Box of Secrets: Discreetly modding an apartment intercom to work with Apple Home
Box of Secrets Discreetly modding my friend’s apartment intercom to work with Apple Home. 23 March 2026 Tags: hacking, hardware, programming Table of Contents ↓ Help Arrives Attempt 1: The Wi-Fi Router Attempt 2: Faking a Phone Third Time’s the Charm: Man in the Middle Software Stack Smashing Deployment My friend Frank (not his real name) hosts a lot of guests at his apartment, and his complex’s intercom is what ushers them inside. You’ve probably seen them before, they look like this: The Doorking 1834-080 intercom at Frank’s apartment. Up until recently, guests could find Frank’s number in the system and give it a call. If Frank recognized the people on the line, he would press a number on his dial pad, which the controller…
