# What does Homey Bridge add to a smart home?

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**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")\
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**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")

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> 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](#):
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> 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](#):
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> 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.

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