Doorbell support?

[jahnkenneth]

Would it be possible to make the app compatible with doorbells? I have a Ring Pro connected to Homey, and would love to have in the Home app. I understand that the video feed is not possible, but maybe the Doorbell type is?

[robertklep]

Can you post the info for such a device from this page here? I'd like to know which capabilities it supports.

[jahnkenneth]

Sorry for the formatting...

Property Value ID fe506456-dab1-4917-9799-e5e938cb31cc Class sensor Driver homey:app:com.ring — doorbell Ready Yes Available Yes Warning No Custom icon No

Capabilities Capability Type Value Edit value Last Updated alarm_generic boolean false 3 days ago alarm_motion boolean false 38 minutes ago measure_battery number 100 6 minutes ago

[robertklep]

Thanks for that!

Can you find out which of the capabilities is used when the door bell button is pressed? I assume alarm_generic but want to make sure :)

[robertklep]

Hmm, @nhassink just reminded me that device class doorbell with capability alarm_generic is already supported by Homeykit, so are you sure that your device isn't working?

In Homekit they should appear as Motion Sensor.

[jahnkenneth]

Yes, it’s alarm_generic. :-) Yes, the motion sensor is visible in HomeKit, but I want the alarm_generic button to be represented by a doorbell accessory in Homekit. :-)

[robertklep]

Yeah I think it makes sense to present it as a doorbell. Not sure what would happen if I change the Homekit type to something else (if Homekit will see it as a new device, in which case other users may run into problems if they have Homekit automations depending on it).

[jahnkenneth]

So it’s a no go..?

[robertklep]

Not yet, but I have to do some testing first.

[jahnkenneth]

Sign me up for the testing 👍🏻