r/homey

Hello,

I'm buying an old house (1976) and all the electricity has to be done to modern standard and as a tech enthusiast I was looking for some home automation hub and I came across Homey !

It looks awesome, but it looks too good to be true!

Almost as powerful as Home Assistant, free from proprietary clouds, a very high compatibility with a lot of sensors, no subscription and so on !

Should I be aware of some limitation (beside of the lack of ethernet port) on the Homey Pro ?

Thank you !

If anybody is having problems with their Matter lights constantly disconnecting, I’ve found a workaround that stops that. You have to disconnect from the cloud. I haven’t had a light drop since then. The app works fine if you’re connected to your Wi-Fi. Also, if you want voice control, you can connect to Siri via the HomeKit bridge app and it works great.

Hi All,

I thought I’d “fixed” my Homey SHS running on a Mac Mini but it keeps loosing control of Matter devices.

I suspect it is an mDNS issue. Before I pull the pin, has anybody discovered a workaround for this issue?

Thanks.

Would any of these work for a quick Beep-beep to alert of contact sensors like the door open?

Tuya Siren.
Aeotec Doorbell 6, Indoor Siren 6.

Or they would only go off for a while just like an alarm?

Thanks

How do y'all name your devices? For years I've named them what "makes sense." However, now that I actually have a house I'm starting to add in more sensors, switches, etc. I'm finding names that are both unique and obvious more difficult. For example, we have multiple bathrooms so I named the devices there "Upstairs Bathroom Vanity," "Upstairs Bathroom Overhead Light," etc. It begins to make voice commands very cumbersome, but keeping them unique is a challenge.

What do others do? Is this the best system or is there something that can keep the names shorter while also unique and clear?

I'm looking for security camera that I can schedule from HomeyPro, control how it records, notifications based on time, day and presence. Viewing live feeds or recorded in homey is not important, I can use a separate app for that

I'm currently using ArloPro that has 0% integrations with Homey, so I'm open for anything...

What are your experiences/recommendations?

Just read the changelog for the update that was pushed and saw they updated to Matter 1.5. What does this mean for Homey supporting the Matter 1.5 new features like Matter cameras?

Posting here because Athom support has been non-responsive and I'm exhausting options before escalating to my card issuer.

The issue: My Homey Pro's built-in Ethernet adapter is completely dead. No MAC address visible on the network — confirmed via direct MacBook test. Running on Wi-Fi only as a result, which has caused cascading instability across my entire Matter/Thread mesh: Eve plug dropouts, Nanoleaf downlights going unavailable, and Homey crashing repeatedly under load because the Wi-Fi radio can't handle the concurrent connections a wired connection managed without issue.

Hardware: Homey Pro (2026), firmware 13.2.x. Failure is reproducible and confirmed — not a cable or switch issue.

What I've tried: Multiple reboots. Direct network tests to isolate the adapter. Avoided factory reset — would wipe 46 devices and 46 flows.

Support attempts: Submitted via support.homey.app. Also attempted direct email — received auto-replies only ("wrong channel"). No human response after several weeks.

What I need: Replacement adapter, replacement unit, or a confirmed RMA process. The Homey Pro is not fit for purpose without a functioning wired connection in a Thread/Matter-heavy installation.

If no substantive response within 48 hours I'll be initiating a chargeback — product not functioning as advertised.

Happy to provide logs, screenshots, or API diagnostics. Has anyone had Athom actually respond via the forum faster than tickets?

Installed a bunch of shelly's in a new home and looking to hire someone for assistance with programming. Running quite a few LED PureEdge lights (controlled via Wiz app) on a Homey controller.

The shelly devices run in detached mode on retractive toggle switches. Have a shelly script running all LED power supplies at 100%. And the button pushes relay to Homey for on/off/dimming control of PureEdge lights.

I've been able to get lights to work in a on/off capacity. Occasionally dimming works but it really is a one step forward, two steps back process.

Looking to hire someone who is responsive and trusted to help me troubleshoot a few things.

Now shows 2 devices per row instead 3.
Hate it!
Any way to revert to previous version?

Hey all,

I tried Homey a few years ago and am hoping there have been improvements since then. I'm debating trying it again to migrate from Hubitat. I really love the interface and flows.

BUT - the big problem I had years ago with the Hue integration was that when I used the Homey Pro HUE Ap to connect to my Hue Bridge, it ONLY saw all the individual bulbs and devices.

I have over 100 bulbs assigned to rooms and zones. I freaked at the thought of having to manually figure out all those bulbs and put into zones / rooms again in Homey so I returned it.

Now I'm seeing conflicting information about rooms, zones, and scenes and what is exposed to Homey.

Hubitat's native Hue app can see the rooms and zones in Hue and I can control the rooms and zones I've set up in Hue by simply calling the room name in Hubitat (on/off, etc)

Can Homey Pro Hue app now see the zones and/or rooms in the Hue app or is it only going to see all the individual bulbs?

I want to migrate to Homey but I do not want to recreate all my rooms again to control a room.

Appreciate any help before I drop $400 on Homey Pro again to know how the Hue integration works.

Thanks!

I got my old pro 2019 laying around, do i have any use for it still?
Or should i sell it