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Apple TV media player

TVs · Entertainment

Partly worksApple Home issues

1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported with 1 integration: Apple TV.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Apple TVPartly worksPartly in Home
Bridge adds two non-functional buttons besides power switch
Media player works in HA; clutter in Home app
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The problem Is there anyway to exclude the 2 non functioning buttons exposed by adding the media player entity for the apple tv to homekit? only one of these actually turns the apple tv on and off. Visually this creates unwanted clutter. Is there anyway to exclude these? Or to make a standalone entity for the power switch? ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2024.3.3 ### 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 Apple TV, HomeKit Bridge ### Link …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #114768 · 2024-04

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In ReReHome

Once Home Assistant’s HomeKit Bridge shares it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandApple
ModelApple TV
CategoryTVs