# \[APP\] Slide - Automate your curtains **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** app, homey-pro\ **Created:** [April 16, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915 "2019-04-16T11:42:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![JPe4619](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpe4619/32/9017_2.png) [@JPe4619](https://community.homey.app/u/JPe4619)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/107 "2024-05-05T16:53:10Z")
The [Slide](https://e.p.indiegogo.com/c2/1416:c900aaf032e8298cd656061c4e48a85e:d240504:62a70f9476351e7cd36ba728:1714836794191/58faa95c?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE3MTQ4MzY3OTQsImNkIjoiLnAuaW5kaWVnb2dvLmNvbSIsImNlIjo4NjQwMCwidGsiOiJpbmRpZWdvZ28tbGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNjYzNjJmZWQ1NDdkZjUwMWQyMDE1NmVlIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuaW5kaWVnb2dvLmNvbVwvcHJvamVjdHNcLzIwMDE2OTQ_cj1jcmQtZW1sLWJjay1hMmUwJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Y29yZGlhbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249YmNrLTA1MDQyMDI0dXBkYXRlJnV0bV90ZXJtPSJ9&jwtS=4uSPsHpQ4pSz38YiZAxTZvSEhZI4M51rY_iBnx-ojp8) team just posted. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/d/7de742611b8a9c94cd15956006fdff224b91a558.jpeg) posted by Innovation in Motion May 4, 2024 • 8:19AM PDT Backup video link of previous update For anyone that cannot view the link in the previous update. I’ve created a copy in Google drive. Please see the following link: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x1mznmvP0K8hyU…](https://e.p.indiegogo.com/c2/1416:c900aaf032e8298cd656061c4e48a85e:d240504:62a70f9476351e7cd36ba728:1714836794191/af94d0d6?jwtH=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9&jwtP=eyJpYXQiOjE3MTQ4MzY3OTQsImNkIjoiLnAuaW5kaWVnb2dvLmNvbSIsImNlIjo4NjQwMCwidGsiOiJpbmRpZWdvZ28tbGl2ZSIsIm10bElEIjoiNjYzNjUzMzNjZGE3MGFmYzM4MDc2ZDljIiwibGlua1VybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9kcml2ZS5nb29nbGUuY29tXC9maWxlXC9kXC8xeDFtem5tdlAwSzhoeVViaHhNOUZ5Y3o0SEU0UFdWbC1cL3ZpZXc_dXNwPXNoYXJpbmcifQ&jwtS=RyOdqO69shQQL9QoS5_tiQHfW__lDqk0db62fCnuPjI) ---
**Author:** ![Hannes85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e79b87/32.png) [@Hannes85](https://community.homey.app/u/Hannes85)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/108 "2024-05-05T17:03:27Z")
On the local API, can we also change the strength used? On the official (cloud) app, during calibration you could switch between the motor strength used. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Jorden](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jorden/32/8856_2.png) [@Jorden](https://community.homey.app/u/Jorden)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 8:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/109 "2024-05-06T08:23:24Z")
I think this might have to do with the bug in Homey firmware (" Fixes an issue where capabilities would be outdated after a reboot."), but I am not sure. Will try to investigate as soon as I have time. ---
**Author:** ![Jorden](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jorden/32/8856_2.png) [@Jorden](https://community.homey.app/u/Jorden)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 8:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/110 "2024-05-06T08:23:44Z")
Just watched the video. Very sad, it is a beautiful product. ---
**Author:** ![Jorden](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jorden/32/8856_2.png) [@Jorden](https://community.homey.app/u/Jorden)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 8:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/111 "2024-05-06T08:25:06Z")
For me, it worked to set them to ‘local’ (with the blinking), then power off for a while. After rebooting it worked. ---
**Author:** ![Jorden](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jorden/32/8856_2.png) [@Jorden](https://community.homey.app/u/Jorden)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2024, 8:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/112 "2024-05-06T08:28:19Z")
Just searched the documentation, there is nothing related to strength in the local API. ---
**Author:** ![Astrapowerrr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/astrapowerrr/32/78916_2.png) [@Astrapowerrr](https://community.homey.app/u/Astrapowerrr)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/113 "2024-05-08T19:54:41Z")
So sad they didn’t make it. But now switching over to local is giving me trouble to connect. I’m at the pop up screen in home to switch to local. I press reset button twice. It flashes 5 times. Sometimes it does sometimes it doesn’t. But honey stays on the pop up screen. Rebooted en hard reset slide but with no results Can pls someone help. ---
**Author:** ![Remy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/remy/32/2357_2.png) [@Remy](https://community.homey.app/u/Remy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2024, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/114 "2024-05-09T12:20:22Z")
@Astrapowerrr have the same problem… somehow it’s not always working that you can connect slides to Homey with local API enabled. I already emailed Kaj, but unfortunately he can’t help either. ---
**Author:** ![Pairis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pairis/32/56439_2.png) [@Pairis](https://community.homey.app/u/Pairis)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/115 "2024-05-11T16:20:26Z")
You have Kaj’s contact details? I have no connection issues (yet) through cloud api but my issue is that since yesterday late the slide wont close my curtains. You can hear the motor but the line isnt moving. Any advice from the community 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mariomark1541](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mariomark1541/32/178160_2.png) [@Mariomark1541](https://community.homey.app/u/Mariomark1541)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/116 "2024-05-11T17:33:39Z")
Local or cloud ? ---
**Author:** ![Pairis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pairis/32/56439_2.png) [@Pairis](https://community.homey.app/u/Pairis)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/117 "2024-05-11T18:19:04Z")
I think its still cloud. Not sure how to setup local tho. I do have the pro. ---
**Author:** ![Jorden](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jorden/32/8856_2.png) [@Jorden](https://community.homey.app/u/Jorden)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/118 "2024-05-13T11:27:24Z")
I had some problems in the beginning as well. I think I have had to set it to the local API twice. I waited for a few minutes after the last time, then unplugged the Slide for a few minutes then plugged it in and waited a few minutes before trying to add it to Homey. ---
**Author:** ![Remy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/remy/32/2357_2.png) [@Remy](https://community.homey.app/u/Remy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/119 "2024-05-13T15:06:07Z")
@Jorden unfortunately, already done this several times. in the beginning homey could not find the curtains at all via local API. After I restarted Homey, they were in the App for adding. But unfortunately, the curtains do not respond when I want to operate them via Homey. Only the cloud connection (via the Slide app) continues to work. According to Kaj, this is correct, because the latest update makes both possible (if the curtains are set on Local API) (until he pulls the plug on the cloud server) For now I don’t know what to do with the Slide curtains… it sucks bigtime. @Pairis just his support e-mail address what you can find on the Slide website. ---
**Author:** ![Pairis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pairis/32/56439_2.png) [@Pairis](https://community.homey.app/u/Pairis)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/120 "2024-05-13T15:22:41Z")
@Remy Done that. Got the auto reply mentioned above here somewhere. Basically saying that they have laid of all their support staff and there will be no reply. ---
**Author:** ![Pairis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pairis/32/56439_2.png) [@Pairis](https://community.homey.app/u/Pairis)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/121 "2024-05-13T15:24:35Z")
> [@Remy](#): > > For now I don’t know what to do with the Slide curtains… it sucks bigtime Same… Considering to switch to the SwitchBot System. But feels like a waist of mony ---
**Author:** ![TKroon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tkroon/32/9504_2.png) [@TKroon](https://community.homey.app/u/TKroon)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 11:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/122 "2024-05-14T11:26:11Z")
My two slides are working fine on local API. Switched them both and configured them in Homey within 10 minutes. Glad it’s okay 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Remy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/remy/32/2357_2.png) [@Remy](https://community.homey.app/u/Remy)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 11:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/123 "2024-05-14T11:43:04Z")
What the F…&\*#$ 🤨 Still need slides? I have 2 on offer … ---
**Author:** ![TKroon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tkroon/32/9504_2.png) [@TKroon](https://community.homey.app/u/TKroon)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/124 "2024-05-14T12:26:02Z")
(not interested, just trying to help) how old are yours? Mine are from late 2019, and one got replaced in 2022. Both Pro’s by today’s standards. Are they connected to the same WiFi network as Homey? No VLAN’s or other firewall setttings? What I did: Both Slides were functioning properly on cloud access. I deleted Slide 1 from Homey On Slide 1 I pushed the reset button twice within 0.5 seconds. So switched to local api. On Homey I clicked “Add device” → Slide. There were two Slides! I added both. Slide 1 was working already, but Slide 2 was not. On Slide 2 I pushed the reset button twice within 0.5 seconds. So switched to local api. Now also Slide 2 was working in Homey. ---
**Author:** ![Remy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/remy/32/2357_2.png) [@Remy](https://community.homey.app/u/Remy)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/125 "2024-05-14T13:00:42Z")
@TKroon Your help is also greatly appreciated! 🙂 And yes, i think its my Unifi stuff what blocks something… Homey / Slides are on the same network, but still something is blocking de API request i think. I’m going to try using a separate AP to link the Slides… ---
**Author:** ![TKroon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tkroon/32/9504_2.png) [@TKroon](https://community.homey.app/u/TKroon)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915/126 "2024-05-14T13:48:37Z")
I have a complete UniFi network as well. Homey is connected via ethernet, and the slides via an AP of course. They are on the same LAN. [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915.md?page=5) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-slide-automate-your-curtains/11915.md?page=7)