HomeKit Bridge no audio, doorbell button, for Reolink cameras

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The problem

Cameras have sound when viewed in HA Dashboard (added with Reolink integration) but no sound when viewed in Apple's Home app (via HomeKit Bridge integration).

Doorbell button capability also not registered/acknowledged in Apple's Home app.

Have added relevant items (support_audio, and linked_doorbell_sensor) to Configuration file, see below.

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

core-2024.12.5

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

No response

What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

Integration causing the issue

HomeKit Bridge

Link to integration documentation on our website

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homekit

Diagnostics information

home-assistant_homekit_2024-12-31T21-34-49.901Z.log

Example YAML snippet

homekit:
  entity_config:
    camera.doorbell_fluent:
      name: Doorbell
      support_audio: true
      linked_motion_sensor: binary_sensor.doorbell_motion
      linked_doorbell_sensor: binary_sensor.doorbell_visitor
    camera.garage_fluent:
      name: Garage Camera
      support_audio: true
      linked_motion_sensor: binary_sensor.garage_motion

### Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

_No response_

### Additional information

_No response_

[home-assistant]

Hey there @bdraco, mind taking a look at this issue as it has been labeled with an integration (homekit) you are listed as a code owner for? Thanks!

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