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2 reports: 1 says it works, 1 says it partly works.

Reported with 1 integration: Google Nest.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Google NestWorks CloudCamera support added for SDM API
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Breaking change ## Proposed change <!-- Describe the big picture of your changes here to communicate to the maintainers why we should accept this pull request. If it fixes a bug or resolves

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PR #42325 · 2020-10
Google NestPartly works CloudPartly in Home
All cameras became doorbells in HomeKit after 0.114
Occupancy class auto-links doorbell
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The problem As of 0.114 homekit doorbells were added through #38419 and now all 5 of my nest cameras are sending doorbell alerts in homekit. Looking through the code it appears that anything with a binary_sensor of device class occupancy automatically becomes a doorbell. I can't find a way to disable this, and #39804 comments from @bdraco seem to solidify there is no way to disable if I understand correctly. It is unexpected (and negative) behavior at least in my use case, so opening an issue to resolve. ## Environment - Home Assistant Core release with the issue: 0.114 - Last working Home …

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Issue #40052 · 2020-09

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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

BrandGoogle Nest
CategoryCameras

Also reported as

  • Nest Cam