# "Look for and connect to any device on your local network""

**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/look-for-and-connect-to-any-device-on-your-local-network/151529
**Category:** Questions & Help
**Tags:** app
**Created:** [February 22, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/look-for-and-connect-to-any-device-on-your-local-network/151529 "2026-02-22T16:30:29Z")
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### Author: ![PEAR7777](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/pear7777/32/12956_2.png) [@PEAR7777](https://community.homey.app/u/PEAR7777)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/look-for-and-connect-to-any-device-on-your-local-network/151529/1 "2026-02-22T16:30:29Z")

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WHY does “tools.developer.homey.app” AND “my.homey.app” want to “Look for and connect to any device on your local network”:

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 ![Screenshot 2026-02-22 163433](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/1/314bc5b46b3ae86c1bd5664d592dc6d16d35ebc2.png)

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### 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: [February 22, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/look-for-and-connect-to-any-device-on-your-local-network/151529/2 "2026-02-22T16:35:58Z")

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Because both sites need to access your Homey.

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### Author: ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/look-for-and-connect-to-any-device-on-your-local-network/151529/3 "2026-02-22T18:28:58Z")

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That permission is about local network access. Any site that requests access to a local network device will show that popup. It doesn’t matter what you choose, if you choose Block, it will simply use the cloud to access Homey.