# HomeSpan Services and Characteristics

The following tables list the HomeKit Services and Characteristics supported by HomeSpan. In general, HomeSpan implements all HomeKit Services described in [Apple's HomeKit Accessory Protocol Specification (HAP) Release R2](https://developer.apple.com/support/homekit-accessory-protocol/), except for those that involve video or audio streaming, Apple TV, or advanced lock management (i.e. all HAP Services except those that require Characteristics with a TLV8 data type).