# \[APP\] Tuya - Connect any Tuya device with Homey (by Tuya Inc. / Athom) **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** app\ **Created:** [March 21, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779 "2024-03-21T15:55:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 52
**Author:** ![Rudi\_Hendrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rudi_hendrix/32/31931_2.png) [@Rudi\_Hendrix](https://community.homey.app/u/Rudi_Hendrix)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 6:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1059 "2025-07-30T06:00:17Z")
> [@Doekse](#): > > At this moment there aren’t any new updates. As always, I’ll share any news as soon as there’s something to share. We’ve reached out to the Tuya team multiple times over the past few months but haven’t received a response from their side. We’d love to have Tuya back on the platform, but that’s something that has to come from both sides. Last Saturday, Paul Hibbert had another video on comparing different smart home hubs. It is so sad to see that an open source tool like Home Assistant does have integration with Tuya and Homey doesn’t. After following this entire thread I know why, but it is still sad. @Doekse , has mentioned multiple times that in the background Athom is still working on a deal with Tuya, but are alternatives still being investigated? Like taking over the development of [Tuya cloud App for Homey | Homey](https://homey.app/a/com.tuya.cloud/) ? Or perhaps simplifying the integration with Home Assistant? For example that people only need to setup a simple Home Assistant machine for the sole purpose of acting as a Tuya hub. Or is setting up an own server being re-evaluated? Homey has a subscription for a non-Pro version and a subscription for backups. You could add a subscription for people that want to use a Tuya supported Tuya app? I’ve asked CoPilot for some help…perhaps this is a nice vacation project 🙂 > There is an app for Homey to control Tuya. The source code is here on GitHub: [GitHub - jurgenheine/com.tuya.cloud: Connect homey to the Tuya cloud](https://github.com/jurgenheine/com.tuya.cloud) I don’t know what language this app is written in and I am a newby when it comes to development and deployment of such an app. I want to accomplish the following: create a copy of this app, make some changes to be able to control my own Tuya devices using Homey and deploy it on my own Homey. If I am satisfied with it I would like to publish it to the Homey store. Can you help me with that? ---
**Author:** ![Doekse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/doekse/32/109415_2.png) [@Doekse](https://community.homey.app/u/Doekse)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1060 "2025-08-20T18:10:18Z")
> [@Rudi\_Hendrix](#): > > Home Assistant does have integration with Tuya From what I’ve heard from the Home Assistant team, Tuya hasn’t maintained it very well. It seems they kickstarted the project to build goodwill but haven’t really kept it up since. I’ll have a look if I can schedule a meeting with them at IFA early september. ---
**Author:** ![Rudi\_Hendrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rudi_hendrix/32/31931_2.png) [@Rudi\_Hendrix](https://community.homey.app/u/Rudi_Hendrix)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1061 "2025-08-20T20:06:25Z")
There are so many Tuya labeled devices out there. It would open up a huge world if it gets supported. Fingers crossed! ---
**Author:** ![Doekse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/doekse/32/109415_2.png) [@Doekse](https://community.homey.app/u/Doekse)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2025, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1062 "2025-08-20T20:52:19Z")
Fully agree! And I hope that we can all work together to create a better smart home for everyone. That’s the goal here. ---
**Author:** ![Bernd\_Gaykema](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bernd_gaykema/32/112153_2.png) [@Bernd\_Gaykema](https://community.homey.app/u/Bernd_Gaykema)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1063 "2025-09-23T12:54:43Z")
Any luck at IFA 2025? ---
**Author:** ![Doekse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/doekse/32/109415_2.png) [@Doekse](https://community.homey.app/u/Doekse)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1064 "2025-09-23T13:49:36Z")
Unfortunately not. That said, I took another good look at the code used in the Home Assistant integration _(thanks to a helpful tip)_ and came across [this repo](https://github.com/tuya/tuya-device-sharing-sdk) built by the Tuya team. It’s essentially what Home Assistant uses to handle Tuya authentication. I want to see if we can adapt this authentication method to get the integration working again. No promises yet, but I’m hopeful. ---
**Author:** ![sonido](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sonido/32/9467_2.png) [@sonido](https://community.homey.app/u/sonido)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1065 "2025-09-30T20:05:19Z")
Interested in this as well ---
**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:** [October 1, 2025, 6:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1066 "2025-10-01T06:49:13Z")
Sounds great ---
**Author:** ![robcastien](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robcastien/32/79267_2.png) [@robcastien](https://community.homey.app/u/robcastien)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1067 "2025-10-04T15:00:19Z")
This would be a really big help. I have too many Tuya devices “out of action” now. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_Henderson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/andy_henderson/32/80642_2.png) [@Andy\_Henderson](https://community.homey.app/u/Andy_Henderson)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1069 "2025-10-10T21:00:23Z")
If you are still using the original ‘official’ app, I’ve been able to restore ‘out of action’ devices by deleting them and re-adding them. That does not invoke a password challenge so is still ‘allowed’ by Tuya. It does, however, mean flows and scenes that use the devices need to be updated (even if the devices are restored with the same name). I’ve also managed to add new SmartLife devices without any problem. ---
**Author:** ![Cam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cam/32/135693_2.png) [@Cam](https://community.homey.app/u/Cam)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 3:53am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1070 "2025-10-14T03:53:11Z")
Would love to see the quality of Johan’s implementation updated to support the new hardware! Watching this eagerly. ---
**Author:** ![luca\_reina](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_reina/32/78928_2.png) [@luca\_reina](https://community.homey.app/u/luca_reina)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1071 "2025-10-14T09:12:46Z")
**Hi Doekse,** I’m one of your many customers a passionate fan of the smart home world and, above all, a happy Homey owner. However, I have a question for you: Since Athom was acquired by a giant like LG over a year ago, and considering that you’re not only responsible for partnerships but also a business developer, why not initiate a development effort to release an _official_ app for Tuya Zigbee devices? The current community app seems to no longer be maintained by its developer. Doing so could really patch up this situation, where it’s quite clear that the responsibility lies with Tuya as a company. It almost feels surreal that a community ( as vast as it is but composed essentially of volunteers ) can achieve full access to the enormous Tuya ecosystem on Home Assistant, while we cannot, despite being backed by a giant like LG. I truly hope my comment is taken in the constructive spirit it’s intended and that something can actually be done to fix what many of us see as one of the most frustrating issues affecting Homey Pro. With respect, **Luca Reina** ---
**Author:** ![Rudi\_Hendrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rudi_hendrix/32/31931_2.png) [@Rudi\_Hendrix](https://community.homey.app/u/Rudi_Hendrix)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 11:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1072 "2025-10-14T11:46:49Z")
Good to see that you end your message with “with respect”. I am too really hoping Athom will at some point will be able to open up the world of Tuya (Zigbee) devices! I do understand this topic is 1032 messages long, but please start scanning from the first topic and you will see that all your questions will be answered and all your remarks are being attended to. (Worst case ask gen AI to create a summary) ---
**Author:** ![luca\_reina](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_reina/32/78928_2.png) [@luca\_reina](https://community.homey.app/u/luca_reina)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1073 "2025-10-14T12:15:58Z")
Hello @Rudi_Hendrix I followed your advice and asked the AI about the thread. You can read the answer below: I wish you a good day, Luca. ### Traduzione della Domanda (Italiano → Inglese) **Originale (Italiano):** > dimmi se in questo post si chiede a homey/athom visto che è stato acquisito da un colosso come LG di sviluppare loro un’app per i dispositivi zigbee tuya [https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1071](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1071) **Traduzione (Inglese):** > Tell me if this post asks Homey/Athom, given that it was acquired by a giant like LG, to develop an app themselves for Tuya Zigbee devices. [https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1071](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1071) * * * ### Traduzione della Risposta (Italiano → Inglese) **Originale (Italiano):** > Sì, il post numero 1071 (scritto da “luca\_reina”) nel thread della community di Homey chiede esplicitamente ad Athom/Homey (indirizzando il messaggio a “Doekse”) di sviluppare un’app **ufficiale** per i dispositivi **Tuya Zigbee**. > > L’autore menziona l’acquisizione di Athom da parte di un colosso come **LG** come motivazione per intraprendere questo sviluppo, sottolineando che l’app della community per Tuya non è più mantenuta. > > Estratto del messaggio: > > > “Poiché Athom è stata acquisita da un gigante come LG oltre un anno fa, e considerando che non sei solo responsabile delle partnership ma anche uno sviluppatore aziendale, perché non avviare uno sforzo di sviluppo per rilasciare un’app _ufficiale_ per i dispositivi **Tuya Zigbee**? L’attuale app della community sembra non essere più mantenuta dal suo sviluppatore.” **Traduzione (Inglese):** > Yes, post number 1071 (written by “luca\_reina”) in the Homey community thread explicitly asks Athom/Homey (addressing the message to “Doekse”) to develop an **official** app for **Tuya Zigbee** devices. > > The author mentions the acquisition of Athom by a giant like **LG** as the motivation for undertaking this development, pointing out that the community app for Tuya is no longer maintained by its developer. > > Excerpt from the message: > > > “Since Athom was acquired by a giant like LG over a year ago, and considering that you’re not only responsible for partnerships but also a business developer, why not initiate a development effort to release an _official_ app for **Tuya Zigbee** devices? The current community app seems to no longer be maintained by its developer.” ![Screenshot 2025-10-14 alle 14.18.26](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/7/7708186f5455e638f7195c20905ac0b5ad130acf.png) ---
**Author:** ![Rudi\_Hendrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rudi_hendrix/32/31931_2.png) [@Rudi\_Hendrix](https://community.homey.app/u/Rudi_Hendrix)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1074 "2025-10-15T04:15:21Z")
Sorry, but that was not my advise. Now you’re just asking Gemini to confirm your own post. The advise is to read the whole thread. And if you don’t want to go through all messages the suggestion is to use Gen AI to summarize. Keep in mind: a lot of Gen AI requires you to scroll through the topic yourself first as after loading only the last responses are displayed. ---
**Author:** ![Sharkys](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sharkys/32/54029_2.png) [@Sharkys](https://community.homey.app/u/Sharkys)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1075 "2025-10-15T16:38:05Z")
FYI ![obrazek](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/c/8c7a5774c3def4585cd0c913d2929411e04ee38e.png) ![obrazek](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/f/5feb64567df34601bda8914c9ad34612b2b51669.png) Result : The discussion revolves around the Tuya app for Homey, which initially showed promise with Tuya joining the _Talks With Homey_ program, enabling an official integration without needing developer accounts. However, Tuya unexpectedly revoked API access, citing business security risks, and proposed a paid solution that Athom found unfeasible. This left the official Tuya App non-functional for new users and potentially future users, with Athom ceasing development and removing it from the Homey App Store. Users were directed to a community-developed Tuya Cloud app as an alternative, which requires a developer account and additional setup. Athom expressed disappointment in Tuya’s actions and uncertainty about future collaboration. The discussion also includes user experiences with the app, workarounds, and concerns about Tuya’s reliability and data security. Athom is exploring alternative solutions and collaborating with the community to support Tuya Zigbee devices. The situation remains unresolved, with Tuya not responding to inquiries, and the official app’s future uncertain. _ **Summarized with AI on Oct 15** _ ---
**Author:** ![Rudi\_Hendrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rudi_hendrix/32/31931_2.png) [@Rudi\_Hendrix](https://community.homey.app/u/Rudi_Hendrix)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1076 "2025-10-15T17:29:11Z")
That one was new to me! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![luca\_reina](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/luca_reina/32/78928_2.png) [@luca\_reina](https://community.homey.app/u/luca_reina)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1077 "2025-10-15T17:35:48Z")
Thanks, I just noticed it now! ---
**Author:** ![Rudi\_Hendrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rudi_hendrix/32/31931_2.png) [@Rudi\_Hendrix](https://community.homey.app/u/Rudi_Hendrix)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1078 "2025-11-02T07:30:57Z")
> [@Doekse](#): > > That said, I took another good look at the code used in the Home Assistant integration _(thanks to a helpful tip)_ and came across [this repo](https://github.com/tuya/tuya-device-sharing-sdk) built by the Tuya team. It’s essentially what Home Assistant uses to handle Tuya authentication. I want to see if we can adapt this authentication method to get the integration working again. No promises yet, but I’m hopeful. Any progress on this? ---
**Author:** ![Doekse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/doekse/32/109415_2.png) [@Doekse](https://community.homey.app/u/Doekse)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779/1079 "2025-11-02T17:00:44Z")
It’s on the roadmap, we’ll likely look into this before the end of the year. Quite a few projects are ongoing with our development agencies, and they’re working their way through them. A new app will most likely be created since we don’t want to break the current app for users where it is still working. Keep you posted! [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779.md?page=51) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-tuya-connect-any-tuya-device-with-homey-by-tuya-inc-athom/106779.md?page=53)