# 🎙️ The Homey Podcast | Megathread **URL:** \ **Category:** Official Announcements\ **Created:** [July 26, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474 "2024-07-26T18:29:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![N3L15](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/n3l15/32/82568_2.png) [@N3L15](https://community.homey.app/u/N3L15)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/42 "2024-08-12T17:36:15Z")
The podcast was great. Looking forward to the next ones. Very curious what the topics will be. ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 11:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/43 "2024-08-21T11:43:55Z")
@Doekse; Question for the podcast, as multiple users have requestes this Would be nice if we could also have the release date of certain updates, as mentioned at the changelog pages (such as:) > **[Homey Pro (Early 2023) Changelog](https://homey.app/en-us/wiki/homey-pro-early-2023-firmware-changelog/)** It now only shows firmware version, but not when it was released. The same for the changlog pages of Homey 2016-2019, -Mobile app, -Bridge, -Cloud and -Webapp It is good practice to do so, but Athom is one of the few who doesn’t. And what would be a reason not to do so? ---
**Author:** ![staeff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/staeff/32/79712_2.png) [@staeff](https://community.homey.app/u/staeff)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/44 "2024-08-22T12:53:55Z")
@Doekse since the next podcast should be coming up soonish, my question for it: Homey provides a great platform which encourage developers to add their own integrations and DIY devices (you even yourself talked about your custom door opener). But why is there no support for uncertified Matter devices? Is this some issue with the CSA that you can’t allow that? Why not go the apple way to show a warning, but still allow users to add devices? ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/45 "2024-08-30T15:19:19Z")
@Doekse: Can we have some.more information in the next podcast about what multiple app developers (@johan_bendz, @TedTolboom, etc) have mentioned, but never (really) was clearified or addressed by Athom: > [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Tuya Zigbee App](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-tuya-zigbee-app/26439/4802): > > there are still outstanding issues with Athom’s Zigbee implementation, resulting in strange and inconsistent problems such as non-reporting devices, devices dropping out of the network, etc. Questions here are not answered, hopefully in the podcast? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Doekse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/doekse/32/109415_2.png) [@Doekse](https://community.homey.app/u/Doekse)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 10:53am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/46 "2024-09-05T10:53:05Z")
We just recorded a new episode of the podcast yesterday! It’s currently in the editing phase and should be live later this week or early next week. Stay tuned—it’s going to be an exciting one! 👀 ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/47 "2024-09-05T14:48:06Z")
Me like! Thx @Doekse Hopefully some more explanation about the current Zigbee problems as well… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Doekse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/doekse/32/109415_2.png) [@Doekse](https://community.homey.app/u/Doekse)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/48 "2024-09-05T14:54:51Z")
We didn’t cover that topic in this episode, but we might address it in a future one. As mentioned earlier, we don’t have much to add to the topic at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/49 "2024-09-05T14:57:06Z")
But unfortunately the problems continue, @Doekse… ---
**Author:** ![staeff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/staeff/32/79712_2.png) [@staeff](https://community.homey.app/u/staeff)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/50 "2024-09-07T14:02:52Z")
New episode is on youtube 🎉 [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/e/9e469b84ef3390cc107852abe2c93762d1bf9f87.jpeg "The Homey Podcast #2") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qHve5ngtu8) Dashboards are looking really nice, can’t wait to try them out in the future. For those who don’t want to listen to the whole episode: - Dashboards are column based - Columns can be filled with widgets, with many built in (e.g. insights, iframe, devices, etc.), but apps can also add their own widgets - Multiple pages per dashboard (and multiple dashboards) - The home screen will also support widget (and kind of act as a dashboard) - Possible beta release by the end of the month (for feedback and to give developers time to add widgets) - Will be available as DLC to the “old” Homey Pro (2016-2019), with pricing similar to the other DLCs ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/b/7be43ad19a318b0e0f1307950f7f31e45929996b.jpeg) ---
**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:** [September 7, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/51 "2024-09-07T17:07:12Z")
So, the dashboard is alive 🍻 Nice first version. Some thoughts: 1. Efficient use of available space. I.e. again a whole part is unused, solely to show the owner’s name, or page name if you will. Or is it hideable? Resizable? Scalable? I understood we can hide the widgets titles. 2. As Pro 2019 owner, do I have to purchase the developer/beta dashboard versions when I (and probably many others) would like to help testing and make suggestions? (If yes, I’ll pass 🤣) 3. The tiles in the fav devices section don’t seem alphabetacally sorted: Is drag ‘n’ drop finally possible, or isn’t it auto sorted at all? 4. Are there plans to make device tile _colors_ user selectable? and what about widget titles? 5. Does the cam widget actually stream the feed, or does Emile live in a very quiet neighbourhood? 😬😉 6. Will it be possible to show the values of app/device tags as well? Often way more interesting than showing variables values only 7. Are custom widgets going to be possible / on the radar? Like, for PV data: a tile, 4 variables/tags and 1 insights graph Or is the idea to use a whole page for this? 8. Developers are allowed to create their own app widgets… nice, but how many developers would like to actually invest the additional time for it? _Or is this an assumption in the category “who needs a fax/mobile phone/wireless network/”?_ 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![JPM2707](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jpm2707/32/56789_2.png) [@JPM2707](https://community.homey.app/u/JPM2707)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/52 "2024-09-07T21:47:58Z")
Looking forward to the Dashboards. Looks great so far. Just a few questions: - Will there be dashboard themes where the whole dashboard will color according to a set theme. Think of a Halloween or Christmas theme. - Does the dashboard have a standby mode where only the time or something else is shown (eg for wall mounted tablets) ---
**Author:** ![Ahmed\_Wael](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ahmed_wael/32/109861_2.png) [@Ahmed\_Wael](https://community.homey.app/u/Ahmed_Wael)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/53 "2024-09-08T07:21:06Z")
I saw the podcast and it was great but did i miss if there is a better grouping function or wasn’t there one ? ---
**Author:** ![Didier\_SmartHome](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/didier_smarthome/32/97365_2.png) [@Didier\_SmartHome](https://community.homey.app/u/Didier_SmartHome)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 7:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/54 "2024-09-08T07:26:22Z")
Dashboard looks very nice! To maximise the use of available space, I would love to be able to stack multiple widgets on top of each other. Similar to what is available on IOS and Android. Then it will automatically shuffle between the different widget, or we can manually swap between them. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/6/c/6c1477de95bf9952d9e83e5957022464ec7aaf76.gif) ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 7:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/55 "2024-09-08T07:30:01Z")
> [@Peter\_Kawa](#): > > Does the cam widget actually stream the feed There’s a reload button on there for a reason 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Doekse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/doekse/32/109415_2.png) [@Doekse](https://community.homey.app/u/Doekse)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/56 "2024-09-08T07:51:20Z")
> [@Peter\_Kawa](#): > > Does the cam widget actually stream the feed, or does Emile live in a very quiet As mentioned in the previous episode of the podcast; we are working on adding support for camera streams. For now it’s used for snapshots 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Johan\_Huisman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/johan_huisman/32/56438_2.png) [@Johan\_Huisman](https://community.homey.app/u/Johan_Huisman)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 9:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/57 "2024-09-08T09:52:32Z")
Will the dashboard become part of the Homey app or a separate app? ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/58 "2024-09-08T11:48:31Z")
And also: will it be cloud-based, or fully local? ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/59 "2024-09-08T12:06:25Z")
@Doekse Looking forward to add widgets for ny apps. Currently repair views are used to show some additional data like lists/grids or html overviews. I assume the same type of pages is used for widgets. So the next step/question will be: Can these widget pages be added to a device detail screen? That would be a nice addition to have the same data also on the device itself. Just as an idea to re-use such widget also in default device view. ---
**Author:** ![Willem59](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/willem59/32/16860_2.png) [@Willem59](https://community.homey.app/u/Willem59)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/60 "2024-09-08T13:41:36Z")
Will the dashboard run on tablets that work well, but have older os? ---
**Author:** ![martijnpoppen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijnpoppen/32/84849_2.png) [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474/61 "2024-09-08T13:54:07Z")
> [@Doekse](#): > > As mentioned in the previous episode of the podcast; we are working on adding support for camera streams. For now it’s used for snapshots 😉 @Doekse and with streams it will probably RTSP? 😛 Some manufacturers still have limitations with streaming and need converting first before running a snapshot or stream. For example the surveillance station app has a take snapshot card. Same as Eufy Security (because it need FFMPEG to take the snapshot) Would be nice to see if that could somehow work in the dashboard → take snapshot [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474.md?page=2) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/the-homey-podcast-megathread/113474.md?page=4)