Home Assistant
Security cameras with doorbell/motion sensors
Doorbells · Security
Partly worksApple Home issues
1 report: 1 says it partly works.
Reported on r/homeassistant.
What people report
| Integration | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not named | Partly works | Partly in Home Linked doorbell and motion sensors vanish from Home app after YAML quick reload | Reloading HomeKit integration manually restores themSaved copyThe problem I'm using the HomeKit integration to expose my security cameras to Apple Home. In order to trigger notifications on my AppleTVs I created two template sensors which are exposed via `linked_doorbell_sensor:` and `linked_motion_sensor:` Everything is working fine until I do a "Quick reload" manual YAML config reloading via DEV-->YAML. Once I do the cameres stay available in the home app but the button and motion sensors in the Home app disappear. Doing a manual reload of the HOMEKIT integration via DEV-->YAML fixes the issue until the next reload. This is especially annoying Ince … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #91453 · 2023-04 |
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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.
Identifiers
| Brand | Home Assistant |
|---|---|
| Category | Doorbells |