Bond is a brand of Olibra, LLC, a US company that makes the Bond Bridge, a Wi-Fi bridge that learns the radio signals of existing remotes. It lets RF-controlled ceiling fans, fireplaces and motorized shades be operated from the Bond Home app, by voice or from a smart home system.
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The Bond Bridge sits on the home Wi-Fi network (2.4 GHz only on the Gen 3) and learns the signals from the remotes that came with a fan, fireplace or shade. Control then runs from the Bond Home app and from the platforms Bond lists, and Bond also publishes a documented local API that works over the home network without internet access.
That suits people who want an existing ceiling fan, fireplace or set of shades in Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings, Home Assistant or a professional control system without replacing the hardware. It is weaker for Apple Home and Matter, where the pages we read show no clear, finished support, and the Gen 3 does not learn infrared remotes.
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The only app listed for the Bond Bridge. Used for setup, remote control, groups, scheduling and voice assistant linking, and for Smart by Bond fans that need no hub. The App Store listing (v2.66.0) names Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri, and its recent notes mention Bluetooth communication improvements and a Shared Access feature. Published by Olibra, LLC. The Google Play link is built from the package ID io.olibra.bondapp, which a third-party app index lists as the Bond Home listing by Olibra LLC; we did not open the Google Play page itself.
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| Platform | Status | What it means | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connection | |||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | The Bond Bridge Gen 3 works with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi networks only, covers about 2,500 sq ft and controls up to 30 devices. Bond describes the Bridge Pro as adding Ethernet and PoE. All control from the app, voice assistants and integrations goes through this bridge. | Bond Bridge (Bond) Bond Bridge Gen 3 (Bond) |
| RF (learned remote signals) | Yes | The bridge learns and replays signals from the existing remote. Bond says 90% of ceiling fans and motorized shades are RF-controlled. The Gen 3 page says IR is not supported, and the pages we read do not give radio frequencies. | Bond Bridge (Bond) |
| Bluetooth | Yes | The Gen 3 uses Bluetooth Low Energy for setup. We found no mention of Bluetooth for everyday control. | Bond Bridge (Bond) Bond Home (App Store) |
| Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread | Not mentioned | None of these are mentioned on the Bond Bridge pages we read. | Bond Bridge (Bond) |
| Matter | Not found | No Matter announcement or product found when we searched. A Bond team statement quoted in a Bond forum thread calls Matter a future option for HomeKit-type support, but gives no product or date. | Bond forum: HomeKit supported? |
| Voice assistants and ecosystems | |||
| Google Home | Official | Bond lists Google Home as supported on the Bond Bridge Gen 3 page, and the App Store listing names Google Assistant. A Bond representative said in a 2018 forum thread that fan speed control for Google Home was in the works. We did not find a current Google Home setup page from Bond. | Bond Bridge (Bond) Bond forum: IFTTT, Google Home, Alexa actions Google Home compatible devices |
| Amazon Alexa | Official | Bond lists Alexa as supported. A 2018 forum reply from a Bond representative says Alexa can set a fan speed percentage, which Bond rounds to the nearest speed. A 2020 reply confirms a bug with increase and decrease speed commands and gives no fix date; we could not confirm whether it has been fixed. | Bond Bridge (Bond) Bond forum: IFTTT, Google Home, Alexa actions Alexa Skills store |
| Apple Home | Unconfirmed | Bond's product page does not list Apple Home or HomeKit, though the App Store listing mentions Siri. Bond's local API documentation refers to HomeKit integration on the Bond Bridge Pro. In a Bond forum thread a May 2024 staff reply said HomeKit support was still in beta and ceiling fans were not directly supported, and another quoted team statement called HomeKit too complex to support. Homebridge is listed as a way to bring Bond into Apple Home. We could not confirm the current state. | Bond Local API docs Bond forum: HomeKit status Bond forum: HomeKit supported? Bridge Pro integration limits (Bond support) |
| Samsung SmartThings | Official | Bond lists SmartThings as supported. Forum posts describe a cloud-based Bond integration, and a community developer also publishes a local SmartThings Edge driver for the Bond Bridge in beta, which supports four fan speed levels in the app and lacked reverse direction control when we read it. | Bond Bridge (Bond) SmartThings Edge Bond Bridge LAN (community) |
| IFTTT | Not found | A Bond staff post quoted on the Bond forum says IFTTT support was dropped, with IFTTT kept running for a time so users could move to the Bond Home app, and the staff called IFTTT latency not viable. The posts we read carry no shutdown date. Bond's product pages list no IFTTT service. | Bond forum: IFTTT after firmware 2.15 |
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| Home Assistant | Yes | A built-in Bond integration in Home Assistant core, with named code owners from the community; we did not confirm that Bond itself maintains it. It controls fans, shades and fireplaces, uses the local network with push updates on bridge firmware 2.10.8 or newer, and needs the bridge host and a local token. | Home Assistant Bond integration |
| Homey | Community | The Bond Bridge Integration app is by an independent developer (G Slender), not Athom. It controls fans, fireplaces and shades over the LAN and needs the local token from the Bond Bridge advanced settings. The store page lists Homey Cloud, Homey Pro and Homey Pro mini, but also says each device type requires a Homey Bridge, and we could not resolve which applies. | Homey app page |
| openHAB | Unconfirmed | No openHAB binding was found, but openHAB's add-on list was not checked directly. | Searched, no source |
| Node-RED | Unconfirmed | No dedicated Bond node was searched for. The local API is plain HTTP, which Node-RED could call, but we could not confirm a ready-made node. | Bond Local API docs |
| Hubitat | Yes | A Bond Integration is built into Hubitat and maintained by a Hubitat community developer (bcopeland), so Bond does not maintain it. It needs the Bond local token. An older community integration exists whose developer is reported to be inactive. Bond also lists Hubitat on its product page. | Hubitat community: Bond Integration Bond Bridge (Bond) |
| Domoticz | Unconfirmed | Not searched specifically; we could not confirm a plugin. | Searched, no source |
| Control4 | Official | Bond lists Control4 as supported. The driver is a paid third-party driver from Chowmain sold through driverCentral. It handles fans, fireplaces and blinds including Somfy RTS, with a trial period, and the driver page does not say Bond endorses it. Bond has also announced a Crestron Home driver, and its product page lists Savant, RTI, URC, Loxone, Josh.ai, Elan, Vantage and Basalte. | Bond Bridge (Bond) Chowmain Bond Bridge driver Bond forum: Chowmain Control4 announcement |
| Philips Hue | Unconfirmed | Not mentioned on Bond's pages. No integration was searched for. | Searched, no source |
| Bond Local API | Official | Bond publishes an HTTP local API (docs labelled v3.0.0) that works without internet access. Clients find the bridge by mDNS, use a token from the bridge, and can read state through a UDP push protocol (BPUP). It covers fans, fireplaces, lights and shades, and groups, scenes and schedules. Traffic is plain HTTP, and the docs recommend keeping the bridge behind a firewall. The same docs say a Cloud API was in development, and we could not confirm whether it has launched. | Bond Local API docs Bond Bridge (Bond) |
Checked 11 November 2026 against the brand's own pages, app store listings and each project's own page. “Not found” means we searched and found nothing, not that it is impossible. Compatibility changes often. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix it.
Not that we could find. No Matter announcement or product found when we searched. A Bond team statement quoted in a Bond forum thread calls Matter a future option for HomeKit-type support, but gives no product or date.
Yes, officially. Bond lists Alexa as supported. A 2018 forum reply from a Bond representative says Alexa can set a fan speed percentage, which Bond rounds to the nearest speed. A 2020 reply confirms a bug with increase and decrease speed commands and gives no fix date; we could not confirm whether it has been fixed.
Yes, officially. Bond lists Google Home as supported on the Bond Bridge Gen 3 page, and the App Store listing names Google Assistant. A Bond representative said in a 2018 forum thread that fan speed control for Google Home was in the works. We did not find a current Google Home setup page from Bond.
Unconfirmed. Bond's product page does not list Apple Home or HomeKit, though the App Store listing mentions Siri. Bond's local API documentation refers to HomeKit integration on the Bond Bridge Pro. In a Bond forum thread a May 2024 staff reply said HomeKit support was still in beta and ceiling fans were not directly supported, and another quoted team statement called HomeKit too complex to support. Homebridge is listed as a way to bring Bond into Apple Home. We could not confirm the current state.
Yes. A built-in Bond integration in Home Assistant core, with named code owners from the community; we did not confirm that Bond itself maintains it. It controls fans, shades and fireplaces, uses the local network with push updates on bridge firmware 2.10.8 or newer, and needs the bridge host and a local token.
Yes, officially. Bond lists SmartThings as supported. Forum posts describe a cloud-based Bond integration, and a community developer also publishes a local SmartThings Edge driver for the Bond Bridge in beta, which supports four fan speed levels in the app and lacked reverse direction control when we read it.
Yes, through a community-built integration. The Bond Bridge Integration app is by an independent developer (G Slender), not Athom. It controls fans, fireplaces and shades over the LAN and needs the local token from the Bond Bridge advanced settings. The store page lists Homey Cloud, Homey Pro and Homey Pro mini, but also says each device type requires a Homey Bridge, and we could not resolve which applies.
Yes. A Bond Integration is built into Hubitat and maintained by a Hubitat community developer (bcopeland), so Bond does not maintain it. It needs the Bond local token. An older community integration exists whose developer is reported to be inactive. Bond also lists Hubitat on its product page.
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