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Athom plans to organize this podcast every month. In the video it is said, that a first demo of the new dashboard functionality may take place in the next podcast.
Have listened the whole podcast now; very well done.
Also nice that you have answered a few more questions from the AMA.
One addition to the part about Homey support for intercoms/door openers:
Ring now also has a device for it:
To bad it canât do video, but 2-way audio and (of course) ringing and opening is supported. And imho very reasonable priced at 99 euro. @DaneedeKruyff already supports it in his Ring app:
The podcast was great and looking forward to seeing more.
I think Athom are one of the most informative companies I deal with even if emails do go unanswered at times, but thatâs the same for many companies.
I actually contributed that code to support the Intercom as a lock as my first thing after buying a Homey But since I was yet pretty new to the Homey app development Iâm sure there is a bunch of stuff which could be done better with an official integration, so would be great to get official support
Thanks! Good contents, different subjects, we like!
I am a Homey Bridge/cloud user, and wondering about new developments there.
Will there ever be a wifi-devices-enabled bridge, or should these devices like Tuya be connected via their apps and clouds?
Happy with the Tuya addition, using it alreadyâŚ
Is Matter/Thread coming to the Bridge? (Sorry if this has already been discussed somewhere else and I missed it).
Some examples of brands I could use in Bridge/cloud, which are now wifi and own app:
Duux (currently pro only)
Flinq (currently pro only)
Plugwise (currently pro only)
Roborock (currently pro only)
Create ceiling fan + light
How easy would it be to migrate from bridge to pro?
Maybe in a next hardware version though?
Getting a new bridge after a few years with the old could still be fine, if it supports WiFi and matter/thread.
Sure, but Athom never talks about new hardware revisions until they are (about) to be released.
The bridge is âonlyâ 2,5 years old, so it can still take some years for a new version to arise.
@Doekse Great podcast! I would like to hear more, but not too quick. Make sure you have got enough content for a whole session!
I started with homey last year when Homey was the subject of one of the âMet nerd om tafelâ podcast. I was tired of Home Assistant and itâs complicated workings. At that time there werenât much updates. I thought the Homey platform was kind of lacking. But in 2024 sooo much has been added! The acquiring by LG will hopefully continue that trend. This podcast was very helpful in understanding what LG will bring to the table and what the future for Homey will look like!
There is no such thing
Youâll have to start from scratch.
With all other wishes, you seem to like the Homey cloud + bridge possibilities to be almost the same as a Pro.
I donât see that happen (itâs way cheaper for a reason).
There already is an âofficialâ Ring app, itâs nowhere near the community app. Plus, Ring itself will not be involved in anything else than their own (Amazons!) ecosystem.