# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Fast.com - Speedtest **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** app, tools, flow, homey-pro, advancedflow\ **Created:** [May 19, 2026, 9:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064 "2026-05-19T09:15:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [May 20, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/21 "2026-05-20T13:39:24Z")
Works great now Martijn! Thank you šŸ‘ŠšŸ«  @Drako74 Thanks for the heads up, very useful info! Iā€™ll adjust my post for tuning AdGuard. @smarthomesven Hi Sven, Netflix sends tons of DNS requests regardless. I just donā€™t want that. They donā€™t need my info when Iā€™ve no subscrptionā€¦ ![14720](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/d/4ddf4b9f24c3660af54c3cc0eab963150e71171e.jpeg) ![14717](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/7/878162e9a4c8c385b242e28a553756c951479801.jpeg) I didnā€™t find any way of disabling Netflix alltogether on my TV box (KPN) yet ---
**Author:** ![Drako74](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/drako74/32/150506_2.png) [@Drako74](https://community.homey.app/u/Drako74)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/22 "2026-05-20T13:48:33Z")
> [@smarthomesven](#): > > Why do you block Netflix in your DNS? Because devices like TVs, tablets, mobiles, smart speakers with screens etc frequently connect to Netflix in the background for ads and contentā€¦ no matter how hard you try to disable it on the devices themselves. So itā€™s just easier to stop it with a DNS block list. That is after all the reason for things like Pi-Hole and AdGuard ---
**Author:** ![martijnpoppen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijnpoppen/32/84849_2.png) [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/23 "2026-05-20T13:49:46Z")
@Drako74 for adguard i have different profiles so i can set them to the devices i want. Also doing this on my google TV to prevent all ads etc šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Drako74](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/drako74/32/150506_2.png) [@Drako74](https://community.homey.app/u/Drako74)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/24 "2026-05-20T13:54:28Z")
@martijnpoppen I have similar on my Pi-Hole servers, different groups for different devices. But Netflix, along with doubleclick and google ads were blocked globally due to their insidious nature. Lesson learned ha ha ---
**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:** [May 20, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/25 "2026-05-20T13:59:31Z")
My Smart TVs and Samsung Smart Monitorā€™s also ping Netflix frequently (I see it in the query log) but I donā€™t get any ads from Netflix on those so for me that isnā€™t an issue (that might be different on another smart TV manufacturer though, Iā€™m not sure about the others). I also use Pi-Hole and AdGuard, but I only use those for the query logging and stats, I have all blocking disabled (except for 1 manually added domain which blocks one of my Android-based smart home devices from reaching the OTA domain that they let expire (which means anyone can take it over, which Iā€™m not comfortable with of course)). Does your TV show you ads for services you havenā€™t subscribed to? Thatā€™s strange actually, I only see recommendations from streaming services that Iā€™m subscribed to on my TVs. ---
**Author:** ![Drako74](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/drako74/32/150506_2.png) [@Drako74](https://community.homey.app/u/Drako74)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/26 "2026-05-20T14:27:43Z")
Iā€™m not too bothered about recommendations for shows on Netflix when Iā€™m no longer subscribed. A nuisance yes, but not the end of the world. The main reason I use Pi-Hole block lists is to reduce my digital footprint and tracking, and increase the security of my network. The block lists I use block domains, regex URLs, and cookies of nefarious actors and services I donā€™t use. It also serves to reduce bandwidth utilisation, dumping all such traffic into a black hole instead of out on to the internet. And as my Pi-Hole servers forward all allowed queries to my own recursive DNS servers rather than my ISPs DNS servers it also reduces their tracking of my activity, and gives me logging and stats on all my DNS activity too. So they provide multiple benefits, and for little cost running on a couple of 5 watt Raspberry Piā€™s. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/27 "2026-05-20T16:15:46Z")
## Interface & Insights For anyone interested: I created an [advanced virtual device](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198) to get the latest values on a device tile, _and_ to record these to Insights at the same time. How it can look ![14752](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/3/b37d68b934284b8a191ab3e96cbb4293aa28f9bd.jpeg) ![Screenshot20260520174127Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/1/91797b19ca00d6f371a411ce0685a1fc66b4e950.jpeg) Device setup ![Screenshot20260520180100Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/4/142d21e3eeab11827973f4b53dc04dacc67bad74.jpeg) ![Screenshot20260520180133Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/2/b20af417ee060202cdb207c6516a4c65c9e95115.jpeg) Flow ![14740](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/6/162c6d7c4c598afa1a42255afaea57cb37fc090d.jpeg) Insights ![14758](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/b/bb8da12ffcf4f20ecc1f3faf5925464044dcec45.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![martijnpoppen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijnpoppen/32/84849_2.png) [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/28 "2026-05-20T16:49:59Z")
Nice @Peter_Kawa I was doubting between a device or app only flow cards But letā€™s see a device is always possible ---
**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:** [May 20, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/29 "2026-05-20T17:20:24Z")
Ha yeah it crossed my mind you might already be busy adding a device to the app. But is it possible to show both measured values as status indicator, like on the AVD? I mean, in general users can select only one capability at a time @ device tiles provided by apps. ---
**Author:** ![martijnpoppen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijnpoppen/32/84849_2.png) [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/30 "2026-05-20T17:41:54Z")
@Peter_Kawa no I donā€™t think that will work ---
**Author:** ![Drako74](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/drako74/32/150506_2.png) [@Drako74](https://community.homey.app/u/Drako74)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/31 "2026-05-20T18:05:18Z")
@Peter_Kawa apologies for being a filthy thief, but a really cool ideaā€¦ so I pinched it šŸ˜ ![2026-05-20_19-04-01](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/1/9170cbb02ca58920424344f11288e9dc47ee7b34.png) ![2026-05-20_19-00-05](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/e/3e2211e3f6544e94b76099e64cf5812d5907c114.png) Works a treatā€¦ NICE! šŸ‘ ---
**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:** [May 20, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/32 "2026-05-20T18:20:56Z")
Nice! I just shared it for your convenience šŸ¤Ŗ ---
**Author:** ![Drako74](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/drako74/32/150506_2.png) [@Drako74](https://community.homey.app/u/Drako74)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/33 "2026-05-20T18:22:06Z")
Could you not provide a text status indicator with the 2 numeric values concatenated, similar to the way done with the AVD app? Homey can display text as the status indicator. ![IMG_6589](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/5/85ac34ac1728adef34783045e194c9b63e7d6b26.jpeg) ![IMG_6590](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/b/5b2afee0d092a41cd96935df7e6a9e92179efe3b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![martijnpoppen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijnpoppen/32/84849_2.png) [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/34 "2026-05-20T20:42:15Z")
@Drako74 yes that would be possible Ok ok, Iā€™ll consider to change it to a device šŸ˜œ ---
**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:** [May 21, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/35 "2026-05-21T12:36:40Z")
As the number digits may vary, like 50.13 and 50.3, the layout on the tile can vary as well, the arrows donā€™t always line up (yeah I know, ā€œnitpic modeā€ šŸ¤Ŗ). With this card ā€œFormat [number] as Decimalā€, from the Better Logic Library app, you can format numbers like you prefer, with zero digits, 1 digit, or two digits (50.30) and even with a decimal comma like we use in Holland. One digit ![14746](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/7/b7bab9c36d9dd0e3a833edd4c6a95389c075b4e5.jpeg) ![Screenshot20260521142836Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/8/18f26b086438a676e6e5478a5e2248d959475b02.jpeg) Zero digits ![14749](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/f/af30c836b73b8437d5f5598b1e9f8463a24a3275.jpeg) ![Screenshot20260521141456Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/2/c2a66cb67c229a1b9c58ac0a3f85903131d56136.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![martijnpoppen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijnpoppen/32/84849_2.png) [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/36 "2026-05-21T14:36:30Z")
@Peter_Kawa Iā€™ll add a setting to the device to round that When i do make the device ofcourse, but i think i can save you quite the flowcards šŸ˜… ---
**Author:** ![Drako74](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/drako74/32/150506_2.png) [@Drako74](https://community.homey.app/u/Drako74)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 11:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/37 "2026-05-22T11:52:24Z")
Itā€™s just a shame that the Proā€™s gigabit Ethernet adapter is nobbled by USB 2.0 480Mbps speedsā€¦ and even then doesnā€™t seem to be able to get close to that limit. And I know my LAN and Broadband are capable, but the speed test gets nowhere close, though I suspect part of that is probably due to other traffic for 4K cameras etc (all 2.5Gb switches with a 10Gb fibre core switch with dual active LACP fibre uplinks to all switches. And broadband is symmetrical 900Mbps up/down.) ![IMG_6600](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/d/5d18d894b1fe56669811b6c1a9cda5044b0dc7dc.png) With everything Iā€™m trying to get my Homey to do, and despite only having owned my Homey Pro 2026 for a few short months, I am considering more and more switching to SHS seeing how it runs on a Raspberry Pi 5 with 8GB RAM and a 512GB NVMe SSDā€¦ I imagine a lot better ha ha šŸ¤£ ---
**Author:** ![martijnpoppen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijnpoppen/32/84849_2.png) [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/38 "2026-05-22T11:55:58Z")
@Drako74 do keep in mind that this app also runs in itā€™s own ā€œenvironmentā€ (containerized) so it might not reach the full potential as apps might get limited. But iā€™m curious on the SHS. Iā€™ll run a trial ---
**Author:** ![Drako74](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/drako74/32/150506_2.png) [@Drako74](https://community.homey.app/u/Drako74)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/39 "2026-05-22T12:04:16Z")
@martijnpoppen that too. But thatā€™s not to say that the app isnā€™t extremely useful for part of the knowing exactly what is going on with your Homey and its environment. For that I am sure many of us are extremely grateful for your hard work in producing great apps dude āœŠšŸ¼āœŠšŸ¼ Huge respect! I do think itā€™s a shame that apps like this and SysInternals are needed, and such stats arenā€™t natively available. A good few of the apps Iā€™m running on my Homey are for monitoring, logging and reporting on my Homey Pro, network infrastructure, UPSs, NAS, iPhone etc Iā€™m thinking of trying SHS, with the Homey Link app. Move all WiFi and Matter devices to SHS, and all apps and Flows that arenā€™t connected to Zigbee or Z-wave devices. See what the possible pitfalls and benefits are, and what performance is like. ---
**Author:** ![martijnpoppen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijnpoppen/32/84849_2.png) [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064/40 "2026-05-22T12:05:01Z")
Homey SHS on a 1Gbit Fiber ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/9/19e8c53120cfce711e83a186e2bc4e294d1d1ef5.png) Iā€™m using [Amber Pro](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-self-hosted-server-on-amber-pro-megathread/147116) which has a Dockerized Homey SHS [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-fast-com-speedtest/155064.md?page=3)