Bond
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The Bond integration allows you to control appliances through your Bond Bridge. Duplicates your RF remote control.
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 |
|---|---|---|
light | Light | |
switch | Switch or outlet | |
cover | Blind | |
fan | Fan | |
button | Button (as a switch) |
4 reports below say how a device from this integration behaves in the Home app.
What people report
Bond bridges work locally; firmware 3.x needed Home Assistant 2022.7 or later.
- Works5
- Partly works4
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bond Bridge | Works Local | Controls ceiling fans for years; remote cannot override HA stateSaved copyif the fan has a remote then get e Bond controller. It basically replaces or duplicates your remote. I use it for a fan for 5 years and it works flawlessly. Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2026-05 | |
| Bond Bridge | Works Local | Fixed unreliable RF blinds (Smartwings, PowerShades) when used via HASaved copyIf your blinds also included a remote (RF) like mine a $100 Bond hub solved my blinds issues. Some of my blinds work great with HA and some rode the struggle bus. Hooking Bond to HA and then using it to talk to the blinds solved the issue. I have Smartwings and Powershades. Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2025-07 | |
| Bond Bridge | Works Local | Works in Home Appears as HomeKit fans through Home Assistant | Bond Bridge sends RF commands for remote-only fans; 3 users recommendSaved copyYou would. The Bond bridge will be the thing that fires off RF commands and stores the state of the fans, HomeAssistant will act as a bridge between that and HomeKit. Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2023-12 |
| Bond Bridge firmware 3.x | Works Local | v3 firmware supported from 2022.7.0Saved copyThe problem Hello, I recently updated my bond hub to firmware 3.x from firmware 2.x and the device no longer works in Home Assistant. After version 3.x firmware upgrade the integration displayed this error: `Retrying setup: 404, message='Not Found', url=URL('http://172.30.60.117/v2/devices/')` I then deleted the integration and attempted to re-add it, but every time I try to add the bond hub, I get the message “Unexpected error”. These are the steps I am taking: -Go to /config/integrations -Click “Add Integration” -Select “Bond” from list -In “Host” I am inputting the IP address of one of the … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #77510 · 2022-08 | |
| Bond fan controller | Works | Supported fans keep HA status in syncSaved copyI use a Bond and get bond supported fans, that way HA can read the fan status and never gets out of sync. Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2026-06 | |
| Bond Bridge fireplace | Partly works | Partly in Home Fireplace treated as a light, switched with all lights | Created as light entity instead of switchSaved copyThe problem When using the Bond integration for a fireplace, the fireplace on/off is created as a light rather than a switch. This results in some implicit behavior intended for lights. As an example, if the devices are bridged to HomeKit, they are turned on and off with all other lights. As a switch, the user would decide to treat the fireplace as a light, switch, or fan, and group it with other climate control devices rather than lights. Many fireplaces also have secondary accent lights and circulation fans, so treating the main fireplace heat source as a "switch" makes the most sense. … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #109671 · 2024-02 |
| Bond Bridge firmware 3.3.13 | Partly works Local | Works in Home Bridge worked via Homebridge/HomeKit | Reconnect failed after update; beta 3.3.16 worked, works in HomeKit/HomebridgeSaved copyThe problem - Solved! See below... Bond bridge (standard round black model, not Pro) worked fine in HA Container for about a month, until latest Bond firmware update to v3.3.13. It then stopped working and was showing a connection error in Settings/Integrations. I refreshed with no success so I removed & attempted to re-add the 'Bond' integration. The bridge was instantly auto-discovered, but after entering the Local Access Token (copied directly from the Bond App and verified to not have changed), it now refuses to connect/add the integration. Rebooting the Bond Bridge and restarting HA has … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #76701 · 2022-08 |
| Bond ceiling fan | Partly works | Partly in Home Fan icon stuck as desk fan; v2 fan model can't change icon | Works and controls fineSaved copy… a few previous bug reports that implied this has been fixed but it appears it wasn't actually fixed or there was a regression of some kind. I've got a fan in Home Assistant added through the Bond integration. The fan shows up in HomeKit and functions fine but the icon is locked to the desk fan icon even though in this case the fan is a ceiling fan. It's a relatively small thing but would be great if this were something that could be fixed as it's confusing to the user. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2022.9.3 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #78475 · 2022-09 |
| Bond Home | Partly works | Controls RF fans but one-way, goes out of syncSaved copyJust get anything that is radio remote controlled, and you can use a Bond Home to control all of the radio controlled fans in the house. It works with its own app or integrates with Hubitat, Home Assistant, etc. It will create a device for each fan. It's been great! Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23. | Reddit comment · 2024-11 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Local push
Talks to the device on your network, and the device tells Home Assistant the moment something changes.
Found automatically over
- DHCP
- Bonjour (zeroconf)
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 5,201 (0.73%) |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.113 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @bdraco, @prystupa, @joshs85, @marciogranzotto |
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.