# \[APP\] Govee - Making your life smarter
**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660
**Category:** Apps
**Tags:** app, homey-pro, homey-bridge
**Created:** [August 19, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660 "2021-08-19T23:39:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 36
### Author:  [@B3rt](https://community.homey.app/u/B3rt)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/712 "2026-02-08T13:03:22Z")
Please add option to read govee devices from MQTT broker
There is allready a govee2MQTT option (docker container), which dicovers all local govee devices and publish them in your local MQTT broker
(the HA intigration for local govee allready uses this, they stopped using local lan).
Currently only missing is an app for Homey which also connects to that broker and adds devices to Homey using MQTT, exacly as the zigbee2mqtt app already does in Homey.
This way you have a fully local govee connection (not all govee devices support local lan anymore) and the network discovery is not done anymore by Homey but by the govee2mqtt server, so no more discovery issues or restrictions..
For example, in my current govee app I have in total 18 devices and 9 devices which suddenly cannot be discovered anymore by this govee app, the govee2mqtt server has no issues discovering them..
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### Author:  [@Kaoh](https://community.homey.app/u/Kaoh)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/713 "2026-02-16T21:28:55Z")
Being dependend on a 3rd party layer like the govee2MQTT broker does not meet my criteria to add that support. Since I do this in my free time as a hobby I can not be influenced by changes to other peoples components. Besides any problems will make people expect ‘official’ support by me since its an official app. The mentioned use case is perfect for a different app in the Homey store.
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### Author:  [@Kaoh](https://community.homey.app/u/Kaoh)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/714 "2026-02-16T21:31:51Z")
I just released a new **test** version with the option to add local API devices by doing a direct IP scan, these are more reliable than the multicast broadcast for some of you. I also now remember the last discoverd IP address, on app load I try that one now first before searching for the device using the broadcast. In general this should result in quicker recovery if the Govee device still has the same IP, if it changed the discovery should use the multicast route and discover it later on and update the last known ip.
So all and all I believe this should result in a better local API devices experience.
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### Author:  [@Rico1988](https://community.homey.app/u/Rico1988)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/715 "2026-02-22T15:24:02Z")
Hello, I’m unfortunately having a recurring problem where the lights lose connection. After re-adding them, they are available again, but lose connection again after a while. Kind regards
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### Author:  [@Pieter\_Pessers](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieter_Pessers)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/716 "2026-02-24T19:09:23Z")
Got anyone lights in the “same group” working on homey? With this i mean that it is possible to combine multiple lights in one group with homey. This way you could control multiple lights on brightness, but also scene or color control. Now i must change the color or scene from multple ledstrips one at the time in homey instead of at ones.
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### Author:  [@Kaoh](https://community.homey.app/u/Kaoh)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/717 "2026-02-24T19:22:53Z")
I see you shared the example api responses, great I think I can implement that. Makes sense to do it from flows?
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### Author:  [@Pieter\_Pessers](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieter_Pessers)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/718 "2026-02-24T19:40:02Z")
Wow. That would be great. I hope it works. Thanks again.
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### Author:  [@Pieter\_Pessers](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieter_Pessers)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/719 "2026-02-24T19:45:16Z")
I have a aqara touchscreen dail v1. I hope that i can choose multiple scenes with that rotating dail.
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### Author:  [@Kaoh](https://community.homey.app/u/Kaoh)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/720 "2026-03-03T18:59:24Z")
[Govee | Homey](https://homey.app/en-nl/app/com.govee.developer/Govee/test/)
You can give this test version a run for its money, see if that works for you.
It is supported through flows and through widgets for dashboards.
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### Author:  [@Pieter\_Pessers](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieter_Pessers)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/721 "2026-03-03T19:46:27Z")
Hello @Kaoh .
Sorry, i’m lost. How would this work? It is not a govee, but a Aqara. I don’t think it would be recognized as a govee product.
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### Author:  [@Kaoh](https://community.homey.app/u/Kaoh)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/722 "2026-03-03T20:13:32Z")
This is a govee group support question right? The test version I shared is an answer for this request.
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### Author:  [@Pieter\_Pessers](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieter_Pessers)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/723 "2026-03-03T20:23:18Z")
I’m so sorry. I mixed 2 questions. One is for the aqara. Thank you @Kaoh . I will try it out.
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### Author:  [@Pieter\_Pessers](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieter_Pessers)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/724 "2026-03-03T20:32:05Z")
This works perfect for switching a group on and off. Beautifull. Thank you.
Is it also possible to activate a scene by this group. Just like you van do with the lights individual?
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### Author:  [@Kaoh](https://community.homey.app/u/Kaoh)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/725 "2026-03-03T20:56:37Z")
I have no idea what you mean by that 🤔
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### Author:  [@Pieter\_Pessers](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieter_Pessers)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/726 "2026-03-03T22:08:25Z")
In the group you can also select a scene. This way all the lights in the group will play that scene as one. I have two ledstrip in that group in the kitchen. One at the kitchen cabinet and the other on the refrigerator. It would be great if the play the same scene at ones with one scene select.
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### Author:  [@Kaoh](https://community.homey.app/u/Kaoh)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/727 "2026-03-03T22:31:15Z")
The group control only exposes on/off. So we have to wait till govee makes that available in the api.
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### Author:  [@Pieter\_Pessers](https://community.homey.app/u/Pieter_Pessers)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/728 "2026-03-03T22:42:39Z")
Got it. Thank you Vincent. Already happy with this.
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### Author:  [@Ocyberbum](https://community.homey.app/u/Ocyberbum)
#### Post date: [March 6, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/729 "2026-03-06T20:27:59Z")
Hello, i was wondering if i missed something or does the Govee socket below with power monitoring work with Homey like my other plugs that show current power usage..
[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKM8CF7N?ref=ppx\_yo2ov\_dt\_b\_fed\_asin\_title&th=1](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKM8CF7N?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1)
Thanks
Update
I went ahead and returned them ☹
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### Author:  [@Richard\_Neal](https://community.homey.app/u/Richard_Neal)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/730 "2026-03-11T21:09:11Z")
Hi, my device seems to be unable to communicate with my govee lights all of a sudden. I have a mix of cloud API and local API and none of them are working through homey. I’ve tried restarting the app and the hub but no change. They are all connected to WiFi and I can control them with the govee app
Error message I’m getting
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### Author:  [@Kaoh](https://community.homey.app/u/Kaoh)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-govee-making-your-life-smarter/50660/731 "2026-03-11T21:22:56Z")
I would try to install the app (Do not uninstall!!)
Use the see in store link from the app then click install there. This triggers a new install without breaking your devices and flows.
Capability listener errors are almost always corrupt installs.
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