An IKEA Smart Home, is it any good? - IKEA Trådfri Talks with Homey

Let's take a look at IKEA Trådfri, some of the most budget friendly smart home devices on the market. Plus, the devices are easily available at IKEA, and quickly paired with Homey! You don't need the Ikea Hub if you're using Homey Pro or Homey Bridge, the Zigbee devices can be connected natively to Homey.

With Homey and IKEA Trådfri you can create the right atmosphere in any room, for any mood, at any time. Automatically turn the IKEA lights off and on, select your optimal brightness, and create presets for different times of the day. Choose from Ikea's range of remotes and create Flows that let you quickly control any room in your smart home.

Shared Flow Ideas:
Ikea Kadrilj Smart Blinds

Ikea Smart Button Flows

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00:00​​ - Intro
01:42 - Device Pairing
04:30 - Ikea Kadrilj Smart Blinds
08:46 - Exploring Flows

[joso]

So should i purchase the hub from Ikea or a 3rd party one?

[snorttroll]

is there any app that has light control that allows the lights to gradually dim on and off as the day goes? I want to be awoken gently and be put to sleep naturally, thank you. I have the ikea system now, so if something is compatible that is great, but if you have another system that works, I would be happy. I dont want to notice the change in light strenght through the day.

[JoachimLashutka]

is it possible to connect tradfri devices to the zigbee hub in an eero router?

[ajugland]

I managed to connect rodret dimmer to lights but when i connect rodret dimmer to homey I loose connection to lights

[renwickfonceca]

Does the bulbs need to be an ikea product or just any smart bulb will work with the ikea tradfri remote?

[NeoPKMN]

Sad, I can't connect even one lamp of IKEA to homey... I know it's beta with the cloud, but out of eleven lamps, it's a bit of a pity Homey doesn't work properly

[valkyrie_workshop]

Thank you for the demo and your representation. The smart gear from IKEA looks interesting, I am just concerned about its electronics quality / circuits and protections. Any additional info for that? Thank you.

[arnfinngilberg]

Will the round IKEA remote work? Earlier one remote in one room controlled all the IKEA lights in the house when connected with Homey..

[lillevikh]

Hi, and thanks for the video.
I am successfully adding the Fyrtur Blind, but when the blinds are connected and operated by Homey Pro the IKEA remote for the blinds stop working.

When i re-connect the remote to the blinds - the Homey Pro loose connection, and only the remote works. I have re-connected, re-paired, re-installed, re-booted, and re-everything multiple times but connecting one thing always disconnects the other.

Anyone knows if this is by design (or the lack of it), or am I missing out of something?

[JanBartosIn]

I have a 90+ devices already connected to Tradfri Gateway. Is there some way how to transfer to Homey Pro 2.0?
Do Homey support all features as Tradfri Gateway like firmware updates or is it possible to connect it simultaneously?

[djwhacked]

Is there going to be support for the PRAKTLYSING blinds?

[PanzerRanger]

Can the Homey update IKEA device as well or is the IKEA bridge needed for that?

[Bippe]

Would be nice to mention more clearly that the Homey only supports up to 14 directly connected Zigbee devices.

[SnickarnsByggserviceAB]

Hi, can u use ikea(sonos) bookshelf speaker to homey?

[FredrikOriflame]

Hi! I have 6 IKEA smart lamps already installed (on the same wall switch) in the ceiling. Think it is GU10 connector. Can I pair all of them together by toggling the wall switch 6 times (making them all go on/off simultaneously)? Or I have to take them down and pair them one by one?

[Fnullerbis]

Hi there. When operating the blinds with the Ikea remote in "Ikea mode" (by either connecting the remote directly to the blind or connecting the blind via the ikea hub) you can stop the blind while it is moving by pressing the button a second time. This does not work when the blind is connected through homey. Can you fix that please 🙏. Also, we need to be able to just start the blind moving up or down instead of setting it at a certain percentage. Please fix this too 🙏🙏
So, to sum up, we need to have 3 more actions that we can add to our flows. 1. Start blind to roll down. 2. Start blind to roll up. 3. Stop blind. Thanks 👍

[DavidMos]

Is the Ikea gateway compatible with Zigbee devices from other companies, such as Xiaomi?

[polischuk]

Does ikea rotating dimmer works properly? Can you actually rotate to smoothly dim lights?

[filiptunega]

Can I pair Apple Homepod mini to homey?

[SingularityZro]

I can anyone advice not to use Ikea Smart Home gear. Made the mistake of using it all over my flat. 1.5 years and a switch to the new hub later, 2 smart power switches and one light broke down completely.
Most fun though, that the hub casually forgets every connected device from time to time, with no power cut. This means the devices are still in the app, but you have to remove, reconnect, name and assign EVERY device. Most fun are the ones you need a screw driver for. Too expensive for single device use, but unsutible for real smart home applications, unless you have the time to reinstall the whole setup every 6 month or so and have no problem with gear breaking down within a year...