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Smart lock via HomeKit Bridge

Locks · Security

Partly worksApple Home issues

1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported on r/homeassistant.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
Not namedPartly worksBroken in Home
Locking transition shows Open briefly, spamming notifications
Automation-triggered Locking state makes Home report Locked then Open then Locked
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@011V32 I think I have fixed the multiple notifications with this work around. I believe this is a HomeAssistant bug regarding locks than a HomeKit integrations bug as you can see that HomeAssistant changes the state three times on the lock. My workaround involves setting an assumed state that is valid for a set time then gets the updated state after the timer. This prevents the flipping back and forth. Quite a lot of yaml to solve this though. ``` homekit: - name: Front Door Lock port: 21063 filter: include_entities: - lock.front_door_lock_homekit entity_config: lock.front_door_lock_homekit: …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #146741 · 2025-06

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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.

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BrandGeneric
CategoryLocks