# My system reports a Tuya app - but I never installed it ....? **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Created:** [July 27, 2026, 5:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-system-reports-a-tuya-app-but-i-never-installed-it/157603 "2026-07-27T05:42:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RuuduitdeG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@RuuduitdeG](https://community.homey.app/u/RuuduitdeG)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 5:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-system-reports-a-tuya-app-but-i-never-installed-it/157603/1 "2026-07-27T05:42:39Z")
Hi, when I use on my desktop computer insights, it looks like a Tuya app is installed on my system. (See picture) I never installed it, I don’t have any tuya devices, so don’t need it either. Has anybody seen this before? What could be the reasons and how can I remove it? Ruud ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/7/a70569ec1dc7f8957b60bc4d03eb386144e01449.png) ---
**Author:** ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-system-reports-a-tuya-app-but-i-never-installed-it/157603/2 "2026-07-27T08:34:13Z")
I assume the values of those insights are never updated, right? You can always remove the insights: > [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Device Capabilities - Enhance the capabilities of devices](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1815): > > You can also remove the obsolete Insight items via the web app. Go to the Insights section; click on the three dots next to the Insight that you want to remove; select Remove (called ‘Verwijderen’ in my Dutch Homey). If the app would be installed and actively updating those values, then the Insight items would be recreated automatically. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 9:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-system-reports-a-tuya-app-but-i-never-installed-it/157603/3 "2026-07-27T09:37:21Z")
You probably did install that app for a short while some time ago.. It does not install itself. After uninstalling, the insights aren’t removed automatically. ---
**Author:** ![RuuduitdeG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@RuuduitdeG](https://community.homey.app/u/RuuduitdeG)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 9:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-system-reports-a-tuya-app-but-i-never-installed-it/157603/4 "2026-07-27T09:59:33Z")
No. Zero memory and cpu usage … No no concern from load point of view. Ruud ---
**Author:** ![RuuduitdeG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@RuuduitdeG](https://community.homey.app/u/RuuduitdeG)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-system-reports-a-tuya-app-but-i-never-installed-it/157603/5 "2026-07-27T12:20:32Z")
Peter, thanks. Can’t remember, but probably you must be right. Apparently it is not a hidden thing spying on me (and that many others also have observed). It doesn’t disappear when I reboot homey, which is odd. Ruud ---
**Author:** ![RuuduitdeG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@RuuduitdeG](https://community.homey.app/u/RuuduitdeG)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-system-reports-a-tuya-app-but-i-never-installed-it/157603/6 "2026-07-27T12:21:07Z")
> [@SunBeech](#): > > I assume the values of those insights are never updated, right? No, empty graphs. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-system-reports-a-tuya-app-but-i-never-installed-it/157603/7 "2026-07-27T22:53:36Z")
Hi Ruud, Insights data seems to be preserved after uninstalling apps, which can come in handy in certain scenarios. But, it would be nice if the question “_Remove app related Insights as well?_” got presented during app uninstalls. ---
**Author:** ![RuuduitdeG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@RuuduitdeG](https://community.homey.app/u/RuuduitdeG)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/my-system-reports-a-tuya-app-but-i-never-installed-it/157603/8 "2026-07-28T05:59:08Z")
Thank you Peter. I see now why that keeping data could make sense.