# Developers

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## [Share your app!](https://community.homey.app/t/share-your-app/92493)

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**Author:** [@LRvdLinden](https://community.homey.app/u/LRvdLinden)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2023, 9:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/share-your-app/92493 "2023-10-22T09:29:45Z")

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Share your app now through the new Homey App Store WhatsApp Channel for extra exposure!

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## [Problem with new Homey Pro (2023 early)](https://community.homey.app/t/problem-with-new-homey-pro-2023-early/92425)

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**Author:** [@szuperp](https://community.homey.app/u/szuperp)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/problem-with-new-homey-pro-2023-early/92425 "2023-10-21T16:27:59Z")

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I have an app… myIO… It works perfectly on the Sphere Homey Pro… less than 1% CPU usage, with more than 120 device… But with the new Homey Pro it crashes with the following error if I use more than 2 device: :warning: …

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## [Can you create sub devices programmatically or conditionally?](https://community.homey.app/t/can-you-create-sub-devices-programmatically-or-conditionally/92150)

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**Author:** [@nckrtl](https://community.homey.app/u/nckrtl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/can-you-create-sub-devices-programmatically-or-conditionally/92150 "2023-10-18T11:07:41Z")

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I’m implementing an app to control my thermostats. The thermostats are accessed via a single Zigbee module. The module exposes each thermostat on a specific endpoint. I implemented the first thermostat and I’m now lookin…

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## [Difficulties developing a Zigbee implementation](https://community.homey.app/t/difficulties-developing-a-zigbee-implementation/91832)

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**Author:** [@nckrtl](https://community.homey.app/u/nckrtl)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 7:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/difficulties-developing-a-zigbee-implementation/91832 "2023-10-18T07:45:31Z")

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I’m trying to develop an implementation for the Danfoss Zigbee module. The Zigbee module is plugged into a Danfoss Icon Master Controller. The Icon controller controls multiple thermostats. The goal is to read and set te…

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## [How to register a listener for a button capability?](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-register-a-listener-for-a-button-capability/91844)

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**Author:** [@troeste](https://community.homey.app/u/troeste)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-register-a-listener-for-a-button-capability/91844 "2023-10-15T13:22:17Z")

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Hello, I try to write a driver for a virtual push button device (push only, not on-off) based on the button device class with a button capability. I have problems finding out how add an event handler to be fired when the…

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## [New APP version hardly adopted](https://community.homey.app/t/new-app-version-hardly-adopted/91105)

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**Author:** [@Baldhor](https://community.homey.app/u/Baldhor)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-app-version-hardly-adopted/91105 "2023-10-14T20:24:06Z")

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Hello, I recently published (2 days ago already) a new version of my APP: I precise the version was certified 2 days ago. Usually, when I publish a new version, the users migrate within one day max “automatically”. B…

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## [Charge Amps - can this be done in Homey?](https://community.homey.app/t/charge-amps-can-this-be-done-in-homey/86085)

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**Author:** [@Borgen](https://community.homey.app/u/Borgen)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/charge-amps-can-this-be-done-in-homey/86085 "2023-10-14T17:31:00Z")

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Will soon after a couple of years return to using Homey Pro as the controller of my Smart Home, just waiting for the delivery of the new HP 2023. Been using Fibaro HC3 for several years and did (with the help of some fr…

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## [Athom.API MaxListenersExceededWarning](https://community.homey.app/t/athom-api-maxlistenersexceededwarning/32828)

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**Author:** [@Xibel](https://community.homey.app/u/Xibel)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/athom-api-maxlistenersexceededwarning/32828 "2023-10-14T17:10:24Z")

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I created my own homeautomation Dashboard for a touchpanel and integrated the Home.Ink webapp into it. I rebuild the HTML css style to Tailwind CSS. When I add more Devices to my favorites list in Homey the athom.api res…

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## [Homey Pro 2023 Memory Question](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-2023-memory-question/88599)

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**Author:** [@stuartp44](https://community.homey.app/u/stuartp44)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-2023-memory-question/88599 "2023-10-09T19:59:02Z")

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I am noticing my homey is swapping memory, which is ok but not great. After looking at my memory usage I could see two problem children. First one is the Homekit, which was consuming \>90mb and the other was “other”. I di…

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## [Where does this MyDeviceAPI class in the Discovery example come from?](https://community.homey.app/t/where-does-this-mydeviceapi-class-in-the-discovery-example-come-from/91283)

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**Author:** [@Patrick\_Vestjens](https://community.homey.app/u/Patrick_Vestjens)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/where-does-this-mydeviceapi-class-in-the-discovery-example-come-from/91283 "2023-10-08T14:20:38Z")

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I’m making my first steps in Homey device development and followed the Getting started tutorial. All was going fine until I used the device.js code snippet for onDiscoveryAvailable on the Discovery page (Discovery - Home…

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## [UDP Message - How to?](https://community.homey.app/t/udp-message-how-to/91258)

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**Author:** [@HansMax](https://community.homey.app/u/HansMax)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 8:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/udp-message-how-to/91258 "2023-10-08T08:49:58Z")

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Hi everybody. Im new to homey, so please be gentle :slight\_smile: I like to control my home ventilation system. This System is connected to my WLAN and can accept UDP Packages. I have a python script running on my Mac, …

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## [App Development help](https://community.homey.app/t/app-development-help/89678)

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**Author:** [@Koco](https://community.homey.app/u/Koco)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-development-help/89678 "2023-10-07T22:18:11Z")

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Hey All, I don’t know if this is the right location but, Together with a few member of the tweaker forum we made some hardware to control various home ventilation boxes (Open AIR systems) These are opensource hardware …

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## [Title of slider or thermostat UIComponent](https://community.homey.app/t/title-of-slider-or-thermostat-uicomponent/90864)

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**Author:** [@Jeroen\_van\_Agt](https://community.homey.app/u/Jeroen_van_Agt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 7:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/title-of-slider-or-thermostat-uicomponent/90864 "2023-10-04T07:49:21Z")

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I tried to set the Title of a custom capability “setpoint” using UI component “slider” but I do not see any title in de mobile app when the slider is shown. Same for UI component “thermostat”. Also setting unit to °C h…

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## [FlowToken already exists](https://community.homey.app/t/flowtoken-already-exists/90896)

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**Author:** [@Peter\_Kalrsson](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kalrsson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flowtoken-already-exists/90896 "2023-10-03T20:59:18Z")

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I have a HomeyScript that sets/updates three tags. This script is then run in Advanced Flows, before assigning the three tags to three separate virtual devices. Lately, I have noticed that the tags are not really update…

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## [Retrieve current zone from a custom view of a driver](https://community.homey.app/t/retrieve-current-zone-from-a-custom-view-of-a-driver/90797)

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**Author:** [@Baldhor](https://community.homey.app/u/Baldhor)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/retrieve-current-zone-from-a-custom-view-of-a-driver/90797 "2023-10-03T04:13:39Z")

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Hello, The SDK announce and expose a function to retrieve the current zone: I’m calling it from a custom view of a driver. However, all I get in answer of this function is null ! Any idea?

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## [HomeyAPI.createLocalAPI and meyAPI.createAppAPI inconsistency](https://community.homey.app/t/homeyapi-createlocalapi-and-meyapi-createappapi-inconsistency/90658)

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**Author:** [@Baldhor](https://community.homey.app/u/Baldhor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homeyapi-createlocalapi-and-meyapi-createappapi-inconsistency/90658 "2023-10-01T19:06:15Z")

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Hello, Following conversation in thread: Zone and zoneName of device from driver context I want my Homey PRO app to be able to modify the name and zone of a device. To do so, I’m doing: this.homeyApi = aw…

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## [Zone and zoneName of device from driver context](https://community.homey.app/t/zone-and-zonename-of-device-from-driver-context/89327)

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**Author:** [@Baldhor](https://community.homey.app/u/Baldhor)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/zone-and-zonename-of-device-from-driver-context/89327 "2023-09-30T20:35:23Z")

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Hello, In the context of a driver, I try to retrieve the zone of each device. I also want to be able to choose / modify the zone of a device from the driver. I tried “zoneName”, but it is undefined, I have no ideas ho…

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## [Capability order and what capability "page" to display first?](https://community.homey.app/t/capability-order-and-what-capability-page-to-display-first/90491)

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**Author:** [@Borgen](https://community.homey.app/u/Borgen)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/capability-order-and-what-capability-page-to-display-first/90491 "2023-09-30T17:44:28Z")

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Building an app that has “On/Off”, “button”, “Slider” “Sensor” Capabilities. But can’t figure out how to control: Which of the Capability “pages” that are displayed when a user opens the Device On the “Sensor” capabil…

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## [How to start develop a Zigbee Driver](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-start-develop-a-zigbee-driver/90167)

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**Author:** [@XUDO](https://community.homey.app/u/XUDO)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-start-develop-a-zigbee-driver/90167 "2023-09-29T16:52:13Z")

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I am new to Homey and plan to develop a driver to support Third Reality Zigbee devices. Here is my setup: 1: Create the free Homey Account and download the Homey App 2: Bought the Homey bridge and added it to my accou…

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## [Homey.devices.updateDevice in HomeyScript](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-devices-updatedevice-in-homeyscript/88005)

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**Author:** [@torarnv](https://community.homey.app/u/torarnv)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-devices-updatedevice-in-homeyscript/88005 "2023-09-28T16:40:23Z")

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Trying to update the class of a device, via: for (const device of Object.values(devices)) { if (device.zone != zombieZone.id) continue; if (device.class == "light") { device.virtualClass = "other"; await…

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## [Error (HTTP code 500) when running new app with docker](https://community.homey.app/t/error-http-code-500-when-running-new-app-with-docker/90149)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_Rekke](https://community.homey.app/u/Daniel_Rekke)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/error-http-code-500-when-running-new-app-with-docker/90149 "2023-09-24T14:52:52Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m trying to create my first app. I have a homey bridge. I installed node.js v20.7.0 and docker v4.23.0. Now I want to run my basic app, but I get this error message and I don’t know how to fix it. × E…

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## [Is it possible/Howto start an action of an app from Homeyscript](https://community.homey.app/t/is-it-possible-howto-start-an-action-of-an-app-from-homeyscript/89930)

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**Author:** [@Peter\_Govaers](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Govaers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/is-it-possible-howto-start-an-action-of-an-app-from-homeyscript/89930 "2023-09-23T17:15:55Z")

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Take for instance the Chronograph app, which allows you to start/manage timers. I can get the App object in Homeyscript with Homey.apps.getApp({id:‘nl.fellownet.chronograph’}); But how can I start a timer with a certai…

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## [AwoX / Eglo BLE Lights](https://community.homey.app/t/awox-eglo-ble-lights/89743)

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**Author:** [@redi78](https://community.homey.app/u/redi78)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 6:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/awox-eglo-ble-lights/89743 "2023-09-21T06:23:19Z")

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Hi, i have one AwoX/Eglo Light (BLE) at home and i think there is no BLE App for that brand. Are someone here who wants to help develop a Homey Pro app for that? https://github.com/redi78/homey\_eglo\_awox\_ble/tree/main

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## [React Settings Page](https://community.homey.app/t/react-settings-page/79478)

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**Author:** [@spkesDE](https://community.homey.app/u/spkesDE)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/react-settings-page/79478 "2023-04-19T08:24:15Z")

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Hi everyone, I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on, a React settings page. It allows to use all the homey functions inside the React app. I used TypeScript since I prefer it over JS but you can also use JS. …

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## [\[Tool\] Package Bundler — potentially shrink your app size drastically with this tool](https://community.homey.app/t/tool-package-bundler-potentially-shrink-your-app-size-drastically-with-this-tool/72460)

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**Author:** [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/tool-package-bundler-potentially-shrink-your-app-size-drastically-with-this-tool/72460 "2023-09-12T09:27:52Z")

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Package Bundler Github: GitHub - robertklep/package-bundler: Bundle a Node.js package into a single file. This tool can be used to create single-file Node.js packages from existing (NPM-hosted) packages. I’ll explain w…

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## [Thermostat UI temperature limitation](https://community.homey.app/t/thermostat-ui-temperature-limitation/88796)

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**Author:** [@Piotr\_Grochowski](https://community.homey.app/u/Piotr_Grochowski)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 7:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/thermostat-ui-temperature-limitation/88796 "2023-09-12T07:25:48Z")

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Hello, Does anyone of you know if it’s possible to get higher temperatures with thermostatUI? It looks like its max is 35 degC, even if I set bigger max value on capability. I need that for thermostats for hot water or …

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## [Where to find the Zigbee API for a device?](https://community.homey.app/t/where-to-find-the-zigbee-api-for-a-device/89233)

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**Author:** [@Peter\_Govaers](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Govaers)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/where-to-find-the-zigbee-api-for-a-device/89233 "2023-09-12T05:16:39Z")

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Hello, Suppose I want to write an app to support a zigbee device. I’ll manage to write the app (some topics available on the forum here too), but where do I find information on how to communicate with the device? Do I …

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## [Homey Mobile App (v7.0.0.x) - (P)Review Alpha Testing](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-mobile-app-v7-0-0-x-p-review-alpha-testing/76432)

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**Author:** [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Replies:** 98\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 5:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-mobile-app-v7-0-0-x-p-review-alpha-testing/76432 "2023-09-09T05:40:31Z")

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As the discussion in the Topic Homey Pro (Early 2023) - (P)Review Alpha Testing Drifted to performance of the New Mobile App: A New Topic!! Homey Mobile App The New v7.x Mobile app is necessary for the New Homey Pro (E…

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## [Issues with getSettings](https://community.homey.app/t/issues-with-getsettings/88948)

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**Author:** [@Borgen](https://community.homey.app/u/Borgen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/issues-with-getsettings/88948 "2023-09-07T10:14:36Z")

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Im building my first App and trying to figure things out. I need the user to enter email, password and APIkey to use later when connecting to the Device. Wanted to make things as easy as possible and thought Advanced Se…

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## [Typecript and path aliases](https://community.homey.app/t/typecript-and-path-aliases/88575)

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**Author:** [@Baylife](https://community.homey.app/u/Baylife)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2023, 7:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/typecript-and-path-aliases/88575 "2023-09-03T07:18:37Z")

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Cant seem to get regular path aliases to work. I can get it to compile, but it throws exception runtime. Anybody got it working? { "extends": "@tsconfig/node16/tsconfig.json", "compilerOptions": { "allowJs": t…

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