Talk to smart home device over Apple HomeKit Protocol

Question

I've the following problem: I want to talk to smart home devices (like Elgato Eve, https://www.elgato.com/en/eve) through an own app. But the devices just support currently Apple HomeKit protocol. I don't want to use any official app or my iPhone to do this!

Is it possible to provide a way through my app to talk to the devices? Like "stubbing" the HomeKit Protocol? Has anyone ever done something like this or are there already any proof of concepts?

Answer 1

Homekit accessory devices, like Eve, include an Apple-designed chip that encrypts messages between it and iOS for security. You'd have to defeat that...which raises the question of why you'd want to.

Answer 2

Elgato has a BTLE module called Eve Core. The product description says it is just a bare BTLE HomeKit gateway for new HomeKit devices but it may help.