Homekit location to trigger automations in Home-assistant, using a software switch. Requires no Homekit-hardware!

[RobDYI]

You can use the same concept to control any homekit device from HA. I use it for a schlage sense lock.,

New guy here with 25ish device HA install with hardware reviews... UPDATED after being in use for over 2 years and now 70ish devices

I just setup a Schlage Sense into my HA and it works to lock and unlock from HA. I used Homekit automation to get the Schlage Sense lock to follow a switch put on homekit by homebridge from HA. The reverse is done so HA know the status of Schlage Sense. I figure I can do the same to get iphone location in HA.

or magnet sensor

Triggar HA from HomeKit-devices?

A time ago I started to fiddle with HomeKit, and recently I bought a magnet sensor for my door with HomeKit-support. More recently I discovered HA and it’s ability to automate. I’ve used homebridge to be able to control HA and my harmony hub via Siri/Home and that works pretty good. My question is if I can use my magnet sensor (elgato eve door) to trigger automation in HA? What I want is added presence detection, as of now I only rely on my Asus router. Would be more reliable if I could trig…