Unitymedia Horizon HD Recorder
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The Unitymedia Horizon HD Recorder integration allows you to control a Unitymedia Horizon HD Recorder from Home Assistant.
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
media_player | Media player (as switches) | Only TVs and receivers get a TV tile; other players show as power and play switches; Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode |
What people report
The Unitymedia Horizon HD Recorder has been supported since 2018.
- Works1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unitymedia Horizon HD Recorder | Works | Merged platform; channel list hardcodedSaved copyDescription: A new platform for the Unitymedia Horizon HD Recorder sold by Unitymedia in Germany. The channel list is hardcoded currently but I already reached out to Unitymedia to get a parseable list. As this list doesn't change often, I think that's not a problem. Also working on an async version of this but as this involves the underlying library (einder), this takes some time. Related issue (if applicable): - Pull request in home-assistant.github.io with documentation (if applicable): home-assistant/home-assistant.github.io#5303 ## Example entry for `configuration.yaml` (if applicable): … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #14275 · 2018-05 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Local polling
Talks to the device on your network, asking it for updates every so often.
Details
| Quality scale | Legacy |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.72 |
| Set up in the UI | No, YAML |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
