Today, Homey, the all-in-one smart home platform, introduced Homey Dashboards, a feature aimed at enhancing user control over smart home devices. Found in the Homey app for both iOS and Android, this customizable control panel allows users to create dashboards using widgets for monitoring temperature, energy usage, controlling devices, managing automation, and much more.
Whether you’re looking to track energy consumption, set the ideal lighting for movie nights, or monitor home security, Homey Dashboards brings all these capabilities together in a sleek, visual layout.
With Homey Dashboards, users can design and personalize multiple dashboards tailored to specific needs. Do you need quick access to lighting and cameras in your living room? Or a dedicated panel for media room controls? It’s all achievable, and it works seamlessly. Dashboards can be set up and accessed from smartphones and tablets, utilizing a column-based layout that facilitates easy navigation—without any frustrating horizontal scrolling. The Home screen of the Homey app now serves as a dashboard, complete with customizable widgets.
Homey Dashboards feature over 25 built-in widgets that allow for everything from device management and automation flows to weather updates and camera views. This is just the start—Homey’s app ecosystem enables developers to create app-specific widgets, enhancing functionality and allowing for deeper integration with third-party devices. The Homey App Store now includes a filter for apps that support widgets, making it easier to discover new options.
Support for Older Devices
In a thoughtful approach, Homey Dashboards are not exclusive to the latest hardware. While the feature is offered at no cost for Homey Pro (Early 2023) and Homey Cloud users, those with older Homey Pro models (2016–2019) can access it for a one-time fee of €25.
Conclusion
Homey Dashboards are currently live, available with Homey Pro firmware v12.1.0 and app version 9.0.0. If you’re utilizing an older Homey Pro, a simple update enables the new features. While a free update would be preferable, a one-time fee for firmware access is more favorable than having to purchase new hardware.
Homey Pro is available for purchase on Amazon.
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