# Homey v5.0.0 (Stable Release) **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [February 10, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697 "2021-02-10T16:32:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![moenieseuren](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/moenieseuren/32/16465_2.png) [@moenieseuren](https://community.homey.app/u/moenieseuren)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/63 "2021-02-10T21:10:35Z")
Good to know, thanks! Looking forward to make my house even smarter! ---
**Author:** ![rvdeijk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rvdeijk/32/22542_2.png) [@rvdeijk](https://community.homey.app/u/rvdeijk)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/64 "2021-02-10T21:17:30Z")
> [@TedTolboom](#): > > Regular version is still required to support the Homey v4.2.0 systems and test version is used to support the Homey v5.0.0 version of the app. The app developer(s) can’t further optimize this. Okay good to know, but somehow some day the V5 (SDK3) versions will have to be send to stable, which means support for v4.2 will be dropped. How was this done in the past during the upgrade of SDK1 to SDK2, current situation seems to be related to that period. ---
**Author:** ![iMike](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/imike/32/12410_2.png) [@iMike](https://community.homey.app/u/iMike)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/65 "2021-02-10T21:18:13Z")
All my apps are working after installing v5.0.0, except Everspring. Does somebody have a solution for that? ---
**Author:** ![rvdeijk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rvdeijk/32/22542_2.png) [@rvdeijk](https://community.homey.app/u/rvdeijk)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/66 "2021-02-10T21:19:31Z")
> [@iMike](#): > > Does somebody have a solution for that? Have you seen this post: [Apps currently not working on Homey v5](https://community.homey.app/t/apps-currently-not-working-on-homey-v5/35748) Looks like the [test version](https://homey.app/de-de/app/com.everspring/Everspring/test/) does work v5? ---
**Author:** ![iMike](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/imike/32/12410_2.png) [@iMike](https://community.homey.app/u/iMike)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/67 "2021-02-10T21:26:08Z")
Thnx! After installing the test version Everspring works again. ---
**Author:** ![prosumer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/prosumer/32/166478_2.png) [@prosumer](https://community.homey.app/u/prosumer)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/68 "2021-02-10T21:28:44Z")
Thank you for the explanation. Then I think the mail I got from Athom today is very misleading! It claims that (on my Homey) only LaMetric Time is not compatible with 5.0, but I do use your Aqara App as well… Nowhere do they mention that I should switch to a test channel. (and I think for Lametric I can just switch to this [new App](https://github.com/balmli/com.lametric.time)?) ---
**Author:** ![rvdeijk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rvdeijk/32/22542_2.png) [@rvdeijk](https://community.homey.app/u/rvdeijk)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/69 "2021-02-10T21:34:56Z")
> [@prosumer](#): > > Nowhere do they mention that I should switch to a test channel. Like Ted said. The test is just a label. It’s a stable SDK3 app, ready for V5 and it’s used by 500+ users for several months. There are only two Homey app stores: 1. stable which is still SDK1/SDK2 for Homey 4.2.0 and 2. A store that is called test, which contain the SDK3 apps. I think right now there is an issue at Athom side that somehow homey says the app is updated to a newer version (the test version, compatible for v5), but in reality it didn’t update. As a result, devices won’t work, cause the app is still SDK2. So this should be fixed asap by Athom. Cause then you and many others wouldn’t even know they switched to a ‘test’ version 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TedTolboom](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tedtolboom/32/12081_2.png) [@TedTolboom](https://community.homey.app/u/TedTolboom)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/70 "2021-02-10T21:45:26Z")
> [@prosumer](#): > > Then I think the mail I got from Athom today is very misleading! It claims that (on my Homey) only LaMetric Time is not compatible with 5.0, but I do use your Aqara App as well… Nowhere do they mention that I should switch to a test channel. Not exactly. What is happening is that the automatic app updates might take up to 6 hours after updating Homey to v5, due to lid leveling. In most cases, Homey will be updated during the night and then also the apps will be updated without notice. That apparently doesn’t work with manual updates of Homey to v5; or at least people are then immediately looking at the results. ---
**Author:** ![rvdeijk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rvdeijk/32/22542_2.png) [@rvdeijk](https://community.homey.app/u/rvdeijk)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/71 "2021-02-10T21:49:55Z")
> [@TedTolboom](#): > > In most cases, Homey will be updated during the night and then also the apps will be updated without notice. But the problem is that people who do have automatic app updates enabled. That Homey says on the timeline that the app is updated to a SDK3 version , but when you go to the app section it’s still the old SDK2 version. So there is an issue at the update mechanism of Athom that needs to be fixed asap? Cause now the timeline message is wrong/misleading, if it can take up to 6 hours before the app actually updates. > [@Homey v5.0.0 (Stable Release)](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0/42697/34): > > the timeline says that the app has been updated to version 1.2.3, but if you look at the app itself, it still says 0.8.0 ---
**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:** [February 10, 2021, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/72 "2021-02-10T21:55:56Z")
> [@rvdeijk](#): > > Cause now the timeline message is wrong/misleading, if it can take up to 6 hours before the app actually updates. This should have been fixed not too long ago. ---
**Author:** ![Mike1233](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mike1233/32/20991_2.png) [@Mike1233](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike1233)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/73 "2021-02-10T22:20:21Z")
I currently have version 4.2.0 and have several automatic updates disabled. Including the experimental version. If I want to update Homey now, is it useful to turn automatic update back on? Then update Homey and then leave it for a while and see what it updates itself? Or after the update of Homey update various apps by myself via the test website. Because these are not automatically updated. ---
**Author:** ![Henry\_van\_der\_Wielen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henry_van_der_wielen/32/24653_2.png) [@Henry\_van\_der\_Wielen](https://community.homey.app/u/Henry_van_der_Wielen)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/74 "2021-02-11T06:48:36Z")
I would like to know that too. Currently my Homey is on 4.2 and is running smoothly. I have all updates (Homey and all important apps) turned off to prevent any problems. I’m not in a hurry to update anything. But I would like Athom to inform us about the best way to go to update everything without any problems. For example is it possible to first update al apps and then update Homey itself? ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/75 "2021-02-11T06:52:53Z")
> [@Henry\_van\_der\_Wielen](#): > > For example is it possible to first update al apps and then update Homey itself? Nope, for the new SDK3 apps first update Homey, if you wait Homey v5 will stop all zigbee sdk2 apps and automatically download the /test SDK3 apps. Not sure if it will update if you disabled it on tha app. But you could just update them yourself. ---
**Author:** ![DvStarrenburg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dvstarrenburg/32/17154_2.png) [@DvStarrenburg](https://community.homey.app/u/DvStarrenburg)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 8:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/76 "2021-02-11T08:00:28Z")
Ill follow your strategy! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PetervdK](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/petervdk/32/20669_2.png) [@PetervdK](https://community.homey.app/u/PetervdK)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 8:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/77 "2021-02-11T08:07:57Z")
Well, i updated my test Homey to V5 yesterday. With this unit i have never managed to add any Zigbee devices. Since it was opened for the antenna mod and sending it to Athom would cost me money without certainty that Zigbee would work after repair it was replaced and demoted to test device. Athom stated that it might be working again after the Zigbee rewrite. I decided to test if Zigbee was indeed working now. And surprise: after installing the Xiaomi app with the /test option i can now add Zigbee devices! 👏 I noticed that the inclusion works muuuuuch faster and better then before, that is a huge improvement. So the Zigbee rewrite was really worth waiting for me. 👍 Now i have to decide if i am going to upgrade my prod unit (which is still on 2.4.1 🙂 ) also … 🤔 ---
**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:** [February 11, 2021, 8:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/78 "2021-02-11T08:21:02Z")
i upgraded also to 5.0 finally after reading all the posts here above. No issue’s what so ever. updating off the apps also went completely automatic. did not do anything. Very happy with the update so far ---
**Author:** ![TomBoz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tomboz/32/19466_2.png) [@TomBoz](https://community.homey.app/u/TomBoz)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 9:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/79 "2021-02-11T09:58:45Z")
Updated, waited for the app-updates, everything seems to be ‘ok’. Innr, Aqara and Hue are ‘ok’ and updated. Flawless experience for me! ---
**Author:** ![Arjan-21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arjan-21/32/27181_2.png) [@Arjan-21](https://community.homey.app/u/Arjan-21)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/80 "2021-02-11T11:03:38Z")
No problems with the update at all. It took some time to update the apps (hue zigbee, ikea, aqara), but after this update there where almost no problems. Now the gledopto app is working correct with ww+cw and I’m able to change color temperature. ---
**Author:** ![Jacques\_Derks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jacques_derks/32/12699_2.png) [@Jacques\_Derks](https://community.homey.app/u/Jacques_Derks)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 11:07am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/81 "2021-02-11T11:07:57Z")
Update from experimental to v5.0.0 no problems at all. All apps work fine. Great job Athom. ---
**Author:** ![Thilo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thilo/32/30303_2.png) [@Thilo](https://community.homey.app/u/Thilo)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697/82 "2021-02-11T11:10:53Z")
Hi, great update, works fine. Apps updated automatically. When I look at the Zigbee page on Developers, I find a new button “Interview” And the route is marked with a “?”, but nothing happens clicking this. Does anybody knows what this is good for? TT [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697.md?page=3) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-v5-0-0-stable-release/42697.md?page=5)