Add Your Devices into Apple Home

Overview

With CUBE OS and its built-in Matter Bridge, you can now bring your eWeLink LAN devices, Zigbee devices, and more into Apple Home. This gives many older WiFi devices a second life - they can now join ecosystems like Apple Home without relying on the eWeLink cloud, and be controlled through Apple Home, Siri, HomePod, Apple Watch, and other Apple ecosystem entry points.

We’ve created this thread as a master post to guide you through the setup process and share device-specific experiences. Over time, we’ll keep updating this post with links to individual device tests so you can easily check compatibility and Apple Home features.

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Step

1

Add Devices into CUBE OS

• Install eWeLink CUBE OS on your preferred host, check these Installation guides.

• Zigbee Devices: Plug your Zigbee Dongle into a USB port and pair Zigbee devices in CUBE OS.

• WiFi Devices: Install the eWeLink Smart Home Add-on from the Docker tab in CUBE OS.

• Log in with your eWeLink account and sync your LAN devices.

• You’ll see the synced devices appear in CUBE OS and can assign rooms or rename them.

2

Enable Matter Bridge

• In the CUBE OS web UI, click the Matter logo on the sidebar.

• Enable the feature → a QR code and setup code will appear.

3

Pair with Apple Home

• Open the Camera app on your iPhone/iPad and scan the QR code.

• Tap “Open in Home” and follow the prompts.

• Once added, you can rename devices and assign them to rooms.

4

Control with Siri

Once devices are added, you can try commands like:

• “Hey Siri, turn on the living room light.”

• “Hey Siri, switch off the TX in bedroom.”

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Device Experiences

Here’s a summary of how different devices behave in Apple Home through the CUBE OS Matter Bridge. This table will be updated continuously with new device tests.

Device Type	Link to Post	Example Model	Rename Device	On/Off Control	Dimming / Brightness	Color Temp / Color Control	Room Assignment	Automation (Trigger/Action)	Siri Control	Notes
Switch	Read more	SONOFF TX	✔️	✔️	-	-	✔️	Both Trigger&Action	✔️	Switches in Apple Home support multi-channel splitting and “Display As” options, which affect how the device is shown and controlled by Siri.
Light	Watch video	SONOFF B05-BL	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	✔️	Both Trigger&Action	✔️	Supports dimming and color control
Plug	Read more	SONOFF S40	✔️	✔️	-	-	✔️	Both Trigger&Action	✔️
Sensor	Coming soon	SNZB-02	✔️	-	-	-	✔️	Only as Trigger	-	Can trigger automations

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Next Steps

• We’ll keep adding more device experiences (plugs, lights, sensors, gateways, etc.).

• Feel free to share your own tests in the comments. Your feedback will help improve the Matter Bridge and guide compatibility work.