# Using remote control to trigger a flow
**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362
**Category:** Questions & Help
**Created:** [January 31, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362 "2026-01-31T15:37:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
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### Author:  [@Ken\_McFall](https://community.homey.app/u/Ken_McFall)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/1 "2026-01-31T15:37:06Z")
Hi I’m new to Homey coming from Sonoff Ihost. I want to use an 8 button sonoff remote to trigger a flow. I can clone the remote keys with no problem but cant assign a flow to the keys? The remote control does not have any actual functions built in it just announces which button has been pressed. You then assign a function to it. This works perfectly with the sonoff Ihost but I’m not able to work out how to do it with Homey.
Is it possible using a Homey pro 2023?
I would appreciate any help.
Ken
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### Author:  [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/2 "2026-01-31T16:01:31Z")
The [Sonoff](https://homey.app/a/se.styrahem.sonoff.zigbee/) app for Homey can use the RF buttons (choose RF-button when adding a device)
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### Author:  [@Ken\_McFall](https://community.homey.app/u/Ken_McFall)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/3 "2026-01-31T20:31:21Z")
Hi and thanks for your suggestion. I’ve tried it as suggested but no luck. Homey asks to connect to remote but the sonoff RM4332R2 has no pairing option. It simply sends out a key identification and nothing else.
What I need to do is ‘listen’ for a key that has been pressed and run the appropriate flow. This works perfectly when running the sonoff software on IHost . With sonoff you have to press each button to register the key and then attach a scene to it.
I’m either missing something with Homey or having a mind fart!
Anything else you can suggest I try.
Ken.
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### Author:  [@Ken\_McFall](https://community.homey.app/u/Ken_McFall)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/4 "2026-01-31T20:38:36Z")
I forgot to say that the remote control has no actual ‘commands’ built in it just sends out the button identification and you respond to that.
Thanks again
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### Author:  [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/5 "2026-02-01T01:45:35Z")
You need to press the button on the remote when you add the RF button device, and then you can use the button press as a Flow trigger.
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### Author:  [@Ken\_McFall](https://community.homey.app/u/Ken_McFall)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/6 "2026-02-01T16:54:36Z")
Hi….
I have cloned each button on the remote control and created the device with no problems. The buttons have no commands or actions associated w3ith them. What I need now is to associate a flow to each button. When I select to make a flow I select the When… +Add Card I navigate to where the cloned 433 MHz device is but it is not displayed? The device does exist but I am unable to set a flow. I have done this many times with Sonoff IHost with no problems. There must surely be a method to react to a remote control keypress!
I must be missing something obvious.
Any help, suggestions or tips, is appreciated.
Ken.
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### Author:  [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/7 "2026-02-01T17:13:41Z")
You should add the device and while adding, select the “Copy from remote“ button.
Then you should press the button on the remote and you’ll have this Flow trigger “RF received“:
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### Author:  [@Ken\_McFall](https://community.homey.app/u/Ken_McFall)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/8 "2026-02-01T17:43:32Z")
I’m possibly not explaining what I want and what is going on.
The remote control ONLY sends out its identity. It does not have any actual commands internally. What I need is for me to press a button and Homey will get the button identity and run the required flow associated with it. I don’t want to train the remote control at all… just to send out what button has been pressed and operate a flow. Homey can see the remote control and assign it a name Button 1 etc etc so and the button will be listed within the 433MHz device.
Maybe Homey cannot do this?
Thanks for now. Ken
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### Author:  [@Thunder](https://community.homey.app/u/Thunder)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/9 "2026-02-02T11:58:35Z")
You have to train Homey on doing something when receiving the 433 signal.
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### Author:  [@Ken\_McFall](https://community.homey.app/u/Ken_McFall)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/10 "2026-02-02T15:39:54Z")
Hi Thunder…..
I have tried that and no luck. Once the keys have been registered and the device created, I attempt to make a flow. Unfortunately the remote control is not listed in the devices! Everything else is listed but the remote control is not available to a flow.
In a normal view of devices the remote control is listed along with all of it’s buttons. However no matter what I have tried, and I have spent hours on this, the remote is not listed as available for use in a flow.
It’s very frustrating to be defeated so many times.
Any further thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Ken
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### Author:  [@Thunder](https://community.homey.app/u/Thunder)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/11 "2026-02-02T15:59:16Z")
I think your exact remote is not available as complete device.
Then you can clone the 433 signal of a button of a remote control to a newly made (single) button in Homey.
As far as I know: add device, under technologies choose 433, clone a button.
I expect that after that, you can use your newly attache button-device as input-card.
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### Author:  [@Ken\_McFall](https://community.homey.app/u/Ken_McFall)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/12 "2026-02-02T16:32:06Z")
Thanks for that…. I’ll give it a try later.
Thanks and my regards.
Ken
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### Author:  [@Thunder](https://community.homey.app/u/Thunder)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/13 "2026-02-02T20:20:35Z")
Tested it myself. Cloned devices are only available in then-cards.
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### Author:  [@Ken\_McFall](https://community.homey.app/u/Ken_McFall)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2026, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/14 "2026-02-03T13:11:13Z")
Hi Thunder…
Thanks for taking the time to test for me. Seems I wasn’t losing my mind after all.
I’ll try again later when I have more time.
Thanks again.
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### Author:  [@Thunder](https://community.homey.app/u/Thunder)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2026, 8:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/15 "2026-02-04T08:43:24Z")
You could do a small investment in some zigbee buttons (Ikea Tradfri or Styrbar for example, unfortunately at their last legs in the stores).
Then it’s important to also invest in some mains-powered devices like light-bulbs or powerplugs, to achieve a stable zigbee network.
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### Author:  [@Ken\_McFall](https://community.homey.app/u/Ken_McFall)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/16 "2026-02-04T23:27:36Z")
Hi again….
I have already got a couple of Zigbee Scene Switches and ordered another two. That will take care of the button side of things. As for the other things I have a variety of power sockets, mainly Sonoff, that I will use from my current setup. The process at the moment is building a setup that will cover my needs.
The last thing on my list to get working is to use some of my collection of Energenie sockets. Could manage without them but as I have over 20 of them barely used it makes sense to try to use some of them.
Regards Ken
Thanks for you help.
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### Author:  [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/17 "2026-02-05T05:58:00Z")
Is this the correct app?
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> Mobile client for EnerGenie Smart Sockets cloud servic...
There doesn’t appear to be a Homey app for those. You can request one here:
> [@\[Requests\] Homey Pro Community App Requests](https://community.homey.app/t/requests-homey-pro-community-app-requests/2713):
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> Homey Pro Community App Requests Welcome to the Homey Pro Community app request topic. This topic is to centralize all app requests for Homey Pro Apps, made by the community. (This does not account for app(s) for Homey (bridge), only for the Homey Pro, as Athom only wants apps made by brands or by themselves.) For Requests at Athom please use the Official link in the Appstore, see the description in this Topic: [[Requests] Official Homey App and Device Request](https://community.homey.app/t/requests-official-homey-app-and-device-request/103771) The more information that you…
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### Author:  [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/using-remote-control-to-trigger-a-flow/150362/18 "2026-02-05T06:04:11Z")
Also, do the Energenie devices still work? When I opened the app for testing it kept saying “Check Internet connection” and crashing. Maybe the cloud service is taken offline by the manufacturer?
