# Homey Pro Backups (formerly Homey+) subscription **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Suggestions\ **Created:** [January 16, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522 "2020-01-16T09:46:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![danone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/danone/32/115743_2.png) [@danone](https://community.homey.app/u/danone)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 11:56am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/61 "2020-01-25T11:56:39Z")
> [@Henrik\_Lund](#): > > and Athom will have one more disappointed former customer ¯\ _(ツ)_ /¯ And hopefully this forum one less whinger. With all due respect m8. Homey is the least expense in ANY decent home automation setup with the rest of peripherals summing up a lot times more than Homey itself. I see your point and respect it as well as I see Athom’s point in trying to be a long life company and give us free updates for the years to come, and that can’t happen just by selling hardware. We’re lucky with all those great community devs that gives you free beautiful apps. A paid subscription comes with power for the user. Once on, I can grab Athom by their balls (perhaps 3 of them like Homey) if something goes wrong. Yes mods, no problem if you delete my post, or move it 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Henrik\_Lund](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henrik_lund/32/18251_2.png) [@Henrik\_Lund](https://community.homey.app/u/Henrik_Lund)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/62 "2020-01-25T12:27:07Z")
With all due respect I would just prefer to keep the Homey running, not have to rewrite my flows and see a local backup solution (as I believe not only I have been waiting long for). If that is whining to you then I cannot help you. ---
**Author:** ![danone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/danone/32/115743_2.png) [@danone](https://community.homey.app/u/danone)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/63 "2020-01-25T12:33:21Z")
> [@Henrik\_Lund](#): > > With all due respect I would just prefer to keep the Homey running, not have to rewrite my flows and see a local backup solution (as I believe not only I have been waiting long for). There you go matey, this is what this threat is about, a nice an honest opinion about Athom’s decision of going with a subscription for a cloud backup and not about comparing apples with pears and God knows what other exotic fruits, then throwing your toys and leaving. Now you’re coming home. > [@Henrik\_Lund](#): > > If that is whining to you then I cannot help you. I am happy now, thank you. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Eternity](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/eternity/32/102113_2.png) [@Eternity](https://community.homey.app/u/Eternity)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/64 "2020-01-25T14:04:06Z")
Would be a nice gesture if the early adaptors - those who helped initiated Homey in the first place by buying an unseen product - would have a free subscription. 🙂 Hey! I’m Dutch! _PS_ _Imperihome did the same; the buyers got lifetime free subscriition when a monthly fee was introduced_ ---
**Author:** ![HansieNL](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hansienl/32/10634_2.png) [@HansieNL](https://community.homey.app/u/HansieNL)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/65 "2020-01-25T14:18:14Z")
I’m Dutch too 🤓 I’m willing to pay € 5,00 / month if they add speech recognition back to the 2019 version and repair IR. ---
**Author:** ![Lowlander61](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lowlander61/32/9936_2.png) [@Lowlander61](https://community.homey.app/u/Lowlander61)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/66 "2020-01-25T16:41:37Z")
When will Homey+ be released? Can not find it. ---
**Author:** ![Frans\_Keeman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/frans_keeman/32/79711_2.png) [@Frans\_Keeman](https://community.homey.app/u/Frans_Keeman)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/67 "2020-01-25T17:10:24Z")
nobody knows, but i can’t be long as its already on the homey site ---
**Author:** ![rindler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rindler/32/5501_2.png) [@rindler](https://community.homey.app/u/rindler)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/68 "2020-01-25T17:15:04Z")
And since it is operational according to the status site, [https://status.athom.com/](https://status.athom.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/69 "2020-01-25T17:30:25Z")
> [@rindler](#): > > And since it is operational according to the status site That’s the status of Homey Cloud Backups, that works while tested in the alpha channel. But I also expect it soon to become available public. ---
**Author:** ![danone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/danone/32/115743_2.png) [@danone](https://community.homey.app/u/danone)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2020, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/70 "2020-01-25T22:33:01Z")
> [@Eternity](#): > > the early adaptors - those who helped initiated Homey in the first place by buying an unseen product - would have a free subscription I am not one of those however, I second this opinion, together with community developers with published apps should have a free subscription. ---
**Author:** ![Hanzel83](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hanzel83/32/16548_2.png) [@Hanzel83](https://community.homey.app/u/Hanzel83)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/71 "2020-01-26T15:45:59Z")
I think that a subscription only for back up is an exaggeration. if they finish speech what they say at the startup , then I don’t have to use google and worry about my privacy. maybe then you want to buy it. it is a device of 300 € and not of a few euros that has an subscriber form. ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/72 "2020-01-26T15:49:11Z")
> [@Hanzel83](#): > > if they finish speech what they say at the startup Must have been a big rock u was under the last few months! 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Hanzel83](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hanzel83/32/16548_2.png) [@Hanzel83](https://community.homey.app/u/Hanzel83)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/73 "2020-01-26T16:00:25Z")
I know. Since 2.0 it is auto disabled ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/74 "2020-01-26T16:02:56Z")
> [@Hanzel83](#): > > Since 2.0 it is auto disabled Have you seen the mic is removed in the latest models? Already a year … > **[Comparing the existing Homey Pro models](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/360015447093-Which-Homey-models-are-there-)** > > Over the past couple of years, we've developed multiple generations and models of Homey. Because of a shift in demand, we've also shifted production away from the regular Homey to focus on our best... Edit: btw the subscription is intended to have more features than backup only. ---
**Author:** ![Hanzel83](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hanzel83/32/16548_2.png) [@Hanzel83](https://community.homey.app/u/Hanzel83)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/75 "2020-01-26T18:12:02Z")
Yes. I know. It is very disappointing. speech was the focus point at the kickstart. “talk to your home” 🙈 ---
**Author:** ![Odechr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/odechr/32/14691_2.png) [@Odechr](https://community.homey.app/u/Odechr)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/76 "2020-01-26T18:57:46Z")
Why compete with alexa and google. I think it was a wise choice removing that. Just gives athom more time spent on other usefull stuff we need 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Frans\_Keeman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/frans_keeman/32/79711_2.png) [@Frans\_Keeman](https://community.homey.app/u/Frans_Keeman)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/77 "2020-01-26T19:33:17Z")
I don’t get it. Why all these complaints when nobody knows what they are going to offer us for the subscription or do you now more than I do?i’l just wait and see. ---
**Author:** ![David\_K](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/david_k/32/10319_2.png) [@David\_K](https://community.homey.app/u/David_K)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/78 "2020-01-26T20:26:53Z")
Don’t you think Google and Alexa are better at speach? I’m fully with athom with focusing on important and leaving other things to better providers. Now, issue here is that integration with Google is not really flawless and that really is a problem. You leave something to Google then integration doesn’t work like it should… I’m kind of hoping to see homey+ in February. My logic is, if it’s already published in how to it must be just around a corner. ---
**Author:** ![kaz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kaz/32/10315_2.png) [@kaz](https://community.homey.app/u/kaz)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/79 "2020-01-27T12:30:24Z")
If Athom supplied 2 years free backup with every new Homey sold - I would be ok with subscription after that. Then you COULD buy a new homey to upgrade your old one - and start backup - so when you get your new one - you could easily switch them out. I would consider upgrading to a pro as my “?Old” Homey is suffering from lack of memory. So extra sales from introducing backup/restore functions - who would have thought that… ---
**Author:** ![Fire69](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fire69/32/8758_2.png) [@Fire69](https://community.homey.app/u/Fire69)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522/80 "2020-01-27T12:53:22Z")
I don’t think most people plan on replacing their Homey every 2 years. Especially since they already feel a Homey is ‘pricey’… I’m a Kickstarter backer, I don’t even feel it’s necessary to get the subscription for free. Life is expensive, if 10€/year is too much for your budget you shouldn’t be playing with automation devices. [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522.md?page=3) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-backups-formerly-homey-subscription/24522.md?page=5)