Presence Simulation
slashback100/presence_simulation · vv7.1
Home Assistant Presence Simulation
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
switch | Switch or outlet |
What people report
Replays recorded light and entity history to fake presence. Works with light groups and input_select; wake-on-LAN TVs are not handled.
- Works2
- Won’t be supported1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Assistant light groups | Works | Light group support addedSaved copyIt currently doesn't seem to work with light groups. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #9 · 2021-05 | |
| input_select helpers used as light scenes | Works | input_select support mergedSaved copyThis pull requests adds support for the input_select domain. I use input_select (helpers) to change light scene's hence find this enhancement useful. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #162 · 2025-02 | |
| LG TV (wake-on-LAN) | Won’t be supported | Maintainer declined; use an automation that triggers wake-on-LANSaved copy… there and it shows when the TV was on and off: Now the problem is that LG TV when is switched off, to be turned on from HA, needs a signal sent over the wake on lan. A blueprint can be used to achieve this (adds a power button to the LG card that sends the wake on lan signal) [https://community.home-assistant.io/t/lg-webos-smart-tv-enable-turn-on-action-for-ha-2022-2/388153] Due to this workaround needed to get LG working the "presence simulator" is not switching on and off the television in the simulation. It would be great to fix this. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #169 · 2025-03 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Local polling
Talks to the device on your network, asking it for updates every so often.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 6,781 (0.96%) |
|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 1,087 |
| Latest version | v7.1 (2026-10-20) |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @slashback100 |
| License | MIT |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
