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. Yo…

The Sonoff app for Homey can use the RF buttons (choose RF-button when adding a device)

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 …

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

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.

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 clon…

You should add the device and while adding, select the “Copy from remote“ button. [image] Then you should press the button on the remote and you’ll have this Flow trigger “RF received“: [image]

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…

You have to train Homey on doing something when receiving the 433 signal.

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…

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 …

Using remote control to trigger a flow

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smarthomesven February 1, 2026, 5:13pm 7

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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