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Generic thermostat

Thermostats · Climate

Partly worksApple Home issues

1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported on r/homeassistant with generic_thermostat.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
generic_thermostatPartly worksPartly in Home
Siri sets auto mode, which thermostat lacks; use scene workaround
Only heat and off modes; HomeKit assumes four modes
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Home Assistant release with the issue: 0.81.6 Operating environment (Hass.io/Docker/Windows/etc.): Manually installed on Raspberry Pi https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/installation/raspberry-pi/ Component/platform: https://www.home-assistant.io/components/climate.generic_thermostat/ Description of problem: Homekit cannot control generic thermostat with automatic mode. If I for example ask Siri to turn on my heater the default setting that Siri sets is the automatic function. But my generic thermostat only has a heat and off operation mode. On the other hand, if I manually select the heat …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #18254 · 2018-11

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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

BrandHome Assistant
CategoryThermostats