App request Dreo Smart Porducts

Ideas & Suggestions
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I have two Dreo fans and would love support for this from Homey. However in the meantime I figured that using a virtual switch would allow me to control it using Google Home as a bridge.

:rocket: How I Got Dreo Fans Working with Homey Pro ā€“ The Clean Virtual Switch Workaround :cyclone:

If youā€™re using a Dreo smart fan and feeling limited by the lack of native Homey Pro support, hereā€™s a simple and effective workaround using Google Assistant + one Virtual Switch.

:white_check_mark: What You Need:

Dreo fan connected to Google Home

Homey Pro

Virtual Devices app in Homey

Google Assistant with Routines enabled

:wrench: Step-by-Step Guide:

  1. Create a Virtual Switch in Homey

Open Homey app ā†’ Devices ā†’ Add device ā†’ Search for Virtual Devices

Add a virtual switch and name it simply: ā€œFanā€

This will be your master control for both ON and OFF actions

  1. Link Homey to Google Home

In the Google Home app:
Go to Settings ā†’ Works with Google ā†’ Link Homey

Once linked, your virtual switch ā€œFanā€ will appear in Google Home as a controllable device

  1. Create Two Google Routines

:backhand_index_pointing_right: Routine 1: Fan ON

Trigger: When ā€œFanā€ is turned on

Action: Say or add action ā†’ ā€œTurn on [your Dreo fanā€™s name]ā€

:backhand_index_pointing_right: Routine 2: Fan OFF

Trigger: When ā€œFanā€ is turned off

Action: Say or add action ā†’ ā€œTurn off [your Dreo fanā€™s name]ā€

:light_bulb: What This Enables:

Now, you can build Flows in Homey to trigger the ā€œFanā€ virtual switch based on:

Time

Temperature

Presence

Itā€™s a clean, simple workaround that uses Google Assistant as the bridge. Of course, this only offers basic on and off functionality

This I can see would also work for many other devices that are not natively supported by homey