WiZ
WiZ ceiling light (tunable white)
Lights · Lighting
Partly worksApple Home issues
1 report: 1 says it partly works.
Reported with 1 integration: WiZ.
What people report
| Integration | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WiZ | Partly works | Broken in Home Bridge mapping broke after entity_id changed; lights uncontrollable in Home app | Entity_id changes with bulb type description, breaking downstream HomeKit mappingSaved copyThe problem WiZ light entities have unstable `entity_id` values that change when the underlying `pywizlight` library or firmware updates change the parsed `bulb_type.bulb_type` description string. ### Real-world impact After a routine restart, my WiZ ceiling lights' `entity_id` changed from: - `light.wiz_light2_2` / `wiz_light.light.a8bb5072ceba` → `light.wiz_tunable_white_72ceba` This broke the HomeKit Bridge mapping (which references `entity_id`), making the lights uncontrollable from iOS Home app, while direct HA control still worked. This pattern only affects WiZ in my 5-year setup; … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #172467 · 2026-05 |
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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 | WiZ |
|---|---|
| Category | Lights |