# How to get bond to report accurate state of fan/light?

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**Created:** [April 8, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.bondhome.io/t/how-to-get-bond-to-report-accurate-state-of-fan-light/4560 "2024-04-08T23:05:04Z")\
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Welcome, @roach !

So to keep things in sync, it’s best as if you approach the Bond Bridge as a _replacement_ of your original remote, not a supplement.  
The Bond staff have explained that the Bridge cannot send commands _while_ listening, and that most OEM remotes are too weak to be reliably “heard” across a whole home / multiple rooms – all that to say that the Bond Bridge doesn’t “listen” for remote commands other than when adding a device to the Bridge.

> [@How to determine state of fan](https://forum.bondhome.io/t/how-to-determine-state-of-fan/4113/8):
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> [trust state tracking of ceiling fan light kits] will ONLY work if no one uses the original ceiling fan / light remote. Stick it in a dark drawer and only use Google Home / Assistant, or the Bond app.

There are some solutions you can pursue if, like me, you value physical controls instead of solely apps and voice assistants – but they rely on integrating Bond with their official Local API into a smart home control system, and/or using a Bond Bridge Pro with Bond’s Sidekick remotes.  
I, for instance, use ISY controllers and a mix of Insteon / Harmony / Hue emulator / Bond Sidekicks to make physical controls for fans and light kits, as well as other devices Bond controls.  
You can use a variety of controllers ( Home Assistant, etc ) to make these kinds of cross devices integrations possible.

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