Homey Bridge (US-01)

The Homey Bridge is an easy-to-use, affordable smart home hub to the U.S., U.K., Canada, and other countries. Previously available only in beta and Europe, Homey Bridge supports more than 50K smart home devices from more than 1,000 different brands and works in tandem with the Homey App (iOS, Android, and web browser), enabling users to customize and automate their smart home based on their unique habits and preferences. The elegant and functional design of Homey Bridge forms a perfect centerpiece of a user’s smart home. It makes connecting all their smart home devices easy due to its compatibility with six wireless technologies — Zigbee, Z-Wave Plus, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Infrared, and 433MHz (UK only). Homey Bridge pairs with the Homey App, enabling users to connect easily to up to five smart home devices. Upgrading to Homey Premium ($2.99 USD, £2.99 GBP, or $3.99 CAD per month) allows users to connect unlimited smart home devices. Also, it provides access to additional advanced automation features and Homey Insights. Additionally, the Homey app can control smart home devices as an app-only solution without needing Homey hardware, with the same subscription pricing structure. American, British, and Canadian households continue to connect a wide array of smart home devices — from TVs, speakers, electrical plugs, lights, thermostats, sensors, home appliances, EV chargers, and more. The volume of connections and devices presents a challenge, however: up to a quarter of respondents in a 2022 Deloitte survey said they “feel overwhelmed by devices, and more than half are worried about the security and privacy of their smartphones and devices in their home.” Built privacy-first, Homey Bridge is unique in that it doesn’t listen in or sell customer data or use any of its customer’s personal information to create user profiles or targeted advertisements. The result is streamlined and safeguarded smart home where people can take advantage of technology instead of worrying about who has their personal information or being bombarded with ads. Homey Bridge has features — including Homey Flow, Insights, and Energy — developed over the past eight years for the Homey Pro smart home hub in the European market. Features include: Homey Flow enables users to create a series of automated rules that tie their devices together, independent of brand and technology — and help to run their smart homes most efficiently and conveniently, e.g. “Always dim lights in the bedroom when the drapes close” or “Automatically lower the thermostat, turn off the lights and enable the alarm when I lock the front door”. Flows can also be started using voice assistants, such as Google, Alexa, and Siri Shortcuts via mobile and Apple Watch widgets. Homey Insights allows users to analyze their smart home usage via visual, easy-to-read graphs and charts. For example, users can track trends such as the temperature levels of their homes and thermostat over time or how much energy their refrigerator uses in summer compared to winter. Homey Insights requires an active Homey Premium subscription — $2.99 USD, £2.99 GBP, or $3.99 CAD per month. Homey Energy allows users to see their home’s energy usage in real-time, so they can make changes to increase their home’s sustainability. For example, users can see how much energy their washing machine uses on ‘hot’ versus ‘warm’ wash cycles, how much energy their solar panels generate right now, and which rooms and devices use the most electricity.