New Ikea plug Grillplatsa matter

Devices
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I finally figured out how to add Grillplats. Here’s what worked for me:

  1. Make sure both Homey Pro and the IKEA app on Homey are fully updated.

  2. Go to a room where you already have other devices connected to the Thread network. In my case, I had a few Signify light bulbs there.

  3. Add the device using the IKEA app, and choose the option to add it via Android. After that, the device should be added normally.

I was able to add three units this way without any problems. Once I had placed them around the house, adding other IKEA Thread devices also became much easier. I’ve now added Alpstuga and Kajplats without any issues as well.

My impression is that these devices may not be able to communicate directly with Homey Pro during the initial setup.

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See my post today :blush:

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Worked fine with my android phone

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Yesterday i added 8 Grillplats plugs to my Homey in under 30 min. No problems at all.

just choosed to add (+)

clicked IKEA Home smart app

Choosed “Grillplats”

Clicked connect

Choosed conect via android and followed the instructions that followed.

Scanning the QR inside the plugs outlet and so on

The only “problem” i encountered was that there was difficulties to rename the plug when setting it up, and halfway through my writing of the new name the app reverted back to default name and i had to start over again. I ended up renaming the last 4 plugs afterwards instead.

I did not sit close to my Homey Pro, did not put my phone upon the plug while connecting, nothing like that. Just casually in my armchair with an extension cord beside me ~50cm and changed plugs as i progressed with my work.

Things have improved since last time i tried.

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That happened with my Zigbee sensors as well which I recently added, it appears to be a bug then.

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Yeah it’s an issue across adding any device I find and it’s been present for the entire time I’ve had Homey (two years)

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This weekend, I purchased 10 GRILLPLATS smart plugs. I installed the IKEA Home smart app, placed the plugs close to my Homey, and connected them using the iOS Homey app. The setup went quite smoothly until the sixth plug, when I encountered a bad request (0x0092) error during the connection to my Homey Pro mini. Attempts to reconnect or add a new plug failed with the same error, but restarting my Homey resolved the issue.

I also experienced the same problem when renaming the plugs.

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Thanks, this worked for me

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And the issues with IKEA’s new Thread devices are now becoming quite clear to me

All of the 8 Grillplats plugs I have installed show as Active End Devices when I look at them on the Thread Diagnostics App, so don’t go out and buy these in the hope they will strengthen your mesh, because they won’t.

How can ALL of them be designated as REED devices?
It’s too much of a coincidence to me