Matter
Matter Doorbell device type
Doorbells · Security
RequestedLocal
1 report: 1 asks for support.
Reported with 1 integration: Matter.
What people report
| Integration | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matter | Requested Local | Currently shows as generic switch event; proper ring event pendingSaved copyProposed change Matter's `Doorbell` device type is currently discovered as a plain `GenericSwitch` event entity (`EventDeviceClass.BUTTON`). Home Assistant now has a standard doorbell event type (`DoorbellEventType.RING`, see the doorbell standard event type blog post), which requires event entities with `EventDeviceClass.DOORBELL` to expose a `ring` event type. This PR adds a dedicated discovery schema for the Matter `Doorbell` device type that uses `EventDeviceClass.DOORBELL` / `translation_key="doorbell"`, separate from the existing `GenericSwitch` schema. The underlying Switch cluster's … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #175875 · 2026-07 |
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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
| Brand | Matter |
|---|---|
| Category | Doorbells |