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Door sensor as HomeKit doorbell

Doorbells · Security

WorksWorks in Apple Home

1 report: 1 says it works.

Reported on r/homeassistant.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Not namedWorksWorks in Home
Doorbell event re-triggered on unchanged updates; fixed
Fixed in 2022.7
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The problem linked a binary sensor (door sensor) as a Homekit camera doorbell. When the sensor stays open and the state gets updates (not changed) the doorbell event in Homekit gets triggered again ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2022.6.7 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? n/a ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant Supervised ### Integration causing the issue Homekit ### Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit/ ### Diagnostics information Not related i think ### …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #74116 · 2022-06

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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

BrandGeneric
CategoryDoorbells