[#25] Review of Tuya hubs with HomeKit (and Alice) support + 6 devices
Hooray, Tuya hubs and all sorts of Zigbee devices have arrived from AliExpress, and we can happily dive into testing the devices and their integrations with Apple HomeKit. One of the hubs is from Zemismart, which is trying to position itself as an A-brand and costs two and a half times more than the modest Neo. In the video, we'll find out if complicated things really do matter. We'll also see if everything works with Yandex's smart home system. Is Tuya + HomeKit + Alice even legal? 😄
Well, we'll also try out various Zigbee devices for Tuya and even one Chinese outlet with HomeKit support. Let's go!
Devices in the review
Neo Hub: https://aliclick.shop/r/c/1rstfygst7l...
Zemismart Hub: https://aliclick.shop/r/c/1rstg03syvk...
Rotary Controller: https://aliclick.shop/r/c/1rstg2pd9kx...
Temperature and Humidity Sensor: https://aliclick.shop/r/c/1rstg49xq9p...
Zemismart Relay: https://aliclick.shop/r/c/1rstg4w0m7n...
IR Remote: https://aliclick.shop/r/c/1rstg5awstr...
HomeKit Socket: https://aliclick.shop/r/c/1rstg66kfoa...
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Timecodes
0:00 – Greetings
0:29 – Unboxing the Zemismart hub
1:49 – Neo hub
2:31 – Rotary controller
3:54 – IR remote
4:23 – Aubees temperature and humidity sensor
4:45 – Zemismart relay
5:49 – Trying to fit the relay into wall boxes
7:09 – Aubees socket
7:51 – HomeKit socket
8:34 – Setting up the Zemismart hub
9:59 – Trying to connect in HomeKit
10:28 – How the initial setup went
11:14 – Back in HomeKit
11:41 – HomeKit is up and running!
1:21 PM – About the rotary controller
2:31 PM – Initial results
4:50 PM – Connecting the HomeKit outlet
7:15 PM – Integration with Alice
8:12 PM – Reconfiguring with the Neo hub
9:30 PM – Connecting Neo to HomeKit
10:51 PM – Reintegrating the device with Alice
11:34 PM – Results
24:53 PM – Opinion on the Zemismart relay
25:33 PM – Temperature and humidity sensor
25:51 PM – Rotary controller
26:47 PM – IR remote control
27:22 PM – Sockets
27:53 PM – Thank you!
[Archived video]