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Universal Media Player TV

TVs · Entertainment

Not workingApple Home issues

1 report: 1 says it doesn’t work.

Reported on r/homeassistant with universal.

What people report

IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
universalNot workingBroken in Home
iOS Remote widget stopped finding TV on iOS 17.1.1
Works in HA; remote issue after iOS update
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The problem So, I have upgraded my iPhone 12 to iOS 17.1.1 and the (iOS Remote Widget) Remote app of control center stopped finding the TV(Universal Media Player). However, my wife's iPhone 11 running iOS 16.6.1 was working absolutely fine. So I checked my iPAD 10th gen running iPAD OS 17.1.1 and the remote works there. So I upgraded my wife's phone to iOS 17.1.1 and now it doesn't work in her phone either. I tried resetting everything, my iPhone, her iPhone, router network, Home Assistant and everything I know of but nothing seems to resolve the issue. We are too addicted to this remote …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #104714 · 2023-11

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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

BrandGeneric
CategoryTVs