Home Assistant
Universal media player (HomeKit TV)
TVs · Entertainment
Partly worksApple Home issues
1 report: 1 says it partly works.
Reported on r/homeassistant with universal.
What people report
| Integration | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| universal | Partly works | Partly in Home Control Center remote volume up/down send no events | Volume buttons give no HomeKit remote eventsSaved copyThe problem When I create media players and add them to homekit I can grab events from all of the buttons except the volume up/down buttons. Since no homekit events are sent by the volume buttons I cannot assign actions to them using automations. Other integrations work fine using all buttons of the control center remote, just not this one. This makes the volume up/down buttons useless in the control center remote with universal media players. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2024.7.3 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? n/a ### What type of … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #122627 · 2024-07 |
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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 | Home Assistant |
|---|---|
| Category | TVs |