# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Apple TV & HomePod **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Created:** [December 23, 2025, 9:32am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663 "2025-12-23T09:32:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 23
**Author:** ![BasMilius](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/basmilius/32/146560_2.png) [@BasMilius](https://community.homey.app/u/BasMilius)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/448 "2026-04-13T06:25:23Z")
## Apple TV & HomePod 1.7.8 - Fixed a device discovery issue. [https://homey.app/a/com.basmilius.apple/](https://homey.app/a/com.basmilius.apple/) ---
**Author:** ![Joep\_Vullings](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/joep_vullings/32/9293_2.png) [@Joep\_Vullings](https://community.homey.app/u/Joep_Vullings)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/449 "2026-04-14T18:39:23Z")
Hi, any idea of adding the possibility to play soundboard sounds in the HomePod? ---
**Author:** ![BasMilius](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/basmilius/32/146560_2.png) [@BasMilius](https://community.homey.app/u/BasMilius)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/450 "2026-04-14T19:10:56Z")
@Joep_Vullings I actually worked on that and have a working version. There is however one downside in that it requires an additional permission. The documentation mentions that if you change permissions, the app won’t auto-update on existing installs. So still debating what to do here… ---
**Author:** ![Nils\_Kijkuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nils_kijkuit/32/120920_2.png) [@Nils\_Kijkuit](https://community.homey.app/u/Nils_Kijkuit)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 9:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/451 "2026-04-21T09:09:07Z")
I managed to play a sound on my HomePods via the Play URL logic (as a doorbell function). But the sound is very very loud! It looks like it is ignoring the volume setting? ---
**Author:** ![Joep\_Vullings](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/joep_vullings/32/9293_2.png) [@Joep\_Vullings](https://community.homey.app/u/Joep_Vullings)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 9:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/452 "2026-04-21T09:21:13Z")
how?! ---
**Author:** ![Nils\_Kijkuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nils_kijkuit/32/120920_2.png) [@Nils\_Kijkuit](https://community.homey.app/u/Nils_Kijkuit)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 10:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/453 "2026-04-21T10:28:52Z")
If [someone presses the doorbell] then [PLAY url] on [HomePod] Standard flow function from Bas’ great app. The URL can point to a bell tone mp3 on the web, for example: [http://homeycornelisse.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Deurbel-ding-dong-single.mp3](http://homeycornelisse.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Deurbel-ding-dong-single.mp3) But with the current setting, you want to create a daytime only window because the sound will wake up the entire block 🙂 But I assume ignoring the volume setting is a little bug. ---
**Author:** ![BasMilius](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/basmilius/32/146560_2.png) [@BasMilius](https://community.homey.app/u/BasMilius)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/454 "2026-04-21T17:04:39Z")
@Nils_Kijkuit Thanks for reporting… Apparently there’s a difference in the protocol so I had to divide by 100 in that particular case… 🙂 Will be fixed in the next release, maybe tonight otherwise tomorrow! ---
**Author:** ![Nils\_Kijkuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nils_kijkuit/32/120920_2.png) [@Nils\_Kijkuit](https://community.homey.app/u/Nils_Kijkuit)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/455 "2026-04-21T17:31:19Z")
Haha. So my Homepod was playing 100x too loud 😄 Glas you found it. btw, i am not able to point to a local file (this would improve response time). Any way to enable that? ---
**Author:** ![BasMilius](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/basmilius/32/146560_2.png) [@BasMilius](https://community.homey.app/u/BasMilius)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/456 "2026-04-21T17:39:28Z")
@Nils_Kijkuit 100 times too loud OOF 🤣 It currently works by fetching the URL and streaming the audio data to the HomePod. By local you mean a local webserver or something or a physical file on the Homey itself? ---
**Author:** ![Nils\_Kijkuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nils_kijkuit/32/120920_2.png) [@Nils\_Kijkuit](https://community.homey.app/u/Nils_Kijkuit)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/457 "2026-04-21T18:04:11Z")
Any local storage. Like file:// ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/458 "2026-04-21T18:08:16Z")
> [@Nils\_Kijkuit](#): > > file:// That only works on web browsers. ---
**Author:** ![BasMilius](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/basmilius/32/146560_2.png) [@BasMilius](https://community.homey.app/u/BasMilius)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/459 "2026-04-21T18:27:10Z")
@Nils_Kijkuit Like @smarthomesven said, that won’t work… A local webserver would work, as long as it’s available from your Homey. ---
**Author:** ![BasMilius](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/basmilius/32/146560_2.png) [@BasMilius](https://community.homey.app/u/BasMilius)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/460 "2026-04-21T18:29:17Z")
## Apple TV & HomePod 1.7.12 - Fixed _Play URL at volume_ being too loud. - Optimize app size. This improves ram usage as well. - Update dependencies. [https://homey.app/a/com.basmilius.apple/](https://homey.app/a/com.basmilius.apple/) ---
**Author:** ![Alessandro\_Rossi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/alessandro_rossi/32/37432_2.png) [@Alessandro\_Rossi](https://community.homey.app/u/Alessandro_Rossi)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/461 "2026-04-22T13:04:18Z")
Hi! I was wondering if the app only works with a physical Apple TV, or is it also possible to interact with the Apple TV app that can be installed on Smart TVs (in my case, Samsung). Thanks everyone for your help! ---
**Author:** ![DayLei](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daylei/32/130935_2.png) [@DayLei](https://community.homey.app/u/DayLei)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/462 "2026-04-22T13:20:58Z")
@BasMilius Hi Bas, would it be possible to add an (AND) option where lights can react differently /trigger according to the APP that is currently used on the Apple TV? Something like this. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/e/4e229fc5ad9e2e3334d047d6f25a48ea87d74ec9.png) I’m currently using this option in the Apple TV app that is in TEST mode. I know that this is a different app, but would appreciate if you can explore the option to add this to the Apple TV & HomePod app. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/d/1d4bd301598d2bdf2e316923a67713579df853b7.png) Thanks in advance for exploring this option. ---
**Author:** ![BasMilius](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/basmilius/32/146560_2.png) [@BasMilius](https://community.homey.app/u/BasMilius)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/463 "2026-04-22T13:39:21Z")
@Alessandro_Rossi This will only work with an physical Apple TV 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BasMilius](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/basmilius/32/146560_2.png) [@BasMilius](https://community.homey.app/u/BasMilius)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/464 "2026-04-22T13:39:31Z")
@DayLei I’ll see what I can do! ---
**Author:** ![BasMilius](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/basmilius/32/146560_2.png) [@BasMilius](https://community.homey.app/u/BasMilius)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/465 "2026-04-22T15:02:03Z")
## Apple TV & HomePod 1.8.0 – TEST - Introduces a new “Now playing app becomes [app]” trigger. - Introduces a new “Now playing app is [app]” condition. > **[Apple TV & HomePod | Homey](https://homey.app/en-us/app/com.basmilius.apple/Apple-TV-&-HomePod/test/)** > > Control your Apple devices from your Homey. cc @DayLei ---
**Author:** ![DayLei](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daylei/32/130935_2.png) [@DayLei](https://community.homey.app/u/DayLei)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/466 "2026-04-22T16:23:10Z")
Hi @BasMilius, thanks for the fast reply/action. For some reason is does not trigger any Apps and thus not trigger any THEN actions. I would be glad to continue to test new versions of this functionality. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/c/2ccb4b97c04a6bde0b34fe7fddbdb4ac9fb7d312.png) Update: When using WHEN, (see below) the correct lights/flow seems to be triggered. I noticed that when a certain action is triggered the cards keeps flashing with (unavailable cards). So far it works when using the WHEN cards. Hopefully this information helps. @BasMilius ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/8/e8555abadea16c7af79ed07271e3efeb519ea440.png) ---
**Author:** ![Nils\_Kijkuit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nils_kijkuit/32/120920_2.png) [@Nils\_Kijkuit](https://community.homey.app/u/Nils_Kijkuit)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663/467 "2026-04-23T14:36:39Z")
So, if someone is curious how to use your HomePods as a chime using Bas’ great app (now with correct volume settings too 🙂 ). But maybe I am the last person in the world to figure this out. In that case, ignore my post. - create a mini web server using python (there are other options, Claude or Gemini is your friend here) on your computer. In my case : ```bash python3 -m http.server portnumber ``` - download a small sound file, in my case [bell.mp3] to a shared folder on your computer - create a flow if [Doorbell is pressed] than [play url http://your\_computer\_ip\_address : port number/bel.mp3] - make sure there is no port-forward to the port you have created for you webserver, otherwise it is exposed to the cruel world. It is just for communications between your Homey and your local computer …and [ding dong] Bob is your uncle [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663.md?page=22) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-apple-tv-homepod/147663.md?page=24)