# Firmware 12.8.0 makes Homey crashing twice a day **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-Topic\ **Created:** [October 17, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/firmware-12-8-0-makes-homey-crashing-twice-a-day/144214 "2025-10-17T11:43:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Stefan\_1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stefan_1/32/128096_2.png) [@Stefan\_1](https://community.homey.app/u/Stefan_1)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2025, 9:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/firmware-12-8-0-makes-homey-crashing-twice-a-day/144214/6 "2025-10-22T09:55:29Z")
Solved: But it’s kinda sad… > [@Solved: Homey crashing out of nowhere regularly (red ring)](https://community.homey.app/t/solved-homey-crashing-out-of-nowhere-regularly-red-ring/144395): > > After major firmware updates, Homey (Early 2023) crashes regularly (like mentioned here [Firmware 12.8.0 makes Homey crashing twice a day - #5 by SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/t/firmware-12-8-0-makes-homey-crashing-twice-a-day/144214/5))– usually once or twice a day. This issue reoccurs every few months. To get straight to the point: it’s poor memory cleanup management by Athom in the context of backups. Free memory drops significantly after backups and takes too long to recover. The result: Homey crashes (red ring), no automatic reboot, no logs or timeline entries (there are… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/firmware-12-8-0-makes-homey-crashing-twice-a-day/144214)._