The Homey Podcast

Co-founder Emile joins Abe in episode 12 of The Homey Podcast to discuss Homey Self-Hosted Server, welcome new partners, and look back at everything that happened in 2025. They share behind-the-scenes insights, and look ahead to what’s next for Homey and the smart home world.

Co-founder Emile joins Abe to talk about new Homey features, including 15-Minute Electricity Pricing, Camera Streaming, and Local Users. In addition, they share what’s new in their own smart home setups and discuss the latest updates from Google and Amazon. Emile also couldn’t skip Aqara, who seem to have drawn some inspiration from Homey’s Advanced Flow editor…

Abe and Steven join us for this month’s Homey Podcast to share everything they’ve been up to in their smart homes. We dive into the latest smart home news, including Philips Hue leaks, Futurehome updates, and HomeKit developments. Next, we take a deep dive into Vibe Coding: how Abe and Steven have been using it to build their Homey apps, the advantages it brings, what to watch out for, and where AI still needs to improve. Finally, we showcase Dynamic Electricity Prices in Homey and explore how it can optimize your smart home energy setup.

Special guest Kyle joins us to mark his first year at the Athom office—now Chief Strategy Officer, after leading LG’s side of the acquisition. We talk about what it’s been like joining the Homey team and cover the latest smart home news, including SwitchBot’s Face ID lock and Matter setup via NFC tags. As always, we wrap up with standout community questions. Naturally, Abe’s mythical money tree made the list.

Abe and Emile showcase Device Groups, a powerful new feature coming to the Homey Mobile App that lets you control multiple devices as one. We also celebrate Homey’s 11th birthday, discuss the latest smart home news, and share highlights from our own setups. As always, we wrap up by answering burning questions from the Homey Community.Celebrate 11 years of Homey with an 11% discount—one day only, May 23! ↳ https://homey.app/Join the Homey Community ↳ https://community.homey.app/Read the latest smart home blog posts ↳ https://homey.app/blog/