Homey introduces paid Advanced Flow add-on for Homey Pro

Homey introduces Advanced Flow for the Homey Pro. The paid add-on works on the basis of Flow cards and should give users much more options when automating their smart home.

According to Homey, Advanced Flow enables users to build smart home automation scenarios with new building blocks on a large canvas. New is, among other things, the Start block to start an Advanced Flow from, for example, another Flow or voice command. With a Delay block, users can specify that a certain period of time must elapse before the next cards are dealt.

The add-on also includes the Any and All cards. With the Any card, the procedure does not continue until one of several previous Flow cards is ready. The All card can be used to wait until all previous cards are ready. Some Advanced Flow cards can create tags for subsequent cards. For example, error messages can be stored in Error tags, so that later cards know what went wrong. Users can also create HomeyScripts from an Advanced Flow and therefore no longer need to create separate scripts for this.

The addon is available for a one-time amount of 25 euros† The function can be used on the Homey Pro. Since the arrival of the internet service and the Bridge, Homey has renamed all previously sold Homey devices to Homey Pro, so that they can also handle the function. Advanced Flows can only be created and edited via the web app, because according to the makers a large screen is indispensable. However, the Advanced Flows mobile app allows users to start, rename, favorite and delete.

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