Sensors

Philips Hue Play Sync devices

mvdwetering/huesyncbox · vv3.2.2

HACSLocal polling

Custom integration for Home Assistant to control the Philips Hue Play Sync devices (HDMI syncbox and screensync)

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
`switch`	Switch or outlet
`sensor`	Sensor (temperature, humidity, air quality…)
`select`	Mode picker (as switches)

1 report below say how a device from this integration behaves in the Home app.

What people report

Local control of Philips Hue Play HDMI sync boxes including 4K, 8K and Screen Sync; recent releases add the newer models.

Works4
Partly works1

Device	In Home Assistant	In Apple Home	What they said	Source
Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box (original, 4 inputs)	Works Local		Listed as supported Saved copy Supported devices: Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box (the original one with 4 HDMI inputs); Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box 8K; Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box 4K (single HDMI input); Philips Hue Play Screen Sync. Excerpt saved from the README on 2026-10-23.	README
Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box 4K	Works Local		Listed as supported; added in 2026 Saved copy Summary by CodeRabbit - New Features - Added support for identifying Philips Hue Play Sync devices across 4K, 8K, and Screen Sync models. - HDMI input selection now appears only when multiple compatible inputs are available. - Bug Fixes - Unsupported HDMI controls are hidden on devices without sufficient HDMI inputs. - Unavailable HDMI inputs are excluded from selection options. - Documentation - Updated setup, configuration, supported-device, action, and removal guidance for the broader Sync device family. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.	PR #179 · 2026-09
Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box 8K	Works Local		Listed as supported Saved copy Supported devices: Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box (the original one with 4 HDMI inputs); Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box 8K; Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box 4K (single HDMI input); Philips Hue Play Screen Sync. Excerpt saved from the README on 2026-10-23.	README
Philips Hue Play Screen Sync	Works Local		Listed as supported; added in 2026 Saved copy Summary by CodeRabbit - New Features - Added support for identifying Philips Hue Play Sync devices across 4K, 8K, and Screen Sync models. - HDMI input selection now appears only when multiple compatible inputs are available. - Bug Fixes - Unsupported HDMI controls are hidden on devices without sufficient HDMI inputs. - Unavailable HDMI inputs are excluded from selection options. - Documentation - Updated setup, configuration, supported-device, action, and removal guidance for the broader Sync device family. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.	PR #179 · 2026-09
Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box (HomeKit Bridge)	Partly works Local	Partly in Home Only the power switch appeared; light sync switch missing	Only power switch showed up in HomeKit bridge after config change Saved copy Hi, I removed media player from my Homekit bridge integration. this is my old configuration: [code] I changed it in this new configuration: [code] but I see only switch.sync_box_power in Homekit... why I can't see also switch.sync_box_light_sync? EDIT: Fix yaml formatting Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.	Issue #68 · 2023-09

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.

Found automatically over

Bonjour (zeroconf)

Details

Installs (analytics)	2,174 (0.31%)
GitHub stars	161
Latest version	v3.2.2 (2026-10-10)
Set up in the UI	Yes
Maintainers	@mvdwetering
License	Apache-2.0

Devices listed in its README

Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box (the original one with 4 HDMI inputs)
Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box 8K
Philips Hue Play HDMI sync box 4K (single HDMI input)
Philips Hue Play Screen Sync

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.

Sources

Documentation: https://github.com/mvdwetering/huesyncbox
Source code: https://github.com/mvdwetering/huesyncbox
Issues: https://github.com/mvdwetering/huesyncbox/issues
HACS: https://hacs.xyz