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Ecobee

ecobee3 via HomeKit controller

Thermostats · Climate

WorksLocal

1 report: 1 says it works.

Reported with 1 integration: ecobee.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
ecobeeWorks LocalLocal push with remote sensors via HomeKit pairing
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… users have a choice to not be tied to a cloud service and use an entirely local protocol, but on the flipside it will avoid confusion where they pair via HomeKit not realising its not the ecobee integration. I am conflicted on this. Note that the ecobee integration is a sync cloud poll integration, and its homekit controller counter part is now an async local push. Apparently 0.107 is working out so well for one beta user that they use the pushed climate state to trigger automations when their heating comes on, and its near instantaneous. I've also heard from other users that it still works …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #32742 · 2020-03

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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

BrandEcobee
Modelecobee3
CategoryThermostats