For example I have Meross plug or strip and I don’t have any flow for it. I try to switch On or off but it doesn’t work. Everything looks ok from Homey perspective but I need to restart app.
Although i now use Home Assistent (+ Node-Red) for most of the smarthome tasks I have an Homey (then non-Pro) Early 2018 that is still supported by Athom and runs great.
I started my transition to HA some months ago but not because i think Homey is a bad product / device. My main reason was/is the lack of support for camera’s (pass through to Homekit)
But now Homey is primarily being used for it’s 433mhz antenna to control my Somfy RTS and KAKU devices and Z-wave antenna for some Fibaro plug sockets.
If you are a newbie at smarthome stuff and want a great looking piece of hard- and software that gets years of support, Athom has you covered.
When you are an experienced Home Assistent user and already have a stable smarthome running i really don’t see a reason to buy a Homey.
Homey is a great all in one solution to start building your smarthome with all kinds of devices, new and older protocols.
Have had it around 2 years and allowed to re-use all existing H/W w/o extra HUBs (incl. earlier (very limited functionality) Telldus nowadays in remote location as bridge). On new devices I always look for avail. Apps & community 1st to see true compatibility and to avoid new ones to disturb existing set-up…
I (still) appreciate HP2023 with very low level to start and (very) positive community ( ) … and yes, while have had some hiccups on the road when expanding (mainly due my own coding creating e.g. 100% load for 30+sec), device has been what I initially looked for: easy, but flexible enough. And whenever facing issue with new App, instead of insisting miracles from author (as I always need it now ), better to move on and look for alternatives (App or approach) for same H/W (or drop it).
What I would have hate the most is any (even periodical) maintenance of system level or need for HUBs just to connect (finally some benefit to have less space at home )… and I have not been disappointed (yet )
Related to issues with WAN / LAN - in mine:
both connected (only LAN with fixed IP) org. LAN adapter-cable directly to Master-router
H/W: TP Link DECO X20 Mesh /2.4 and 5 ON normally (nowadays X50-4G as Master, rest X20)
=> If I would face mentioned network issues and normal tricks would not work (mentioned earlier on this topic):
Testing with an other brand / fresh router (in FIN several IT-stores with 30 days free return…)
disable suspect Apps one by one & restart HP2023…
Summary how I feel about : “Perfect devices” do not exist (as we all look for different things), but I am happy to have great one (for my needs)
3 days ago I changed my Homey pro 2019 to 2023 and I am very happy with it.
Everything is working great. I manage to recovery my backup from 2019 homey (I only needed to once again link my zigbee devices) Everything is working a lot faster and it starts in 2 minutes not 15.