# What does Homey Bridge add to a smart home? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** homey-bridge\ **Created:** [January 16, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/what-does-homey-bridge-add-to-a-smart-home/58519 "2022-01-16T11:19:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nickevackerdag](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nickevackerdag/32/48871_2.png) [@nickevackerdag](https://community.homey.app/u/nickevackerdag)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 11:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/what-does-homey-bridge-add-to-a-smart-home/58519/1 "2022-01-16T11:19:12Z")
Hello! I have had the **Homey Bridge** for a while now. It is connected to my **Philips Hue** lights via the Hue Bridge, **IKEA Trådfri** lights and a Trådfri socket directly to Homey via **Zigbee** and an **Aqara Smart Plug** directly via Zigbee. I also connected Homey to three **Nest Home minis**. In addition to this, I have a **Philips Hue motion sensor** that I haven’t managed to connect with Homey Bridge. As far as I understand it isn’t supported, although it says otherwise in some texts. I have a **Ngenic Tune** smart thermostat that, from what I have read, seems to be supported in Homey by using the **http request** card in flows. However, I have not found a tutorial or other explanation of how to use http request cards, so that isn’t available in my Homey. I have an **Easee electric car charger** , but the Easee app only works in Homey Pro. I have solar panels connected to a **SolarEdge** inverter, but the SolarEdge app also only works with Homey Pro. What I can do with all this are, as far as I have understood, the same things I could do without the Homey Bridge. Mostly turn lights on and off automatically, by hand or by voice commands. **What is Homey Bridge supposed to add to a smart home?** Very few of the apps seems to be supported in Bridge. My other question is about documentation. **Is there a user manual** , tutorials or other ways to learn how to use **Homey Bridge specifically**. I have found some for the Homey Pro but that doesn’t help a lot since their capacity are so different. I also saw the beginner videos and they didn’t explain any of the advanced features of flows. Best regards, Niklas Vackerdag ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/what-does-homey-bridge-add-to-a-smart-home/58519/2 "2022-01-16T12:40:29Z")
> What does Homey Bridge add to a smart home? Radio’s for Zigbee, Z-Wave, BLE, 433 Mhz and a Infrared Transmitter in your Home with a connection you your Homey (cloud). And that makes Homey with a Homey Bridge the Basic (entry level) Homey solution als you describe in your first alinea. > [@nickevackerdag](#): > > What I can do with all this are, as far as I have understood, the same things I could do without the Homey Bridge. Mostly turn lights on and off automatically, by hand or by voice commands. **What is Homey Bridge supposed to add to a smart home?** Very few of the apps seems to be supported in Bridge. I am sure there is much more possible with the bridge than without, if that still doesn’t fulfill all your needs you probably need a Homey Pro. Please check the Athom website to compare possibilities, scroll down to : [**Not sure which Homey is right for you? Here’s our product lineup.**](https://homey.app/en-us/beta/) and check the Apps you need in the [App store.](https://homey.app/en-us/apps/) or on the status page -[The new Homey — Beta Status | Homey](https://homey.app/en-us/wiki/homey-beta-status/) or on the community topic about available Apps (with some explanation and discussion) [Homey (cloud / bridge version), a selection of available apps (WIKI)](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-cloud-bridge-version-a-selection-of-available-apps-wiki/51520) > [@nickevackerdag](#): > > My other question is about documentation. **Is there a user manual** , tutorials or other ways to learn how to use **Homey Bridge specifically**. Yes and No, Nope, not more than the small note you received with it to setup Homey Bridge with the App. Yes, all is [online](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us) as you can see and general usage for both Homey and Homey Pro is the same, the specific differences are most in the Sections [Homey Pro](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/categories/4410185536914-Homey-Pro) vs [Homey Bridge.](https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/categories/4409850356754-Homey-Bridge) and there als is a [Blog](https://homey.app/nl-nl/blog/) but keep is mind the older material is created with the Homey Pro. Some apps may not (yet) be available for Homey Bridge of maybe never will be. ---
**Author:** ![xAPPO](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/xappo/32/13726_2.png) [@xAPPO](https://community.homey.app/u/xAPPO)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/what-does-homey-bridge-add-to-a-smart-home/58519/3 "2022-01-17T00:43:06Z")
> [@Dijker](#): > > What does Homey Bridge add to a smart home? €69