Does the Aqara LED Bulb T2 work with HomeKit, Alexa, and Google Home?
The LED Bulb T2 needs an Aqara hub only in Zigbee mode.
It also runs on Thread with native Matter, and has Bluetooth. Adaptive Lighting works over Zigbee only. It comes on E26, E27 and GU10 bases. It suits Home Assistant users, with native support through Matter over Thread.
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