Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 10 minutes ago
In this video, I go beyond basic Apple Home / Google Home / Amazon Alexa automations and explain why a truly “smart” home needs a real brain—like Homey (especially the Homey Pro Mini and Homey Pro) instead of piling on endless conditions. I’ll walk through powerful Homey Flows and Advanced Flows, including real-world examples like an Aqara button triggering a multi-room Sonos holiday routine and an energy-monitoring “dryer done” notification using global variables. Along the way, I’ll cover key setup considerations—local control vs cloud, apps/integrations (like Lutron Caséta, Philips Hue, UniFi, Flic, IKEA Matter over Thread)—plus my take on Homey Dashboards and what I wish LG would improve.
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*Chapters*
00:00 Why consider Homey?
01:06 Homey hardware options
01:37 Homey Flows - the real power
02:22 My Sonos button flow
03:55 Smart laundry with variables
05:22 Homey Apps
07:22 How much RAM do you need?
08:27 Homey and Apple Home
09:30 Why not Homey dashboards?
11:12 New Matter hardware to use with Homey
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In this video, I go beyond basic Apple Home / Google Home / Amazon Alexa automations and explain why a truly “smart” home needs a real brain—like Homey (especially the Homey Pro Mini and Homey Pro) instead of piling on endless conditions. I’ll walk through powerful Homey Flows and Advanced Flows, including real-world examples like an Aqara button triggering a multi-room Sonos holiday routine and an energy-monitoring “dryer done” notification using global variables. Along the way, I’ll cover key setup considerations—local control vs cloud, apps/integrations (like Lutron Caséta, Philips Hue, UniFi, Flic, IKEA Matter over Thread)—plus my take on Homey Dashboards and what I wish LG would improve.
🎞️ *Watch More*
youtu.be/bZ9LqR8h7gM
youtu.be/x5_YXVsuzNg
🛍️ *Products*
Homey Pro mini geni.us/noBTA
💌 *Sunday Scene Newsletter*
ericw.org/newsletter
It's just 3 Apple or smart home things worth your attention.
➕ *Subscribe*
youtube.com/@EricWelander?sub_confirmation=1
📸 *Instagram*
instagram.com/ericwelander
🧵 *Threads*
threads.net/@ericwelander
*Chapters*
00:00 Why consider Homey?
01:06 Homey hardware options
01:37 Homey Flows - the real power
02:22 My Sonos button flow
03:55 Smart laundry with variables
05:22 Homey Apps
07:22 How much RAM do you need?
08:27 Homey and Apple Home
09:30 Why not Homey dashboards?
11:12 New Matter hardware to use with Homey
💼 *Details*
- Some links in this description are affiliate links and might support the channel at no additional cost to you
- This video and all of Eric Welander's channel is a production of E. Welander, LLC
