I have it. I don't really like it. It's buggy.

I got mine about 1 year plus ago. That time was truly oweful. Thru more software updates, it has gotten a little better but still buggy. Setup r mostly in mandarin. The app has broken English n some parts not even bothered to be translated. N all things are controlled with the same app.

The camera for mine is ok. But still the resolution kindda bad, so don't expect much. Sometimes the app unable to connect remotely to the camera although u know it's on. Gotten much better on this part with update. Camera speaks mandarin only. Yes the camera can talk during setup. I know at least one of my friend that bought it can't use due to geolocation problem. Somehow his camera knows it's no longer in China. Refuse to work. He ask for refund.

The mi smart home however is more buggy then camera. The functionality of the mi home depend on the geolocation of the server u set in the app. To use all functions u must set to China server. This is a very much product meant to be used in China only. Anyway, each command I give will be sent back via internet back to China n back to ur mi smart home. No internet all don't work. Even if u in same LAN. The command given can be "stucked" n not sent. So sometimes when u ask on swtich. Nothing happens for few seconds n sometimes not at all. Then u feel sien n go into the app n give another command. On. Ngam it on. Then u wan go sleep. U give off command. It off. Then suddenly the on command that was stucked arrive n it on again. Dem. Then I have to ask it off again. So problem like this can happen. U know when u reach home. I really need it to on light but here I am in darkness coz my smart home is just dumb. Haihz. The devices like motion sensor has built in batteries. Not sure if can change. But like cannot. The button switch can change batteries. As the batteries weaken so does the wireless signal. So the sensor that once work 10 meter hidden somewhere won't work after a while coz it can't reach the signal. Small things like this kindda annoy me.

On and another thing. Sometimes the device just decide to crash. So in the app u will see it as Device offline. Obviously when things like gateway crash n function gone. U need to manually go to it n power off n on it again.

This post has been edited by WhitE LighteR: Jan 8 2017, 06:04 PM

u saying the camera?

btw all their plug is china plug... so u need to buy an adapter for everything.

camera is powered by USB

gateway, mi smart plug, mi watever china version device all use a china 3 pin triangle shape prong

This post has been edited by WhitE LighteR: Jan 9 2017, 02:48 PM

Same here. In fact I no longer able to receive any notifications from my mi home app this past few days.

afaik, google home can only be link to like 2 or 3 xiaomi types of device that targeted to be sold overseas if i not mistaken. it doesnt support all xiaomi device especially those imported from china devices. i would advice againts xiaomi smart home if u planning to use google home.

yea exactly. i find that xiaomi cannot handle complex scenario. they can only handle very very simple ones.

there is also a delay between command. i think they purposely add this in to stop a flood of instruction to their servers. let say u set turn off light + delay timer, once triggered, the light turn off and if within let say 1 min u walk into the room, the sensor dont wan to trigger the turn on light because of this. it will wait until about a minute or so only excuting next instruction. so for 1 min u in the dark. only after tht 1 min u hav to redo the trigger to move then only it start execute again. they dont even put it in queue.

This post has been edited by WhitE LighteR: Dec 3 2020, 11:15 AM

its using gateway + motion sensor. still have delay. my gateway is version 2

because i need a delay longer than 30 min. motion sensor detect no motion up to 30 min only. anything above that need to add delay. but the delay command once queue cannot be un-queue by sensor motion again. so sometimes when i still in the room, the light turn off anyway

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