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Security cameras (audio)

Cameras · Security

Partly worksApple Home issues

1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported on r/homeassistant.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Not namedPartly worksPartly in Home
Camera audio choppy; ffmpeg Opus incompatible, AAC not usable
Cameras lack Apple-supported codecs so audio can't be copied
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The problem The last issue was closed due to lack of activity. HomeKit camera audio still doesn't work. According to Apple's HomeKit accessory specifications document, the following codecs are supported: AAC-ELD, Opus, AMR, AMR-WB. By default HA re-encodes the audio using libopus, but the resulting audio is broken. I'm not aware of any security cameras which support any of the listed codecs, so setting audio_codec to "copy" doesn't work either. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2022.10.3 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #80334 · 2022-10

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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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BrandGeneric
CategoryCameras