Getting Too Many Aqara Alerts? Here Is How to Fix It

How to Tame Your Aqara Camera and Stop Too Many Alerts

The Aqara smart home ecosystem offers powerful and versatile security cameras like the G2H or G3. However, a misconfigured camera can quickly turn your smartphone into a constant source of interruptions, flooding you with notifications for every minor event. If you're tired of too many Aqara alerts, this guide will help you regain control.

By customising a few key settings in the Aqara Home app and leveraging the power of automation, you can ensure you only get notified about the events that truly matter.

## The Core Problem: Overly Broad Detection

By default, your Aqara camera is set to be extra cautious, which means it will alert you to almost any motion it sees. This includes:

• Pets walking around the house.
• Changes in light from clouds passing or lights being turned on.
• Movement from curtains or plants near a vent.
• Reflections from a television screen.

The solution is to narrow the camera's focus, both in terms of where it looks and when it alerts you.

## Step 1: Define Specific Activity Zones

Activity Zones are your best friend when it comes to reducing unwanted alerts. They allow you to mask out areas within the camera's view that you want it to ignore.

1. Open the Aqara Home app.
2. Select your camera from the device list.
3. Go into the camera's Settings (often represented by a "..." icon).
4. Find the "Detection Settings" or a similar menu.
5. Look for "Motion Detection Area" or "Activity Zones".
6. You will be able to draw one or more zones on your camera's view. Crucially, only motion inside these zones will trigger an alert.

How to Set Up Effective Zones:

• Draw tight zones around entry points like doors and windows.
• Completely exclude areas where pets frequently roam or sleep.
• Avoid including televisions, reflective surfaces, or windows that show a lot of outdoor movement.

## Step 2: Adjust Detection Sensitivity

The sensitivity setting controls how much movement is needed to trigger an alert. If you've set up your zones but still get alerts from shadows or light changes, you should lower the sensitivity.

• In the same "Detection Settings" menu, find the "Detection Sensitivity" option.
• It is usually set to "High" by default. Try changing it to "Medium" or "Low".
• This will tell the camera to ignore more subtle movements, which are often the source of irrelevant notifications.

## Step 3: Use Automations to Your Advantage

This is where the Aqara ecosystem truly shines. You can stop notifications based on the status of your security system. There's no need for motion alerts in the living room when you're at home and the system is disarmed.

1. In the Aqara Home app, go to the "Automation" tab.
2. Create a new automation.
3. Set the "If" condition. For example, you could select your hub and choose the state "If Security System is in Away Mode".
4. Set the "Then" action. Choose your camera and enable push notifications.
5. Create a corresponding automation to disable push notifications when the security system is "Disarmed".

This ensures you are only bothered by alerts when your home is actually being protected.

## For HomeKit Secure Video Users

If you have integrated your Aqara camera with Apple HomeKit, you have even more granular control.

• Open the Apple Home app.
• Press and hold on your camera's feed, then tap the Settings gear.
• Go to "Notifications".
• Here, you can choose to receive alerts "When Specific Motion is Detected" and select between People, Animals, and Vehicles.
• You can also set notifications to only be active "When Nobody is Home", providing intelligent, location-based alerting.

By combining these strategies, you can transform your chatty Aqara camera into a silent, intelligent guardian that only alerts you when there's a genuine reason to be concerned.