# Homey experimental firmware

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/homey-experimental-firmware/40979>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [January 12, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-experimental-firmware/40979 "2021-01-12T14:36:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kalpik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kalpik/32/28878_2.png) [@kalpik](https://community.homey.app/u/kalpik)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-experimental-firmware/40979/1 "2021-01-12T14:36:53Z")

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Hello,

When I update to v5.0 experimental firmware, will I lose my devices and flows? Also, when v5.0 is released, can I just turn off experimental updates, and remain on stable 5.0, or will I have to factory reset Homey again?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Caseda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/caseda/32/138695_2.png) [@Caseda](https://community.homey.app/u/Caseda)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-experimental-firmware/40979/2 "2021-01-12T16:09:25Z")

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> [@kalpik](#):
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> When I update to v5.0 experimental firmware, will I lose my devices and flows?

No, all you devices will stay the same, it might be possible that you need to re-do your zigbee mesh (if you have that), but that isn’t the case for everyone.  
Do remember, it is still experimental, and there are still bug(s) **open**.

> [@kalpik](#):
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> Also, when v5.0 is released, can I just turn off experimental updates, and remain on stable 5.0, or will I have to factory reset Homey again?

If you disable experimental, you will stay that way until a **higher** version stable has been released. (non RC is accounted as higher version number, but if you update to a non RC experimental version, then your Homey will (most likely) stay experimental (v5.0.0) until a higher stable version is released.)