# Adding homey bridge in satellite mode **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [October 27, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586 "2025-10-27T10:40:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Gass](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thomas_gass/32/115407_2.png) [@Thomas\_Gass](https://community.homey.app/u/Thomas_Gass)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/1 "2025-10-27T10:40:51Z")
Hi everyone, I have a homey pro 2023 and an homey bridge and noticed, that the bridge was not setup in satellite mode. So I tried to change this, but have problems resetting the bridge and adding it via the homey app. I constantyl get the error message “BleManager not started”. Also I’m not able to reset the bridge - it never pulsates in blue after startup, but shows the normal rainbow animation. Could anyone give me some hints on how to solve this? Thanks, Thomas ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/2 "2025-10-27T18:32:12Z")
Did tou add Homey Bidge to Homey Cloud? ---
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Gass](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thomas_gass/32/115407_2.png) [@Thomas\_Gass](https://community.homey.app/u/Thomas_Gass)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/3 "2025-10-27T19:18:55Z")
yes: when loggin into my homey account, I can see the bridge under “meine Geräte” with it’s MAC address (don’t know, how the english term is…” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/4 "2025-10-27T19:26:25Z")
Switch to your homey cloud. Then [https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/360018715980-Resetting-Homey-Bridge-to-factory-defaults](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/360018715980-Resetting-Homey-Bridge-to-factory-defaults) ---
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Gass](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thomas_gass/32/115407_2.png) [@Thomas\_Gass](https://community.homey.app/u/Thomas_Gass)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/5 "2025-10-27T19:31:13Z")
Do you refer to the mobile app or the web app? I can only see the bridge in the web app… ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/6 "2025-10-27T20:21:33Z")
You should be able to select the Homey with your Bridge on both the Web App ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/0/70a0c14213cff51b45b6447ee1864407e20ce8fd.png) and also on the Mobile App ![Screenshot_20251027_212031_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/d/8db740f49c5f839e44d2f53ad288620cad8c80c1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Gass](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thomas_gass/32/115407_2.png) [@Thomas\_Gass](https://community.homey.app/u/Thomas_Gass)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 6:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/7 "2025-10-28T06:43:53Z")
I definitely see it only in my web app, thus I can’t follow the instructions “Navigate to `Devices` → `Homey Bridge`, and long-press the icon.” Isn’t there a possibility to reset the bridge manually on the device? I also see the bridge in the network, but can’t access any webinterface to reset it… ![Screenshot 2025-10-28 at 06.56.21](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/3/1316c8e06bd794f4a695f451b83399eb2278ddf5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/8 "2025-10-28T20:37:39Z")
> [@Thomas\_Gass](#): > > I definitely see it only in my web app, Hmmm… That is My Devices … ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/6/7637d379a7298e387c3ac782a452e695e0d798aa.png) The Web App is where you go to fe Advanced Flows and can choose between Homey’s > [@Dijker](#): > > Did tou add Homey Bidge to Homey Cloud? But your Bridge’s subtitle “Homey Pro” says it is connected as Satelite to “Homey Pro”, so it isn’t connected to a Homey Cloud. So search in the Pro, It should be in your Homey Pro or go here: [Homey Developer Tools](https://tools.developer.homey.app/tools/devices) and Search in all your devices for: virtualdriverbridge ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/4/84da5e5539ee0f14e91223387926e314bcb401a5.png) btw: > [@Thomas\_Gass](#): > > I have a homey pro 2023 and an homey bridge and noticed, that the bridge was not setup in satellite mode. How did you notice/conclude that ? ---
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Gass](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thomas_gass/32/115407_2.png) [@Thomas\_Gass](https://community.homey.app/u/Thomas_Gass)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/9 "2025-10-29T08:54:15Z")
Thanks Dijker for your input! I see it now in the Homey Developer Tools, that’s correct. How can I see that it’s setup in satellite mode? I assumed it’s not setup correctly as it also sends presence messages and I thought this should only happen if it’s connected the normal way, not in satellite mode. Or am I wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/10 "2025-10-29T21:58:33Z")
The bridge isn’t related to presence (messages), Thomas. These messages would be coming from a Homey Cloud instance you once added to the Homey app. > [@Thomas\_Gass](#): > > How can I see that it’s setup in satellite mode? When it’s succesfully added to a Pro, there’s no other mode it can run. ---
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Gass](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thomas_gass/32/115407_2.png) [@Thomas\_Gass](https://community.homey.app/u/Thomas_Gass)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/11 "2025-10-31T12:04:33Z")
I finally got an answer from Arno from homey and everything works fine now! The solution was: disable router and WiFi, unplug the Bridge and replug it. It then looks for a known WiFi and since that is missing, it automatically goes to setup mode with bluetooth and the pulsating blue ring. Then switched router and WiFi on again and added the Bridge in the Homey App again. That’s it! Thanks for all your in put and help! Thomas ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/12 "2025-10-31T12:10:54Z")
Oh wow, that sounds like “the real” reset procedure to me. Did you ask Arno to have Athom add that crucial piece of info to the knowledge base article below? [https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/360018715980-Resetting-Homey-Bridge-to-factory-defaults](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/360018715980-Resetting-Homey-Bridge-to-factory-defaults) ---
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Gass](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thomas_gass/32/115407_2.png) [@Thomas\_Gass](https://community.homey.app/u/Thomas_Gass)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/13 "2025-10-31T12:22:33Z")
no, I did not assuming that this information is somewhere available but I couldn’t find it (as a rather unexperienced homey user in such things) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/14 "2025-10-31T12:28:32Z")
It’s the first time I’ve read about this trick, Thomas. It’s not in the knowledge base as far as I could find. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Nas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/paul_nas/32/80581_2.png) [@Paul\_Nas](https://community.homey.app/u/Paul_Nas)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/15 "2025-10-31T13:45:30Z")
It is, but not where you’d expect. It’s here: [Changing the Wi-Fi network of Homey Bridge – Homey Support](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/4405895776402-Changing-the-Wi-Fi-network-of-Homey-Bridge) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/16 "2025-10-31T14:50:25Z")
No, imho not really: it assumes there is no known wifi SSID at all. The trick mentioned here is “to fool” the bridge by temprary turning off the known wifi completely, not by changing the SSID; only then the bridge will reset itself when powered up. ---
**Author:** ![Lane\_Canada](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lane_canada/32/92195_2.png) [@Lane\_Canada](https://community.homey.app/u/Lane_Canada)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/17 "2026-02-13T23:50:56Z")
I am having this problem too. Initially, when I received this today, took it out of the box and setup was straightforward. Was found, updates installed, etc. I then had to run out. When I came home and back to the task, I did not see the Bridge anywhere so I unplugged it and plugged it back in and now I am seeing the “bleManager not started” error. I don’t understand the instructions here to fix this… I am supposed to shut my entire network down so there is no WiFi then unplug and plug it back in again? Any help would be greatly appreciated ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/18 "2026-02-14T02:39:35Z")
Or you can go somewhere out of reach of your wifi 🫡 The idea is: when the bridge can’t connect to a known Wifi SSID until it times out, it resets itself after reboot. ---
**Author:** ![Lane\_Canada](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lane_canada/32/92195_2.png) [@Lane\_Canada](https://community.homey.app/u/Lane_Canada)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/19 "2026-02-14T02:42:50Z")
Yeah, decided to go pickup pizza. Took the bridge with me. Plugged it in at the pizza place. When it booted up, I tried adding it and it was found and ready for setup. So when I came home, plugged it in, tried the addition again and same issue. I may just send this back to Amazon… it doesn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![Lane\_Canada](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lane_canada/32/92195_2.png) [@Lane\_Canada](https://community.homey.app/u/Lane_Canada)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586/20 "2026-02-14T16:00:12Z")
So, for the next victim (sarcasm) that is trying to get the bridge setup. Here is what finally worked for me after several hours… I BLOCKED the Bridge from my network. This triggered the searching and then found the Bridge while trying to add it. Once I got to the screen that searched/listed for WiFi networks, I unblocked it from the network, tapped my network, entered the password and it joined successfully. I feel like Athom owes ME $99 now. It shouldn’t be this difficult. The Bridge engineering and _thought_ that went into this thing is non-existent. I hope it will be fine with 50-60 Zigbee devices and a few Zwave devices. [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-homey-bridge-in-satellite-mode/144586.md?page=2)