJCBHUQt2d0j

[@puerto732]

Hi, I’m from Colombia.
First, thanks for the video.
I was trying to connect the hub M1S and I got this a little because the hub finished the first process and the light was set to white color but after the app try to link device to Aqara app and it is not posible, I had to wait for a minute and the time over without link the device and I configured the app with the Chinese server to do it but it failed anyway.
And other question is, How I can connect a sensor or any device with this Chinese hub if it doesn’t appear in the Aqara app?
Help me please. 🙏🏽

[@SHORTwithTECH]

You can try the MI Home app, Homekit etc. If the sensor is Global version sensor then it may not connect though as I have heard other people experience that problem. When buying sensors always ask the supplier if they support the Chinese server hub

[@SHORTwithTECH]

Try to set it up with Apple Home Kit first. That's what I tried and until I did that it refused to connect to the Aqara app no matter what I did. Hope that helps

[@gilbertkedzi]

how did you get it to work with alexa cos i know the chinese version doesn't support that?

[@SHORTwithTECH]

@gilbertkedzi with Alexa? I'm not using Alexa in this video, Google and Alexa are not supported as explained in the video. The demonstration in this video is using Apple Homekit

[@michaelmoore9120]

I cannot get this thing to connect to the Aqara App. After setting it up it says it's using the Mi Home setup and asks if I want to switch but doing so fails every time! Any ideas how to make it work with Aqara App? Thanks.

[@SHORTwithTECH]

It works way better with the MI app. Trying to set it up with the Aqarq app can be very frustrating, I had the same problem. Try to set it up with Apple Home Kit first. That's what I tried and until I did that it refused to connect to the Aqara app no matter what I did. Hope that helps

[@SHORTwithTECH]

@Sultan_Kere. I havent heard of that before so haven't tried it but thanks for sharing that with everyone, that will be very helpful to alot of people

[@cx3929]

Can you customise the sounds from the m1s hub?

[@SHORTwithTECH]

Yes there are a few different sound effects that you can choose from when using it