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Matter Doorbell device type

Doorbells · Security

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Reported with 1 integration: Matter.

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IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
MatterRequested LocalCurrently shows as generic switch event; proper ring event pending
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Proposed change Matter's `Doorbell` device type is currently discovered as a plain `GenericSwitch` event entity (`EventDeviceClass.BUTTON`). Home Assistant now has a standard doorbell event type (`DoorbellEventType.RING`, see the doorbell standard event type blog post), which requires event entities with `EventDeviceClass.DOORBELL` to expose a `ring` event type. This PR adds a dedicated discovery schema for the Matter `Doorbell` device type that uses `EventDeviceClass.DOORBELL` / `translation_key="doorbell"`, separate from the existing `GenericSwitch` schema. The underlying Switch cluster's …

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PR #175875 · 2026-07

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In ReReHome

Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

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BrandMatter
CategoryDoorbells