Sensors
IKEA BILRESA Firmware Updater
CaelanBorowiec/ha-bilresa-updater · vv1.0.2
HACSLocal push
Home Assistant integration to keep IKEA BILRESA Matter remotes awake during firmware updates
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
binary_sensor | Sensor (motion, contact, leak, smoke…) | |
sensor | Sensor (temperature, humidity, air quality…) | |
button | Button (as a switch) |
How it connects
Local push
Talks to the device on your network, and the device tells Home Assistant the moment something changes.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 163 (0.02%) |
|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 8 |
| Latest version | v1.0.2 (2026-06-10) |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @CaelanBorowiec |
| License | MIT |
Limitations from the README
- StayActiveRequest is optional in the Matter spec. If a device does not accept
- Only one firmware update runs at a time (enforced by both this integration and
- Thread / mDNS / IPv6 problems can block OTA entirely. If an update fails,
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
