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1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported with 1 integration: ESPHome.

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IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
ESPHomePartly works LocalWorks with N100; poor mic/speaker, TV false triggers; one user returned it
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The VPE devices work well with an N100. This is what I used. However, the VPE devices are not perfect. Ours constantly heard things from our TV and conversations that false triggered them. These false triggers drove us crazy. This is one aspect that Alexa devices do much better. The microphone system in the Alexa devices is significantly more sophisticated and better programmed. We still use both. One thing I did that really helped is that when our TV is on, I have HA mute any VPE device that can hear the TV. There are a few other, similar tricks that helped along the way. The bottom line is …

Excerpt saved from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-23.

Reddit comment · 2026-08

Each row is one report from a GitHub thread, an integration’s docs, or r/homeassistant. Check the date and the linked source before you buy.

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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.

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