# \[APP\]\[Pro\] WhatsApp - Simple. Reliable. Private **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** app, tools, flow, homey-pro, advancedflow\ **Created:** [October 2, 2023, 10:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749 "2023-10-02T10:03:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 64
**Author:** ![Limofant](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/limofant/32/123396_2.png) [@Limofant](https://community.homey.app/u/Limofant)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1292 "2025-02-23T19:07:51Z")
How can I send a WhatsApp to Homey? ---
**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:** [February 23, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1293 "2025-02-23T19:08:13Z")
@Limofant from homey Use the flowcards ---
**Author:** ![Hagen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hagen/32/79416_2.png) [@Hagen](https://community.homey.app/u/Hagen)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1294 "2025-02-23T19:28:34Z")
> [@martijnpoppen](#): > > yes try to send a message once from WhatsApp on homey and it should work after that I send this command from the Homey to the Dashboard: ![Whatsapp_Cam_Scheune](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/6/76061b5c11d7ee65f5df7abe2f0a38f8c66d6ad7.png) However, only the text appears on the dashboard in the Whatsapp function: -Kamera Scheune- the image sent is not. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1295 "2025-02-23T19:30:11Z")
@Hagen please explain what you mean with Dashboard. are you using the whatsapp widget? or do you mean something else? ---
**Author:** ![Hagen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hagen/32/79416_2.png) [@Hagen](https://community.homey.app/u/Hagen)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1296 "2025-02-23T19:48:37Z")
I use the Homey Dashboard function with a guest account on a tablet. As already written, I suspect that using a landline phone number with Whatsapp is causing the problem. I will try it with a cell phone number soon. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1297 "2025-02-23T19:49:50Z")
@Hagen Sorry but that still doesn’t answer the question… Are you talking about the Homey Whatsapp Widget or not? ---
**Author:** ![Hagen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hagen/32/79416_2.png) [@Hagen](https://community.homey.app/u/Hagen)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1298 "2025-02-23T20:23:41Z")
> [@martijnpoppen](#): > > Sorry but that still doesn’t answer the question… Are you talking about the Homey Whatsapp Widget or not? Sorry, I mean the widget that I can add to the Homey Dashboard. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1299 "2025-02-23T20:24:13Z")
@Hagen The whatsapp chat widget? Still that screenshot would really help… ---
**Author:** ![Hagen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hagen/32/79416_2.png) [@Hagen](https://community.homey.app/u/Hagen)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1300 "2025-02-23T20:25:02Z")
> [@martijnpoppen](#): > > The whatsapp chat widget? Yes ---
**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:** [February 23, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1301 "2025-02-23T20:27:42Z")
@Hagen Sorry but i can’t help you. I keep asking the same questions. If you really want my help please provide me with the info i need so i can proper debug. ---
**Author:** ![Mike1233](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mike1233/32/20991_2.png) [@Mike1233](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike1233)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1302 "2025-02-23T20:32:09Z")
> [@Hagen](#): > > ![Whatsapp_Cam_Scheune](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/6/76061b5c11d7ee65f5df7abe2f0a38f8c66d6ad7.png) Do you first have a flow to make a snapshot? As far as i know you first use a flow that makes a snapshot and then you can send that snapshot. ---
**Author:** ![Hagen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hagen/32/79416_2.png) [@Hagen](https://community.homey.app/u/Hagen)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1303 "2025-02-23T21:01:47Z")
> [@Mike1233](#): > > Do you first have a flow to make a snapshot? > As far as i know you first use a flow that makes a snapshot and then you can send that snapshot. Hallo Mike, it works when I send the same flow to the Whatsapp account on my cell phone. I use the original Homey dashboard function, where a tile with Whatsapp can also be inserted as an option. The dashboard has its own Whatsapp account, which is linked to the dashboard. If I send the Whatsapp message to this account, the message is displayed with a picture on Whatsapp, but only the text is displayed on the Whatsapp dashboard tile. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1304 "2025-02-23T21:31:54Z")
@Hagen you can send a diagnostic report (after triggering the flow) → [[APP][Pro] WhatsApp - Simple. Reliable. Private - #2 by martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/2) ---
**Author:** ![Hagen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hagen/32/79416_2.png) [@Hagen](https://community.homey.app/u/Hagen)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1305 "2025-02-23T21:50:34Z")
> [@martijnpoppen](#): > > you can send a diagnostic report (after triggering the flow) → [[APP][Pro] WhatsApp - Simple. Reliable. Private - #2 by martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/2) Thank you very much for your contributions! I’ll try a mobile phone number for the Whatsapp account first. I’ll share the result here. Best regards, Hagen ---
**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:** [February 23, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1306 "2025-02-23T21:51:33Z")
@Hagen I don’t think the mobile phone would make a difference. As the image is showing up in your whatsapp right? So sounds more like a wrong rendering of the widget, but that’s just a guess ---
**Author:** ![Hagen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hagen/32/79416_2.png) [@Hagen](https://community.homey.app/u/Hagen)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1307 "2025-02-23T22:13:22Z")
> [@martijnpoppen](#): > > I don’t think the mobile phone would make a difference. As the image is showing up in your whatsapp right? So sounds more like a wrong rendering of the widget, but that’s just a guess As soon as I find an old sim card, I’ll try it out and let you know the result. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1308 "2025-02-23T22:28:19Z")
@Hagen Sure! It won’t fix the widget though ---
**Author:** ![Vincent\_T](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/vincent_t/32/96312_2.png) [@Vincent\_T](https://community.homey.app/u/Vincent_T)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1309 "2025-02-25T14:41:28Z")
Hello, is it possible to send a message to myself in Whatsapp in order to launch a flow in Homey ? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/b/4bc9a3ada79f45427ca246a8c83cc7c4bba2806e.png) Thanks for help. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1310 "2025-02-25T18:08:37Z")
@Vincent_T no not possible See FAQ Q1 [[APP][Pro] WhatsApp - Simple. Reliable. Private - #4 by martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/4) So getting a separate number for homey would be the way to go ---
**Author:** ![Roy\_Melzer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/roy_melzer/32/97448_2.png) [@Roy\_Melzer](https://community.homey.app/u/Roy_Melzer)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2025, 8:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749/1311 "2025-03-10T08:50:24Z")
Hi Martijn, It seems that when the pairing code needs to be refreshed, the app needs to be restarted before it works properly again. Pairing itself works fine (visible in Whatsapp), but sending messages (I don’t have any receiving flows in Homey) is successful according to the flow but nothing is sent. After restarting the app it works properly again. Ps. Sorry for the first version in Dutch [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749.md?page=63) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-whatsapp-simple-reliable-private/90749.md?page=65)