# Experimental integration gives Coway IconS owners local control

_Published Sunday, November 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM EST · Products · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Developer Scott J. Goldman has released coway-local, an experimental integration that lets a Coway Airmega IconS purifier communicate directly with Home Assistant instead of Coway's cloud, Tom's Hardware reports. His previous cloud integration suffered outages and an account ban that left him without remote control for weeks.

The project uses Bluetooth setup to direct the purifier's certificate requests to a Home Assistant server, which runs its own messaging broker. This removes the need to intercept network traffic during setup.

The integration has been tested only on the IconS AP-1022K. It disables control through Coway's app and does not yet implement filter alerts, firmware updates or some air-quality measurements.

## Sources

- [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/dev-hacks-coway-air-purifier-to-cut-it-off-from-the-cloud-now-runs-locally-in-home-assistant-fan-downloads-the-certificate-over-plain-http-letting-a-home-server-stand-in-for-coways)

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Published: 2026-11-15T14:05:58.847Z
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