Aqara devices from HA to Homekit via HomeKit Bridge

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Hi all,

I am really new to HA, so I am sorry if the question seems stupid.
But I have recently started my HA adventure, were I used to only use HomeKit.

I want to use both platforms, so my wife can still use Homekit.

I have a lot of Aqara devices with a M1S hub, which I have manged to include in HA by the Homekit Controller, seen here:

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But I cannot seem to get it back into Homekit after I have these in HA.

I have tried to use the HomeKit bridge function, but only the M1S hub will be tranfered to HomeKit.

How can I add the rest of the devices back to HomeKit?

Thanks in advance!

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When you open the HomeKit BRIDGE integration and hit configure, you’ll see something like this:

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With Bridge and Include selected, clicking on “Domains to include” will allow you to select the types of devices you want in Homekit (lights, sensors, etc.). I click Submit here to get to the next page:

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At this screen, clicking on the Entities dialog will bring you to a list of entities to include in HomeKit:

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Here you’d scroll through the entity listing to find and check the entities to include in Homekit.

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This was what I needed. You are an absolute legend!

Thank you so much.

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It only took 69 years to have someone acknowledge that. [chuckle]

Thanks, and you’re welcome.

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Hi, i am too a newcomer. i can see aqara hub and button in homekit, but not in homekit bridge integration in homeassistant! Do you have a idea?
thx
Jonvelle

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I haven’t utilized an Aqara hub at all, so I don’t have that experience to share. But if you want something to be integrated into HA that is Homekit compatible, you have to remove it from Homekit first. Once in HA, one can use HA’s Homekit Bridge to share it with Apple/Siri.

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Thank you very much, my friend. I actually have a few devices in HomeKit and HA now. I just don’t understand the structure. Then there is the fact that I would like to continue learning the devices via the Aqara app or its gateway, because the devices have a not so good radio performance, and I had malfunctions again and again, for example, with the button for my rainwater! I therefore also let my lights and HUE sensors in their gateways (each of my three floors controls HUE via its own gateway!) Then I have a Homematic IP Gateway and an Ecowitt Gateway (weather station). If something goes wrong with Homeassistant, I quickly have the opportunity to control everything further. Of course, except for the HA automations. But I am slowly testing the programming and have a lot to do as a pensioner ;-). Now I have to see why HomeKit shows me one of 5 Roller Shade Driver E1 as a window in safety! Must have something underlying the Aqara Gateway and its security feature. So I may have to delete the gateway and this one driver again and relearn it? Let’s see. So thank you very much, and I’ll get back to you. Greetings, Jonvelle