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Remove legacy information from homekit bridge docs (#13418)

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@ -582,22 +582,20 @@ To use the HomeKit integration with to different Home Assistant instances on the
Although we try our best, some entities don't work with the HomeKit integration yet. The result will be that either pairing fails completely or all Home Assistant accessories will stop working. Use the filter to identify which entity is causing the issue. It's best to try pairing and step by step including more entities. If it works unpair and repeat until you find the one that is causing the issues. To help others and the developers, please open a new issue here: [home-assistant/issues/new](https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/issues/new?labels=component:%20homekit) Although we try our best, some entities don't work with the HomeKit integration yet. The result will be that either pairing fails completely or all Home Assistant accessories will stop working. Use the filter to identify which entity is causing the issue. It's best to try pairing and step by step including more entities. If it works unpair and repeat until you find the one that is causing the issues. To help others and the developers, please open a new issue here: [home-assistant/issues/new](https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/issues/new?labels=component:%20homekit)
If you have any iOS 12.x devices signed into your iCloud account, media player entities with `device_class: tv` may trigger this condition. Filtering the entity or signing the iOS 12.x device out of iCloud should resolve the issue after restarting other devices.
#### Accessories are all listed as not responding #### Accessories are all listed as not responding
See [specific entity doesn't work](#specific-entity-doesnt-work) See [specific entity doesn't work](#specific-entity-doesnt-work)
#### Accessory not responding - after restart or update #### Accessory not responding - after restart or update
See [device limit](#device-limit) See [resetting accessories](#resetting-accessories)
#### Accessory not responding - randomly #### Accessory not responding - randomly
Unfortunately, that sometimes happens at the moment. It might help to close the `Home` App and delete it from the cache. Usually, the accessory should get back to responding after a few minutes at most. Unfortunately, that sometimes happens at the moment. It might help to close the `Home` App and delete it from the cache. Usually, the accessory should get back to responding after a few minutes at most.
#### Accessories not responding / behaving unusual - Upgrade from `0.65.x`
To fix this, you need to unpair the `Home Assistant Bridge`, delete the `.homekit.state` file ([guide](#deleting-the-homekitstate-file)) and pair it again. This should only be an issue if you're upgrading from `0.65.x` or below.
#### The linked battery sensor isn't recognized #### The linked battery sensor isn't recognized
Try removing the entity from HomeKit and then adding it again. If you are adding this configuration option to an existing entity in HomeKit, any changes you make to this entity's configuration options won't appear until the accessory is removed from HomeKit and then re-added. See [resetting accessories](#resetting-accessories). Try removing the entity from HomeKit and then adding it again. If you are adding this configuration option to an existing entity in HomeKit, any changes you make to this entity's configuration options won't appear until the accessory is removed from HomeKit and then re-added. See [resetting accessories](#resetting-accessories).
@ -632,7 +630,7 @@ HomeKit updates each camera snapshot sequentially when there are multiple camera
#### Resetting accessories #### Resetting accessories
On Home Assistant `0.97.x` or later, you may use the service `homekit.reset_accessory` with one or more entity_ids to reset accessories whose configuration may have changed. This can be useful when changing a media_player's device class to `tv`, linking a battery, or whenever Home Assistant adds support for new HomeKit features to existing entities. You may use the service `homekit.reset_accessory` with one or more entity_ids to reset accessories whose configuration may have changed. This can be useful when changing a media_player's device class to `tv`, linking a battery, or whenever Home Assistant adds support for new HomeKit features to existing entities.
On earlier versions of Home Assistant, you can reset accessories by removing the entity from HomeKit (via [filter](#configure-filter)) and then re-adding the accessory. On earlier versions of Home Assistant, you can reset accessories by removing the entity from HomeKit (via [filter](#configure-filter)) and then re-adding the accessory.