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Tuya SmartDoorBell-IPBox intercom

Doorbells · Security

Not workingApple Home issues

1 report: 1 says it doesn’t work.

Reported with 1 integration: Tuya.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
TuyaNot workingPartly in Home
Exposed with linked doorbell event; removing it shows camera instead
Incoming call rings briefly then drops while Home Assistant runs
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The problem # Bug report ## Summary When my Tuya-based intercom/doorbell (`SmartDoorBell-IPBox`) is integrated with Home Assistant, an incoming call rings only once for a few seconds and then disappears. When Home Assistant is stopped, the same intercom works normally: the call continues until it is answered, rejected, or the door is opened. I also observed that Home Assistant exposed the doorbell to HomeKit with a linked doorbell event. I manually removed `linked_doorbell_sensor` from the HomeKit config entry, which changed the Home app representation back to a camera, but the core issue …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #165147 · 2026-03

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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

BrandTuya
ModelSmartDoorBell-IPBox
CategoryDoorbells