View Assist Companion App
msp1974/ViewAssist_Companion_App · vv0.13.5
An Android app and Home Assistant integration to support the View Assist integration
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 | |
media_player | TV, receiver or media switches | Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode |
binary_sensor | Sensor (motion, contact, leak, smoke…) | |
sensor | Sensor (temperature, humidity, air quality…) | |
button | Button (as a switch) | |
select | Mode picker (as switches) |
What people report
Local push voice satellite and dashboard app for repurposed Android tablets and Echo Show devices. Echo Show cameras depend on LineageOS ROM support, and some panel firmwares log errors.
- Works1
- Partly works4
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Echo Show 8 (1st gen, LineageOS) | Works Local | Wake word works; issue was threshold settingSaved copyDescription The wake word successfully registers locally on an Echo Show 8 (1st Gen) running LineageOS (as confirmed by the application's debug logs detecting the phrase). However, this local detection fails to pass through or trigger any corresponding actions or events on the Home Assistant side. The setup relies on Home Assistant Cloud (Nabu Casa) for integration, and while other cloud-synced functionalities are operational, wake-word-initiated events are entirely unresponsive. Environment Data - Device: Amazon Echo Show 8 (1st Generation) - Operating System: LineageOS (Custom ROM) - … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #254 · 2026-07 | |
| Amazon Echo 5 (LineageOS) | Partly works Local | Startup failed until internal URL/SSL correctedSaved copyI've got an old Echo 5 that I've flashed with Lineage as per the instructions on the XDA forum and Mark Watt's YouTube video. I've been trying to get View Assist Companion App up and running following the VACA Wiki/videos. In HA I've successfully installed the VA Integration and the VACA Integration. I've had the Assist pipelines running for a while so didn't need to add them. On the Echo, I've installed the VACA App and it sat there awaiting connection. Back in HA I added the Echo 3 times running HACA, Fully Kiosk and VACA. I don't really know if the first 2 have any utility, but I did it … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #107 · 2025-12 | |
| Amazon Echo Show 5 (2019, LineageOS) | Partly works Local | Runs VACA; camera feed not detectedSaved copyFor anyone coming here with an Amazon Echo Show 5 (checkers 2019) with Lineage OS, there is still no camera support from the ROM: https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-unofficial-11-checkers-lineageos-18-1-for-the-amazon-echo-show-5-2019.4763475/ Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #136 · 2026-01 | |
| Sonoff NSPanel Pro 120 | Partly works Local | Firmware 4.4.0 logs PacProcessor errors; possible crash on interactionSaved copySummary After updating an NSPanel Pro 120 to firmware `4.4.0`, `View Assist Companion` no longer starts cleanly. Before the firmware update, `v0.9.2` was working on this same device. After the firmware update, launching VACA triggers WebView initialization failures during `MainActivity.onCreate()`, with the key exception: `NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of: Landroid/webkit/PacProcessor;` This reproduces on the current panel firmware even when using the older WebView that seems closest to the device's stock setup. ## Environment - Device: NSPanel Pro 120 - Firmware version: `4.4.0` - … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #194 · 2026-03 | |
| YC-SM08P 8-inch PoE Android tablet | Partly works Local | Built-in front camera not detected, entities missingSaved copyModel YC-SM08P 8 inch poe Tablet Android 14 Rockchip 4gb ram Looks like this one https://shop-en.allnet.de/ALLNET-Touch-Display-Tablet-8-inch-PoE-with-4GB-32GB-RK3566-Android-13-flush-mounted-box/210249 Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #136 · 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.
Found automatically over
- Bonjour (zeroconf)
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 1,430 (0.2%) |
|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 516 |
| Latest version | v0.13.5 (2026-10-18) |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @msp1974 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
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.
