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Tuya Protocol 3.5 Devices

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Reported with 1 Homebridge plugin: Tuya.

What people report

PluginStatusWhat they saidConnectsSource
Tuya Verified
@homebridge-plugins/homebridge-tuya
WorksFixed Not Responding with local key; handshake and polling added
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Summary Protocol 3.5 local mode could not work at all: the device never answered the session-key handshake, so the accessory stayed at "Not Responding" in HomeKit even with a correct local key, correct IP and `protocolVersion: "3.5"` in config. The root cause is a 4-byte off-by-one in the `0x6699` frame layout, plus the key-exchange commands being sent unencrypted. On top of that, four gaps in the connection lifecycle let a session hang or go stale silently, and a few characteristic read handlers could take a whole accessory offline. Everything here was verified against TinyTuya, which talks …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.

CloudPR #49 · 2026-08

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Identifiers

BrandTuya
CategoryOther

Also reported as

  • Tuya devices using protocol 3.5 local mode