# Homey App \[IOS and Android\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [May 22, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201 "2020-05-22T04:12:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wayne\_Holly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wayne_holly/32/16792_2.png) [@Wayne\_Holly](https://community.homey.app/u/Wayne_Holly)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/1 "2020-05-22T04:12:35Z")
Looking at Dashboards etc for a new house build. Will the Homey App {IOS or Android] capable of looking intellengent to run a double storey house, so you can turn lights on and off etc… For example - Living Room - Lights, AIr Con, Blinds Wanting to use a Google Hub in the kitchen and an iPad at the entry Foyer. thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![Igy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/igy/32/22144_2.png) [@Igy](https://community.homey.app/u/Igy)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 5:20am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/2 "2020-05-22T05:20:59Z")
Using Homeydash on tablet you can control almost everything. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne\_Holly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wayne_holly/32/16792_2.png) [@Wayne\_Holly](https://community.homey.app/u/Wayne_Holly)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 5:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/3 "2020-05-22T05:46:00Z")
Have looked at HomeyDash {only through the forums] What I want is a menu system like Control 4 to control the rooms etc. Nested via Floor, Room and Items (eg. Lights, TV, fireplace etc) eg. Middle Floor - Living Room - Lights - Options 9Turn on/Off/dimm Wife does not want all the techo goop … Just straight functionality As you can understand (the techie goods can be a button) etc. ---
**Author:** ![Igy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/igy/32/22144_2.png) [@Igy](https://community.homey.app/u/Igy)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/4 "2020-05-22T06:35:45Z")
So far nothing better than Homeydash available. But if you want to make your house WAF ready, then you should nit change the way how to control lights, ac, heating etc compared to as is control. Just extend existing functionality to be smart (modules behind regular switch, smart implants, regulat thermostat with zwave/wifi connectivity)… This way, tablet control will be limited. ---
**Author:** ![Neuron44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/neuron44/32/9492_2.png) [@Neuron44](https://community.homey.app/u/Neuron44)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/5 "2020-05-22T06:43:48Z")
> [@Igy](#): > > So far nothing better than Homeydash available I disagree: > [@Node Red: A widget based dashboard working with Homey trough MQTT](https://community.homey.app/t/node-red-a-widget-based-dashboard-working-with-homey-trough-mqtt/18798): > > I really wanted a dashboard in the wall to control everything I want. Last couple of week’s I’ve discovered homey-dash. Great I thought, and build an old iPad 2 inside the wall. Sadly, the dashboard was very limited. I could only start some flows, and control some switches. To see information on some devices, I needed to press them several times, and to use a slider I needed to long press a device. I thought I could adjust my electric blinds, but sadly the slider didn’t work for … You can make as many dashboards as you want, you can cast them to a Hub or an Ipad. ---
**Author:** ![Igy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/igy/32/22144_2.png) [@Igy](https://community.homey.app/u/Igy)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/6 "2020-05-22T06:59:18Z")
Ok, I thought we are talking about end user solutions without need to know mqqt integration, programing and server setup. Then possibilities are limitless 😉. ---
**Author:** ![Neuron44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/neuron44/32/9492_2.png) [@Neuron44](https://community.homey.app/u/Neuron44)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/7 "2020-05-22T07:09:07Z")
I thought only his wife didn’t want techie stuff, only a userfriendly interface. I reckoned TS himself might enjoy the dashboard. But you’re right. Homeydash is the only out-of-the-box dashboard. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne\_Holly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wayne_holly/32/16792_2.png) [@Wayne\_Holly](https://community.homey.app/u/Wayne_Holly)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/8 "2020-05-25T03:11:46Z")
Ultimately. THis is what the wife wants. Maybe using Control 4 would be easier (more costly) A simple dashboard/menu’s to show each room/floor and options. eg Middle Floor - Kitchen - Lights - Bedroom 2, Air con, Lights, blinds - Bedroom 3, Air con, Lights, blinds Bottom Floor - Media Room - Air Con, Ligts, Blinds - Bedroom 4, Air con, Lights, blinds Front of HOuse - Door Bell, Video Camera, Lights Pool Area, - Pool Loghts, Exterior Lights etc. No extra hardware needed Looks like a massive limitiaton of Homey and their developers (not community) not interested in the professional/upmarket market AT ALL! ---
**Author:** ![Wayne\_Holly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wayne_holly/32/16792_2.png) [@Wayne\_Holly](https://community.homey.app/u/Wayne_Holly)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 3:33am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/9 "2020-05-26T03:33:38Z")
Based on a Athom Blog… this is supported ### Your home is not so simple Homey is very unique in supporting your home’s zones hierarchically. We took this concept even further by showing all devices in a specific zone, _and_ its underlying zones. ![Homey smart devices](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/4/f49569c6830d637406573f57b145ff6247d9f09c.png) By default the Devices screen shows all your devices. Tapping the title shows your zones. Selecting a zone shows the devices in that zone. For example, selecting _First Floor_ shows all devices in _First Floor_ , but also _Bedroom_ , _Bathroom_ and _Study,_ as these are part of the First Floor. And saying “Turn off all devices on the first floor” as speech command finds those devices and turns them off. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/10 "2020-05-26T07:55:10Z")
You can install the app and run a demo if I’m not wrong… ---
**Author:** ![Wayne\_Holly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wayne_holly/32/16792_2.png) [@Wayne\_Holly](https://community.homey.app/u/Wayne_Holly)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/11 "2020-05-27T02:15:02Z")
hi… have installed the APP and asks for homey ip credentials but I don’t have one yet! So can’t try ---
**Author:** ![sneekerz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sneekerz/32/16491_2.png) [@sneekerz](https://community.homey.app/u/sneekerz)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/12 "2020-05-28T12:46:46Z")
If you have used/use control 4 then I wouldn’t look at homey at all It’s not for professional use nor is it stable. Personally I recommend something like domoticz or home assistant. Coming from crestron to home assistant to homey and after a month went back to home assistant. ---
**Author:** ![Adrian\_Rockall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/adrian_rockall/32/13209_2.png) [@Adrian\_Rockall](https://community.homey.app/u/Adrian_Rockall)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/13 "2020-05-28T13:05:10Z")
It is / will be possible to run the Homey app on a tablet / iPad as well. The beta version is in the apple and google stores so should hopefully be releases soon. ---
**Author:** ![Neuron44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/neuron44/32/9492_2.png) [@Neuron44](https://community.homey.app/u/Neuron44)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/14 "2020-05-28T14:55:45Z")
> [@Wayne\_Holly](#): > > Based on a Athom Blog… this is supported Yes, this is supported. You can also open the homey app on a tablet and select a certain floor or room. It will then show the devices in that room. It works perfectly for turning devices on and off and similar functions, if that’s all that you are looking for. But I don’t think that’s what you want. For this to work, you’ll have to unlock the tablet, open the homey app, click on the ‘devices’ tab and then select the floor or room. Works on your phone, but not suited for a wall-mounted tablet. That’s why I’m trying the MQTT-dashboard. I can simply cast that to a google Nest Hub. I’m not looking into wall mounted tablets (yet). How do you currently display dashboards (if any)? ---
**Author:** ![Joel\_Van\_der\_Kuur](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/joel_van_der_kuur/32/10162_2.png) [@Joel\_Van\_der\_Kuur](https://community.homey.app/u/Joel_Van_der_Kuur)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/15 "2020-05-28T17:08:11Z")
I use home Assistant with the mqtt hub app, and created my own dashboard [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/c/dcab8b10f8f1f2ce1821db1316b3e4b19054324c.jpeg "My home Assistant dashboard") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4pejQxSjac) ---
**Author:** ![Neuron44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/neuron44/32/9492_2.png) [@Neuron44](https://community.homey.app/u/Neuron44)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/16 "2020-05-28T17:55:46Z")
Looks good! I’ve never used Home Assistant, so maybe some basic questions, but: Is that a tablet? Is the screen always visible? Or does it unlock when motion is detected or do you manually have to unlock it? And is the dashboard visible when unlocked, or do you have to start an app or something? ---
**Author:** ![Wayne\_Holly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/wayne_holly/32/16792_2.png) [@Wayne\_Holly](https://community.homey.app/u/Wayne_Holly)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/17 "2020-06-01T00:26:43Z")
Hi Guys. I am currently in the the gathering data for implementation into our new house build. Looks like I will have to learn to write a basic Dashboard (but dont’ want to have any other hardware running except for the Homey) Really want the house menu to be displayed by default! (will Athom do this!) Wall mounted tablets at front entry and main lounge room (to control house) and they will dedicated devices powered by in via PoE (safety). The concepts and potential functionality is huge especially with Flows and IFTTT integrations, but I am still feeling that the Athom saying like 50,000\* products are supported seems to be a bit rich! - so many new products on the market has a list ever been seen what is REALLY supported (as a lot of the apps are public developers) Love to know where Athom are heading and their future development plans ---
**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:** [June 1, 2020, 6:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/18 "2020-06-01T06:07:53Z")
> [@Wayne\_Holly](#): > > Love to know where Athom are heading and their future development plans Don’t we all. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/19 "2020-06-01T15:02:42Z")
We heard you like it big… That’s why you can now use Homey on your tablet. Just like with the smartphone app, you can easily add devices, create Flows, and make it your home - but on a bigger screen. Quote from Homey app in Google App Store ---
**Author:** ![xAPPO](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/xappo/32/13726_2.png) [@xAPPO](https://community.homey.app/u/xAPPO)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201/20 "2020-06-02T01:49:21Z")
> [@Wayne\_Holly](#): > > I am currently in the the gathering data for implementation into our new house build. You seem decided on Homey… is there a reason ? It maybe right for you but just wanted to know what got you here. A bit of background on you and your coding abilities might be useful too. Do you want to create this system or prefer something that just works? Control 4 can be quite costly, is that a consideration ? [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-app-ios-and-android/30201.md?page=2)