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Homy for Domoticz, Home Assistant, ESP8266, MQTT on Windows Pc

Developed By: ubistudio

License: Free

Rating: 4,1/5 - 33 votes

Last Updated: April 18, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 0.2.6
Size 36.1 MB
Release Date March 19, 19
Category Lifestyle Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (8)]

What's New:
New Connectors: Home Assistant, Wattlet WattcubeImprovements:* Best return state of accessories Jeedom, Domoticz* Request for confirmation before executing an... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Homy allows you to control your home automation server Jeedom, Domoticz, Home Assistant even when you are not at home *. Homy is also compatible with the CPL home automation module... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Homy for Domoticz, Home Assistant, ESP8266, MQTT and install on Windows PC. Homy for Domoticz, Home Assistant, ESP8266, MQTT is free Lifestyle app, developed by ubistudio. Latest version of Homy for Domoticz, Home Assistant, ESP8266, MQTT is 0.2.6, was released on 2019-03-19 (updated on 2024-04-18). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 5,000. Overall rating of Homy for Domoticz, Home Assistant, ESP8266, MQTT is 4,1. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 33 users, 2 users had rated it 5*, 20 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Homy for Domoticz, Home Assistant, ESP8266, MQTT on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Homy for Domoticz, Home Assistant, ESP8266, MQTT on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Homy for Domoticz, Home Assistant, ESP8266, MQTT on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Homy for Domoticz, Home Assistant, ESP8266, MQTT using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Homy for Domoticz, Home Assistant, ESP8266, MQTT" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Homy for Domoticz, Home Assistant, ESP8266, MQTT on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Homy for Domoticz, Home Assistant, ESP8266, MQTT" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

Discussion

(*) is required

Homy allows you to control your home automation server Jeedom, Domoticz, Home Assistant even when you are not at home *. Homy is also compatible with the CPL home automation modules from the manufacturer Wattlet.
Homy also collects data and drives Arduino, ESP8266, ESP32-based connected objects using MQTT messages.

With Homy, you keep control over all your private data. No home automation control transits via a tier ** server. Homy supports HTTPS and WSS protocols (Websocket secured by SSL certificate). By activating the HTTPS or WSS protocol, all the commands and all the data (states of your home automation accessories, sensor measurements ...) are exchanged with Homy in a secure and encrypted way. This is also the case with the IP CCTV camera images connected to Home Assistant.

(*) requires a 3G or 4G internet connection. Also requires to use an online MQTT server or configure the router to expose your home automation server to the internet
(**) unless you are using an online MQTT broker such as cloudMQTT

► Main functions of Homy
✓ Automatic categorization
✓ Accessory management by: places without limitation (house, apartment), rooms, favorites, categories

► Domoticz Compatibility:
✓ Supported protocols: MQTT, HTTP, HTTPS
✓ Automatic classification (or manual) of home automation accessories
✓ Automatic detection of the data type
✓ Lamps and switches (light / switch)
✓ Selector with several positions (selector)
✓ Bulbs with RGBW, RGBWWZ, RBGWZ partially supported
✓ Push buttons
✓ Light switch
✓ Dimmer
✓ Sensors: generic, rain, weight or scale, humidity of foliage, door closing contactor or window or connected lock, doorbell, sunshine (lux), UV (uv), meters, electric power and gas reading, electric current, dew point, soil moisture, solar radiation, noise pollution, distance, temperature, humidity, barometer, water flow, wind speed and direction, air quality (CO2), motion detector, smoke detector
✓ Actuators: Alert with level and send message, siren, motorized shutters (all or rie, adjustable opening level, venetian blind, inverted control), text display, thermostat setpoint
✓ Perform a scene
✓ Customized unit

► Home Assistant Compatibility:
✓ switch: switches and connected sockets
✓ binary_sensor: sensors with binary state (presence, movement, opening ...)
✓ sensor: sensors with a measured physical quantity (temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure ...)
✓ air_quality: air quality with different pollutants (CO2, CO, NO2, SO2, AIQ ...)
✓ fan: fans and air purifier
✓ light: RGB connected bulbs
✓ vacuum: robot vacuum cleaner
✓ water_heater: water heater
✓ climate: connected thermostats
✓ cover: curtains and shutters
✓ lock: connected locks

► Jeedom Compatibility:
   ✓ Automatic addition / modification of parts and accessories
   ✓ Automatic classification of accessories
   ✓ Activate / deactivate / start a scenario from Homy with permission request
   ✓ Color selector
   ✓ Hide the labels of commands that have an icon
   ✓ Auto-fill connection parameters by reading the QRCode (official Mobile plugin required)
   ✓ Uses custom Jeedom icons

► Wattlet CPL Compatibility:
✓ Push, Push2, Pushl
✓ Light / Light2 (double output)
✓ Power
✓ Window: shutter opening control
✓ VMC
✓ Pilot: Pilot wire heating control. All modes are supported: comfort, comfort + 1 ° C, comfort + 2 ° C, frost free, eco, stop

► Tasmota MQTT compatibility
    ✓ Automatic order detection
    ✓ Change state of the outputs (all supported Sonoff modules)

► MQTT compatibility
    ✓ Allows you to control your connected objects developed with Arduino, ESP8266, ESP32, Python code
New Connectors: Home Assistant, Wattlet Wattcube
Improvements:
* Best return state of accessories Jeedom, Domoticz
* Request for confirmation before executing an action
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an app to use fingerprint hardware.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to read from external storage.