Universal Notifier
jumping2000/universal_notifier · vv0.9.0
Universal Notifier for Home Assistant - hassiohelp.eu crew
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 | |
binary_sensor | Sensor (motion, contact, leak, smoke…) | |
sensor | Sensor (temperature, humidity, air quality…) | |
select | Mode picker (as switches) |
What people report
Notifications route to Alexa and other speakers; Alexa Media targets caused data errors for some users.
- Partly works1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Echo Show 5 (Alexa Media) | Partly works | Notify call errors with 'extra keys not allowed' via Alexa Media PlayerSaved copymine is a Echo Show 5 on Alexa Media Player v5.9.0 Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #3 · 2026-01 |
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) | 166 (0.02%) |
|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 227 |
| Latest version | v0.9.0 (2026-09-06) |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @jumping2000 |
| 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.
