New user migrating from Hubitat.
Decided to try Homey just because it is so beautiful and the user interface is so much better than Hubitat. I was also intrigued by the Flows platform.
One thing I was realistic about was that Homey would NOT be as versatile and have as wide device compatibility as Hubitat. (I use mainly Zigbee devices). I thought that wouldn’t bother me…but there are a few devices I cannot add to Homey that I am finding a bit disappointing:
Linkind motion sensor (Zigbee). ZS1100040078 (and various other linkind devices such as Zigbee bulbs)
Heiman smoke detector HS3SA-E (Zigbee)
I suspect there may be many more Zigbee devices in my arsenal that I won’t be able to add.
Another disappointment is lack of device grouping capability. I use the community group app, but have noticed this does not allow me to edit my group once created (I.e., add new devices). In addition when grouping lights, I notice that there is no capability for ‘Zigbee group messaging’ where all lights turn on/off at same time. Instead lights within a group turn on/off sequentially.
Homey is a nice piece of kit, and the user interface is so much better than Hubitat. The devices and integrations that is supports (‘out of the box’) work well (for example, Hue, Tado) but for generic Zigbee devices…it seems to be a bit limited.
As for the flows…nice idea. Simple. Intuitive…but a little frustrating you need a separate flow for every ‘step’ of a process. (For example, motion controlled lighting with delayed off…3 separate flows.) Perhaps advanced flows would mean fewer individual flows…I have not worked this out yet.
In addition, it would be nice to be able to (at least) view advanced flows in the mobile app…I use my mobile for everything.
Anyway, these have been some of my initial thoughts.
I’d like to persevere with this nice piece of hardware…but my return window is rapidly approaching and I am yet unconvinced this (very expensive) switch might not be right for me….which I feel quite torn about!
