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Yamaha MusicCast receiver

Speakers · Entertainment

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 worksPartly in Home
Audio Receiver icon lost after 2026.9; shows generic media accessory icon
Entities keep working; receiver icon regression after upgrading to 2026.9
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The problem After upgrading Home Assistant Core from 2026.8.3 to 2026.9.2, Yamaha MusicCast `media_player` entities with `device_class: receiver` no longer render in Apple Home with the expected audio receiver / sound-system icon. They instead appear with a generic media accessory icon. The entities themselves continue to work and Home Assistant still advertises them to HomeKit as Audio Receiver accessories. I reproduced this with three independently exposed HomeKit accessories: - `media_player.sala_principal` - `media_player.entrada_sala_principal_zone2` - `media_player.terraza` At least one …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #182413 · 2026-09

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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

BrandYamaha
CategorySpeakers