Today, Homey introduced Homey Dashboards, an innovative feature geared towards enhancing user control over smart home devices. Accessible through the Homey app on iOS and Android, this customizable dashboard allows users to create panels using widgets for various functions including temperature monitoring, energy consumption tracking, device control, automation, and more.
Whether you aim to monitor energy usage, set the perfect ambiance for your movie night, or keep an eye on home security, Homey Dashboards streamlines these capabilities into a single, visually appealing interface.
With Homey Dashboards, users can craft and tailor multiple dashboards to suit specific needs. Need quick access to your living room lights and security cameras? Or perhaps a dedicated control panel for your media room? Everything is easily achievable and seamlessly integrated. Dashboards can be configured and accessed on both smartphones and tablets, featuring a column-based layout that ensures smooth navigation—without the hassle of awkward horizontal scrolling. The app’s Home screen now serves as a dashboard too, including customizable widgets.
Homey Dashboards boasts over 25 pre-built widgets that encompass everything from device controls and automation flows to weather updates and camera feeds. And that’s only the beginning—Homey’s app ecosystem empowers developers to create app-specific widgets, further enhancing functionality and fostering deeper integration with third-party devices. The Homey App Store now features a filter for apps that support widgets, simplifying the discovery process.
Support for Older Devices
In a commendable decision, Homey Dashboards extends support beyond just the latest hardware. While available at no cost to Homey Pro (Early 2023) and Homey Cloud users, owners of the older Homey Pro (2016–2019) can still benefit from the feature with a one-time purchase of €25.
Conclusion
Homey Dashboards are now live and being rolled out with Homey Pro firmware v12.1.0 and app version 9.0.0. Users with older Homey Pro devices can unlock these new features with a simple update. While a free update would have been preferable, a paid firmware upgrade is certainly more advantageous than having to invest in new hardware.
You can purchase Homey Pro on Amazon.
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