# Thread network question

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/thread-network-question/155976>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [June 10, 2026, 6:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/thread-network-question/155976 "2026-06-10T06:05:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/thread-network-question/155976/8 "2026-06-10T15:03:30Z")

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OK, Android phones lock on the first Thread border router you connect a device to \> There’s not “something in there somehow” already..

> [@Homey Pro 2026 first thread installation](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-2026-first-thread-installation/150282/2):
>
> Use my.homey.app to add Matter-over-Thread devices, because it will solely use Homey’s TBR
> 
> Nice to read:  
> [https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/12934291420060-Connecting-a-Matter-or-Thread-Device](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/12934291420060-Connecting-a-Matter-or-Thread-Device)

### To work around Android’s default TBR lock:

> [@Homey Pro 2026 first thread installation](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-2026-first-thread-installation/150282/2):
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> A.
> 
> - Get a factory resetted (old) phone to add Matter-over-Thread devices to Homey  
> or
> - Use my.homey.app

### To reset Android’s first selected TBR lock:

> [@Homey Pro 2026 first thread installation](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-2026-first-thread-installation/150282/2):
>
> B.
> 
> - Remove the google home app
> - Clear cache, and all data for Google Play Services
> - Power off the Google Nest Hub device & wait for 5 mins
> - In the Homey app, go to Settings \> Thread and let it sync - allow network access when requested;  
> google TBR (or other TBR) should have vanished

This is a confirmed fix:

> [@Homey Pro 2026 first thread installation](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-2026-first-thread-installation/150282/3):
>
> solution B. worked like a charm

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