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If I try to controll my hue bulbs via homey I get a ‘missing capabality listener: onoff’ error. So my flows do not work with an on/off card. [Screenshot_20221108-103611_Homey] I’m on v5.7.6

For this type of scenario I use Text Variables to act as memory for the Hue Scene, best method I’ve found so far for controlling nearly 100 Hue lights via Hue Hub.

But then it still uses individual calls the the bridge(s) right? The group as a device would result in one polling call vs 10 for my bathroom for example.

It sends one call to the bridge which then sorts however many lights are in the scene programmed in the Hue bridge. The Hue zigbee uses a proprietary version of zigbee, not just any zigbee device use it, and it seems to be far more efficient at communicating with the lights than using Homeys own zig…

I’ve got mixed up in these threads before, but this thread is the one for those NOT using the Hue Hub. And Hue works far better via the Hue Hub. Even better is that you can have several Hue Hubs syncing to Homey whereas in the Hue phone app you have to change between hubs when you have enough device…

[image] Philip_Montgomery: but this thread is the one for those NOT using the Hue Hub Yes it is. The thread for the app that doesn’t use the hub is here .

[image] Philip_Montgomery: The Hue zigbee uses a proprietary version of zigbee Huh?

ok, going out on a limb here, proprietary was the wrong word :man_facepalming: I have zigbee devices that are not seen and cannot be paired with Philips Hue Hub, as far as I know the only onles that can be, outside the Philips Hue ecosystem are ones that are approved Friends Of Hue devices

[image] Philip_Montgomery: I have zigbee devices that are not seen and cannot be paired with Philips Hue Hub, as far as I know the only onles that can be, outside the Philips Hue ecosystem are ones that are approved Friends Of Hue devices There are plenty of Zigbee devices that Homey also can…

Homey seems to at least see the devices, but I absolutely get and accept your point though

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robertklep November 10, 2022, 10:19am 388

Yes it is. The thread for the app that doesn’t use the hub is here.

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