Media player template
Sennevds/media_player.template · v1.0.6
Template media_player for 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 | TV, receiver or media switches | Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode |
1 report below say how a device from this integration behaves in the Home app.
What people report
- Partly works1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony TV via IR blaster (template media player) | Partly works Local | Partly in Home iOS Remote widget arrows/select change power state instead of navigating | Template media player works from HA UISaved copyThe problem I have old Sony TV connected to old Yamaha receiver. To control them, I set up IR blaster with Tasmota, connected it to HA. Because of this, I can't use any media_player entities, so I set up using media_player_template (https://github.com/Sennevds/media_player.template). It works perfectly - sends codes to tv and receiver, so I can change volume, source and power state from UI. According to source, it adds supported features: SUPPORT_TURN_ON, SUPPORT_TURN_OFF, SUPPORT_VOLUME_STEP, SUPPORT_VOLUME_MUTE, SUPPORT_SELECT_SOURCE. Its state shows: source_list: source 1, source 2, source … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #81677 · 2022-11 |
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 push
Talks to the device on your network, and the device tells Home Assistant the moment something changes.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 165 (0.02%) |
|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 151 |
| Latest version | 1.0.6 (2026-06-13) |
| Set up in the UI | No, YAML |
| Maintainers | @Sennevds |
| License | MIT |
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.
