I think Ring/Blink doorbells would be much better for this functionality.... but, I cannot see why it wouldn't be possible if you have the flic hub and don't mind using say IFTTT for it. Home Assistant won't work.
Posts made by vesa
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RE: Use flic as doorbell? Any help pls
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RE: Where is HomeKit support for Flic Twist?
@Emil said in Where is HomeKit support for Flic Twist?:
@vesa What Matter buttons do you have that have good battery, do not require a hub and work reliably?
Home Assistant + Flic is possible through e.g. https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/flic/.
I went for the TP-Link + Matter hub route as I had some existing hardware. Apparently the TUO Smart button (no hub) is very functional, the HA use still has hurdles but works as a simple button.
This Flic integration for HA is the "no hub" solution that is limited to specific userbase with direct bluetooth from HA to buttons. Seems kind of limited need for it. Some time ago there was the hub-sdk solution that I had kind of working until it just didn't again and it wore me out.
My guess it it would not be too many days of effort for a full time coder on flic side to make official Hub integration if such coder was available.
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RE: Where is HomeKit support for Flic Twist?
Unfortunately it seems like Flic has made itself unnesessary for a lot of potential users by having too big ambitions for the company size, wrong direction and lacking communication. We now have already shipping Matter enabled smart buttons with good battery life that do not require (being matter, after all) a hub, cost very little and work reliably. Personally I have already replaced functionality of my Flics with other buttons as Home Assistant support never came, but still have them on the walls. As the Matter support is is taking so much longer than other "buttons" and there aren't any updates really I am now planning on finally removing the flics from the walls. and throwing them to garbage.
That's kinda sad as I was hoping originally so much from them and I do like the feel. But, they were kinda behind the times from the very begining I had them.