# Will ethernet adapter solve my problems

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/will-ethernet-adapter-solve-my-problems/144739>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [October 30, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-ethernet-adapter-solve-my-problems/144739 "2025-10-30T19:50:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 31, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/will-ethernet-adapter-solve-my-problems/144739/3 "2025-10-31T00:51:45Z")

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> [@Ganescha](#):
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> the lack of Tuya support is a big issue for me

Not sure what you mean, or how you came to this conclusion?  
It’s true Athom management isn’t liking/recommending Tuya stuff, but we have to admit Tuya is just everywhere.

Still I don’t recommend it in combination with Homey, when you’re still setting up your smart home.

homey.app store:

 ![Screenshot_20251031_005425_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/0/3059a837956874f125b869696fd2a13bb3a90400.jpeg)

With serious downsides\[1\], Homey Pro series supports:

1. almost any Tuya wifi device out there, by cloud connection
2. almost any Tuya zigbee + bluetooth device by cloud connection, when you throw in a €15 Tuya zigbee+Ble hub;  
You’ll need this app for both 1 and 2:  
[Tuya Cloud](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-tuya-cloud-this-app-allows-you-to-connect-homey-to-the-tuya-cloud/21313)
3. lots of Tuya zigbee devices directly with Homey zigbee  
You’ll need this app:  
[Tuya Zigbee](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-tuya-zigbee-app/26439)

¹) ○ The Tuya Cloud app is unmaintained, but it works fine → until Tuya changes their API, or Athom adds breaking changes to Homey firmware.  
It needs a pretty extended configuration, and a (free) subscription renewal twice a year.  
Cloud dependency is a choice. But, Homey is cloud dependent too.  
○ The Tuya Zigbee app’s new device adding activity seems to be stalled, but there’s a new initiative [here](https://homey.app/a/com.dlnraja.tuya.zigbee/test/) for zigbee (still in development and it seems to rely on AI); unknown how this works out.

### Offline ~~crap~~ issues

Yes I’d buy the ethernet dongle right away.

> [@Ganescha](#):
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> done all the steps I could find on the forum

Not sure what info you read, but to minimize the “Homey is offline” bug from bugging you, it comes down to:

- Add a local account, but that’s only useable with my.homey.app
- prevent Homey from Access Point hopping
- reserve IP addresses at your DHCP server for phone(s) & Homey (and all wifi devices paired with Homey)
- be careful when you want to use vLAN’s, PiHole, AdGuard and other network related stuff.
- Keep at least 1.5m between Homey and a wifi router/AP
- split 2.4GHz and 5GHz wifi and use different SSID’s

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