From cabcd91686684d8dbf7cb2b22cd0be90e787bd87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "J. Nick Koston" Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2021 01:12:39 -1000 Subject: [PATCH] Explain how the Universal Media Player can wrap entities to present them as Televisions to HomeKit (#16580) --- source/_integrations/homekit.markdown | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/source/_integrations/homekit.markdown b/source/_integrations/homekit.markdown index b8390457eac..4d9edc02699 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/homekit.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/homekit.markdown @@ -553,7 +553,10 @@ Try removing the entity from HomeKit and then adding it again. If you are adding #### My media player is not showing up as a television accessory -Media Player entities with `device_class: tv` will show up as Television accessories on devices running iOS 12.2/macOS 10.14.4 or later. If needed, try removing the entity from HomeKit and then adding it again, especially if the `media_player` was previously exposed as a series of switches. Any changes, including changed supported features, made to an existing accessory won't appear until the accessory is removed from HomeKit and then re-added. See [resetting accessories](#resetting-accessories). +Media Player entities with `device_class: tv` will show up as Television accessories on devices running iOS 12.2/macOS 10.14.4 or later. If needed, try removing the entity from HomeKit and then adding it again, especially if the `media_player` was previously exposed as a series of switches. Any changes, including changed supported features, made to an existing accessory won't appear until the accessory is removed from HomeKit and then re-added. See [resetting accessories](#resetting-accessories). + +The [Universal Media Player](/integrations/universal/#harmony-remote-example) has an example of how it can be used to wrap existing entities to enable them to be used as a Television accessory in HomeKit. + #### Can't control volume of your TV media player?