Deako
deako
The Deako Smart Lighting integration allows you to control your Deako devices from 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 |
|---|---|---|
light | Light |
What people report
Deako Gen1 switches work locally; Gen2 BLE-mesh switches mostly fail pending a firmware update.
- Works1
- Not working1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deako Gen1 smart switches | Works Local | Older switches work with the integrationSaved copyThe problem The deako gen2 smart switches are not working with the home assistant integration. The toggle doesn’t do anything for the new switches, while the old ones are working fine. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2025.7.4 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue Deako ### Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/deako/ ### Diagnostics information _No response_ ### Example YAML … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #149886 · 2025-08 | |
| Deako Gen2 smart switches | Not working Local | Detected but don't respond; firmware 5.7.x for local API awaitedSaved copyThe problem All the smart switches in my house are Deako gen2. They set up fine in the Deako app, and are detected by the deako integration on HA, but when I toggle a switch, it toggles briefly on the web UI, and then toggles back - no command is send to the switch AFAIK. Also - not all switches are failing. Of the 10 or so I have, 2 work. They all work in the deako app. there are no entries in the debug log ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2025.9.1 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #152135 · 2025-09 |
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) | 281 (0.04%) |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 2024.10 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @sebirdman, @balake, @deakolights |
Devices listed in its documentation
- all smart Deako devices
- Deako groups
- Deako scenes
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.
