# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Universal TUYA Zigbee Device App - test

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-universal-tuya-zigbee-device-app-test/140352>\
**Category:** Apps\
**Tags:** app, zigbee\
**Created:** [July 25, 2025, 1:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-universal-tuya-zigbee-device-app-test/140352 "2025-07-25T01:07:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-universal-tuya-zigbee-device-app-test/140352/2025 "2026-05-08T06:23:50Z")

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> [@Roger\_Gorissen](#):
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> the Tuya app from Denso V.O.F does handle the cloud devices on a local manner.

Are you sure about this? In the forums page of the Tuya App they literally say the app doesn’t offer local control…

> [@\[APP\] Tuya - Smart Life. Smart Living](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-smart-life-smart-living/146735):
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> Tuya - Smart Life. Smart Living. Central topic for questions/discussing the [Tuya App](https://homey.app/a/com.tuya2). You can use this topic to ask questions and share your experiences with the Tuya devices. This thread is not actively monitored by Tuya or Drenso. For official support use the e-mail link in the AppStore [Support Contact »](mailto:homey-tuya@drenso.nl). Why is there a new app? The [original Tuya app](https://homey.app/a/com.tuya) (released by Athom but developed by us) stopped working for new users due to Tuya retracting our access to their cloud (see the [community t…](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779)

> Why are you not using local control?  
> We have investigated direct local control and concluded it to be unfeasible due to the sheer amount of Tuya powered devices available on the market, which all use their own API which is not standarised. However, vendors are somewhat forced to map their custom data points to general properties to be able to offer cloud control, which is what we can leverage to create generic drivers with this app.

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