Hey folks, just wanted to share a little win that might help others in the same boat. So I’ve been experimenting with HomeKit, but here’s the catch — I don’t own a single Apple device. Yup, no iPhone, no iPad, nada. Just a stubborn smart home enthusiast with a bunch of Aqara gear and a love for open ecosystems.
At first, I thought I was completely shut out. But turns out, with a Raspberry Pi running Homebridge and a bit of tinkering with plugins (especially the HomeKit Controller integration in Home Assistant), you can sneak your way into the HomeKit party — no Apple gear needed.
I managed to add my Aqara G2H and motion sensors into HomeKit through Home Assistant, and now everything’s running buttery smooth. Siri? Still out of reach. But scenes, automations, and even status updates in my HomeKit dashboard work just fine.
If anyone’s curious how to make it work, or stuck with pairing issues along the way, hit me up — it took some trial and error, but it’s totally doable.
Anyone else running a HomeKit setup without Apple stuff? Let’s trade notes!