# Small but Mighty — Live announcement and Q&A

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/small-but-mighty-live-announcement-and-q-a/124533>\
**Category:** Official Announcements\
**Created:** [December 18, 2024, 9:59am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/small-but-mighty-live-announcement-and-q-a/124533 "2024-12-18T09:59:27Z")\
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**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:** [December 18, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/small-but-mighty-live-announcement-and-q-a/124533/26 "2024-12-18T23:12:17Z")

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Hi Abe,

Very nice, didn’t see that one coming.

1. Clever move to drop wifi @ miniPro alltogether.  
I hope the next Homey Pro will be ethernet only as well.  
And um… maybe an optional wifi dongle is a nice gadget then 😬😉  
It’s a 180° turn however:  
I remember Emile saying @ Homey Bridge promo or AMA:  
“_the bridge does not have an ethernet connector because everyone has good wifi at home these days. And it adds too much cost._”

2. Very clever move _ **to allow Community apps** _

3. Is the zigbee chip the same one as the one @ HP23? (Probably yes, because it’s based on the same Rpi?)

4. I also understand the cloud dependency construction is unchanged (it’s needed to authenticate amongst probably other stuff).  
Any plans to have a future Homey with 100% local access?

5. I think Thibaud won the Guess Games by far!

> [@Something big, yet small — speculation about 18th December launch event](https://community.homey.app/t/something-big-yet-small-speculation-about-18th-december-launch-event/123741/18):
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> (unlikely) : An affordable homey maybe without led ring, z-wave, 433mhz and other features.

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