# Disabling IR and zigbee

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/disabling-ir-and-zigbee/33807>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [August 20, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/disabling-ir-and-zigbee/33807 "2020-08-20T10:50:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![mattrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mattrix/32/17475_2.png) [@mattrix](https://community.homey.app/u/mattrix)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/disabling-ir-and-zigbee/33807/1 "2020-08-20T10:50:41Z")

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Hello,  
Is it possible to disable Infrared Bluetooth and zigbee as i am not using them ?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![DidierVU](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/didiervu/32/12458_2.png) [@DidierVU](https://community.homey.app/u/DidierVU)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 11:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/disabling-ir-and-zigbee/33807/2 "2020-08-20T11:22:52Z")

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If you’re not using it then it’s not being used 🙂

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**Author:** ![mattrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mattrix/32/17475_2.png) [@mattrix](https://community.homey.app/u/mattrix)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/disabling-ir-and-zigbee/33807/3 "2020-08-20T11:25:24Z")

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I hope so, the thing is I don’t want it to spread unhealthy waves in my house if i don’t use these.  
So is zigbee emited or it there a on off button for putting zigbee off, etc ?

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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/disabling-ir-and-zigbee/33807/4 "2020-08-20T11:36:50Z")

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Zigbee and BT work on the same frequency as WiFi, so the additional “unhealthy waves” won’t stand out.

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**Author:** ![Tomm](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tomm/32/10625_2.png) [@Tomm](https://community.homey.app/u/Tomm)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/disabling-ir-and-zigbee/33807/6 "2020-08-20T14:30:38Z")

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For a bigger support base regarding “unhealthy waves” I would like to refer you to [Twitter.com](http://Twitter.com).

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**Author:** ![mattrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mattrix/32/17475_2.png) [@mattrix](https://community.homey.app/u/mattrix)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 8:20am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/disabling-ir-and-zigbee/33807/7 "2020-08-21T08:20:50Z")

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So you mean the same antenna is used for zigbee and bt and wifi?

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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 8:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/disabling-ir-and-zigbee/33807/8 "2020-08-21T08:22:15Z")

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Zigbee has its own antenna, BT and WiFi share one. But Zigbee doesn’t transmit if you don’t have any devices that use it (same for BT).

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**Author:** ![mattrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mattrix/32/17475_2.png) [@mattrix](https://community.homey.app/u/mattrix)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 8:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/disabling-ir-and-zigbee/33807/9 "2020-08-21T08:36:06Z")

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That is a clean answer. Many thanks !