iCloud-foto’s
WorksAlbums from Photos, including shared iCloud albums, on the photo face. Housemates add photos from their phones.
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Works with what you have.
With or without Home Assistant.
Everything instnt hub connects to, and how: the iPad itself, HomeKit or Home Assistant. Only what is built is marked Works.
Apple and the iPad
Agenda’s
WorksThe calendars on your iPad: iCloud, Google and Exchange. Or those from Home Assistant.
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Apple Weer
WorksThe weather for where your iPad is, with the hourly forecast. Or the weather source in Home Assistant.
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AirDrop
WorksYour settings to another iPad as a file. Directly over your own network works too, with a six-digit code.
On the iPad
Smart home
Apple Home (HomeKit)
WorksLights, switches, thermostats, blinds, locks, fans, sensors and your scenes from the Home app. Without Home Assistant.
Via HomeKitGuide
Home Assistant
WorksEverything in your Home Assistant, from any brand, as long as the app knows that kind of device. Connect with your account or a token, at home and away.
Via Home AssistantGuide
instnt_hub (HACS)
PlannedAn optional integration for Home Assistant 2025.6 or later: lyrics, queue artwork and speaker settings. Built, but not installable yet.
Via Home AssistantGuide
Music
Sonos
WorksWhat is playing, queue, volume, speaker grouping, favorites and a sleep timer. Tested at our place.
Via Home AssistantGuide
HomePod
BetaAs a media player in Home Assistant, with the same music face as Sonos. Not tested myself.
Via Home AssistantGuide
Spotify en Apple Music
PlannedSearching and playing music on the iPad itself, without Home Assistant.
On the iPad
Doorbell and cameras
Ring
BetaWhen someone rings, the camera appears over everything, with talk-back (beta). Tested at our place.
Via Home AssistantGuide
Camera’s in Home Assistant
BetaLive view or a still image, also as a face with all your cameras. Such as UniFi Protect.
Via Home AssistantGuide
Camera’s uit HomeKit
PlannedYour HomeKit cameras on screen, without Home Assistant.
Via HomeKit
Voice and AI
Apple Intelligence
BetaThe language model on the iPad itself answers your question, without anything leaving the house. iPadOS 26, M1 or A17 Pro and later.
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Assist van Home Assistant
BetaThe voice assistant of your own Home Assistant, with its own agent or a language model you choose there: OpenAI, Gemini, Claude or a local model with Ollama. The app has no keys for those services.
Via Home AssistantGuide
Whisper en Piper
BetaTurning your voice into text and speaking the answer via Home Assistant, instead of on the iPad.
Via Home AssistantGuide
Gaming
PlayStation 5
BetaWhen the PS5 turns on, the companion slides in with your game and buttons for blinds and soundbar. In the App Store version, game, cover and level come from Home Assistant; trophies per game are in the beta only.
Via Home AssistantGuide
Apple TV
PlannedA companion for the Apple TV, with a TV guide.
Via Home Assistant
Is your brand not listed?
Via Home Assistant any brand works, as long as the app knows that kind of device: lights, switches, thermostats, blinds, locks, fans, sensors and media players. The table shows what is possible per kind. Missing something? Request it.