New homekit integration info?

🧰 Built-In Apps and Drivers HomeKit
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What about using a vpn to get it on the home network. I do that all the time on android.

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Your iPhone is the OG Home hub. It searches the network you are currently on for available devices to add as far as I know. That said, a vpn might fool it, didn’t try that.

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Ya i do that for ecowitt and it works to find mac of device on local network.
But that will only work for other devices on your network ...if for instance its looking to add a bluetooth or wifi device it obviously wont work.
So how do you add devices if you DONT have an iphone...which I dont?

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I have Homebridge on a Raspberry Pi 3 and its running smooth as butter and I'm really hesitant to drop everything and go on a beta right now. Change my mind.

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What does this mean?

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You can use both. I kept my Homebridge setup. Just try a few devices on the beta and see how it works for you.
I would caution anyone with a working Homebridge setup not to dismantle their existing setup and rely solely on beta software.

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I have a level bolt and a level touch, both inside metal doors. They work perfectly.

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I don't have any single Apple device and not planning to have one.
Recently (about a week ago) I figured out I can make my Ecobee Thermostat
integration 100% local. For this matter I am using Home Assistant with
Home Kit Controller plus Home Assistant Device Bridge.
This integration works very well, it is 100% local and does not require any
single Apple device.

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I have a Wifi August Lock. Is that local now thru this Homekit Integration?

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Good, but not really relevant since you aren’t using Apple Home. Your using software to control a Homekit compatible device.

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You can simply run the hubitat integration but create a new test home for it to see how you like it. It should run side by side with home bridge

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Yes, connect it directly to home kit then use virtual switches on hubitat for control.

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I think that you will have to approve every lock/unlock that occurs with this method. Apple is very conservative when it comes to entryways unlocking.

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Hmmm One way to test is simply create a rule on Homekit to unlock the door and see if it prompts or not.

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Mini works with door locks fine. The issue is apple not allowing integrations with locks from other bridges. (Officially)

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I'm sure you could make a virtual switch that on the Hubitat side would unlock or lock the door depending on the switch and Homekit would be none the wiser.

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Whatever it is.
I am extremely happy when I can control my devices locally whatever it takes.
Finally this goal (local control) is achieved.

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Done.

Thaanks, @bobbyD.

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I'm sure you could make a virtual switch that on the Hubitat side would unlock or lock the door depending on the switch and Homekit would be none the wiser.

Maybe virtual switch not possible to control on homekit side either, according to HE docs (HomeKit Integration | Hubitat Documentation):

Most Z-Wave and Zigbee devices are supported. Devices that are not supported (per Apple restrictions for HomeKit bridges) include:

  • locks and garage door openers
  • LAN, Wi-Fi, or cloud devices
  • User (custom) virtual drivers
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They will work. The docs say custom virtual drivers. Built-in ones will work.

(EDIT: but to be clear, the other restrictions still apply, e.g., no door locks, regardless of the driver source)