Nelly
Nelly NSC-DB2 video doorbell
Doorbells · Security
Partly worksApple Home issuesLocal
1 report: 1 says it partly works.
Reported with 1 integration: Generic Camera.
What people report
| Integration | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generic Camera | Partly works Local | Partly in Home Camera audio choppy or absent in Home app | Stream fine in VLC; Opus encoder issues, AAC unavailableSaved copyThe problem I have a video doorbell (Nelly NSC-DB2) exposed as a camera through the HomeKit module. Video/Audio works fine when connecting to the source using VLC, but opening it in the Home app on iOS results in either no audio (when using `audio_codec: copy` or choppy audio using the default opus encoder. Looking through the code, it seems like it starts an FFmpeg instance that sends the video and audio separately to the iOS client device. I have found other reports of this in the forums as well, which leads me to believe it is a widespread issue. … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #45164 · 2021-01 |
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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 | Nelly |
|---|---|
| Model | NSC-DB2 |
| Category | Doorbells |