KEF Connect for Homey lets you control your KEF speakers directly from your smart home. Add your KEF devices to Homey, and automate everyday listening, and keep your setup elegant and responsive.
Power and volume: Turn speakers on/off, set volume, and mute.
Source selection: Switch between Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, Optical, Coaxial, Analog, TV, and USB.
Supported devices
KEF LS50 Wireless II
KEF LS60 Wireless
KEF LSX II
KEF LSX II LT
KEF XIO
Getting started
Install the app from the Homey App Store.
Add a device: choose your KEF model and enter its IP address.
Optional: open the device’s settings to adjust:
IP address and port (default 80)
Polling interval (default 5 seconds)
View device info like model, firmware version, and last connected time
Example Flow ideas
Wake and play: When you arrive home, turn on speakers and set source to TV or Wi‑Fi.
Night mode: At bedtime, reduce volume.
Quick switch: On button press, toggle between TV and Bluetooth.
Troubleshooting
Make sure the speaker is reachable on your network (TCP port 80).
If you change the speaker’s IP, update it in the device settings.
Reduce the polling interval if you need quicker state updates; increase if you prefer lighter network usage.
Feedback & Support
Share ideas, report issues, and request features here on the community forum thread. Diagnostics help a lot when tracking down issues.
The KEF Connect app is currently in beta, and can be found here: KEF Connect | Homey
Once it’s stable I will submit for final release. I am currently working to improve the art work in the store a bit, also the icons need to be refined. I also made translations in 5 languages, if you spot something that’s not clear, just let me know.
I just added widgets, so you can control KEF from your Homey dashboard. Since the app is pretty stable at my side, it’s time to get ready for release! But if you have a chance please give it a try.
Thanks for this Nice app. Would is be possible to make a flowcard to switch the speakers to stand-by?
For example:
When i turn on my tv, it activates my speakers and tv lift. But when I turn off my tv, it lowers the lift, but the speakers stay on the source “tv”. It would be great if I could set it to “stand-by”.
Love the app feedback and your stand-by flowcard idea! The api on the speaker side is very basic though, but should be possible to have this. Will be continued soon! (Have to find some time…)
@Merijn i had a cheeky idea, but it didn’t work. In the Kef IOS app, when you click for instance “tv” while tv is active, the system goes to stand-by. sadly homey didn’t work in the same way.
if i can help you testing or something, let me know.
Thanks for offering to help test! I just released v0.1.7 beta which adds power control.
About tile behavior: Existing devices keep play/pause on the tile button. With new devices the tiles will make it power on/off instead. The standby idea should be achievable now that power control is available!
Hi Bram, unfortunately the older LSX (Gen 1) uses a completely different protocol than the Gen 2 models, so it’s not compatible with this app. Supporting it would require a separate implementation. Sorry!
With existing VS new devices you kwanselende the lsx ii from homey and add the speakers again for power on/off to work? I’ve installed the new version. I’ll Test over the weekend. Thanks and I’ll let you know.
Hi Sander, welkom bij dit forum, en leuk dat je voor Homey hebt gekozen! De KEF Connect app is in feite niets meer dan een basic afstandbediening, vergelijkbaar met de functionaliteit die KEF zelf levert. Voor het streamen kun je het beste Spotify gebruiken. En als je high end installaties leuk vind, zou ik zeker eens kijken naar Roon…. daar heb ik ook een app voor gebouwd.
