# Speech input removed in firmware 7.4.1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** homey-pro-firmware, homey-pro\ **Created:** [May 11, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/speech-input-removed-in-firmware-7-4-1/63510 "2022-05-11T08:26:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Henk\_Bartels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_bartels/32/12762_2.png) [@Henk\_Bartels](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Bartels)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 8:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/speech-input-removed-in-firmware-7-4-1/63510/1 "2022-05-11T08:26:43Z")
Last night there was an update to the firmware for Homey to 7.4.1 In this update the Speech Input was removed. I use those for my almost blind father, so he could use his voice to set things in motion. How can i do this now?? Is there an alternative??? ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 8:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/speech-input-removed-in-firmware-7-4-1/63510/2 "2022-05-11T08:52:11Z")
That was announced more than a year ago and stoped workin already 1st april 202 > [@End-of-life of Homey's speech recognition - Check your Flows](https://community.homey.app/t/end-of-life-of-homeys-speech-recognition-check-your-flows/41080): > > This topic is created to help show what flows need to be changed on Homey after April 1st 2021. Opening post shows the communication from Athom (email) 1st Reply will mention the Flow Cards that still work and Cards that will stop working and will be removed in a future Firmware update 2nd Reply I will show a Homey script to analyze your Flows so you can fix affected flows. Please keep it on-topic, about fixing the flows and not about the Athom’s decision . On April 1st the cloud servers… So what worked for you the last year that is disabled complete now? ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Bartels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_bartels/32/12762_2.png) [@Henk\_Bartels](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Bartels)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 9:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/speech-input-removed-in-firmware-7-4-1/63510/3 "2022-05-11T09:08:11Z")
I use Google Home to connect to homey to start flows. And this worked until last night!!! with the firware update!!! And that uses the Speech Input function. So i don’t know wat the stopped on 01-04-2021, but not this one… ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/speech-input-removed-in-firmware-7-4-1/63510/4 "2022-05-11T13:18:53Z")
> [@\[Tip\] Problems with Homey?](https://community.homey.app/t/problems-with-homey/35744): > > When u have problems with Homey and you are reaching out to the community members here on the forums it’s important to give as much info as u can. First of All: New Homey Family members! Since September 2021: Homey (Service / Premium), and the first “old” Homey is rebranded as Homey Pro (early 201x) Since Januari 2023:\* Homey Pro Early 2023 started to get shipped. And while using Homey with or without a Homey Bridge on many aspects CAN be the same as the Homey Pro, they differ in capabili… ---
**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:** [May 11, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/speech-input-removed-in-firmware-7-4-1/63510/5 "2022-05-11T13:48:50Z")
> [@Henk\_Bartels](#): > > And that uses the Speech Input function No. As far as I know, with Ghome you can start _favorite_ flows, or command specific device types. • _Overhere @ v7.4.1-RC.2 it works fine._ - Is the sync switch still enabled? (Homey app: go to …More \> Settings \> Google assistant) - Note: After a reboot/firmware update, it can take a while (~30mins) before everything’s running again. - Maybe you’ll have to soft-restart Homey (…More \> Settings \> General - then scroll down) That helped me solve vague issues after a firmware update ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Bartels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_bartels/32/12762_2.png) [@Henk\_Bartels](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Bartels)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/speech-input-removed-in-firmware-7-4-1/63510/6 "2022-05-11T14:20:40Z")
Hello Peter, Sync is still on. I only can start devices but no flows. I can switch on/off devices but that was already possible. But no flows from Homey shows up in Google Home Routines… How do you do this… Henk ---
**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:** [May 11, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/speech-input-removed-in-firmware-7-4-1/63510/7 "2022-05-11T14:30:53Z")
Hello Henk, It’s a bit hidden, but this way you can add flows to favorite flows: ![Screenshot_20220511-162941_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/9/59670b81971255ef5f32c23b92c143f0ae9c53fc.jpeg) Then they should become available in Ghome routines via ‘Add action’ \> ‘Edit Smart Home devices’ \> ‘Edit scenes’ ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Bartels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_bartels/32/12762_2.png) [@Henk\_Bartels](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Bartels)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/speech-input-removed-in-firmware-7-4-1/63510/8 "2022-05-11T17:36:58Z")
Hello Peter, Thanks for showing me. This helps. Henk ---
**Author:** ![Emiel\_Kamzol](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/emiel_kamzol/32/29845_2.png) [@Emiel\_Kamzol](https://community.homey.app/u/Emiel_Kamzol)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 7:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/speech-input-removed-in-firmware-7-4-1/63510/9 "2022-05-12T07:00:31Z")
Great solution… Thanks. A bit hidden is a’ understatement 🙂