The friently blog

EU funded smart home project for educating smart home installers has chosen frient products for "smart home class room". Check out the project here.

We are excited to announce that Martin Langballe has joined the frient team as International Business Development Manager Retail. Learn more about Martin here.

Are you looking for an easy way to track the electricity consumption of your household? Then check out this detailed video review of the frient Electricity Meter Interface 2, LED by smart home YouTuber Matteo Sulis who shares his thoughts on the product.

The frient devices work with a range of popular smart home hubs and platforms but they need to be able to communicate via Zigbee like the frients do. Get the overview and learn more about compatibility with the frients here.

Looking for a way to connect your larger appliances to your smart home network? This new frient is here to help. It connects to the cord of your electrical appliance and helps you automate your home and reduce energy consumption.

Have you ever tried losing a product manual for a product you bought? Yeah, us too. That’s why we have created a whole new and improved digital space for instructions and tips on how to use the frients.

At frient, we have always been inspired by the green color. But our inspiration goes further than just a color - we don’t want to just look green but also do green. We are therefore excited that part of our new product packaging has now been changed from plastic to paper.

The popular Electricity Meter Interface is finally back in a new version – but the idea is the same: to help you keep track of your electricity consumption and cut down on your electricity costs.

Do you want to make your "dumb" wired devices smart? Maybe a garage door, heat pump, or electrical blinds? With the IO Module you can – check out how to use it in this expert YouTube review.

At IFA, held 1-5 September in Berlin, you can explore the latest gadgets from the world’s biggest consumer electronics and home appliances brands and much more - and meet frient at our stand.

Meet the IO Module. It lets you connect devices such as electrical blinds, garage doors, or heat pumps to your smart home.

With a motion detector, you can detect when someone moves around in your home and get notified by a motion detector alarm. Here's how.

Do you want to attract new customers and boost sales in your webshop or physical store? The smart home business is booming, and with frient smart home devices in your shop you can offer reliable, high-quality smart home products to your customers.

Have you ever wished your sofa could clean itself after a cozy movie night with popcorn, soda, and plenty of snacks? Now it's possible with the latest in smart home technology – the new Self-Cleaning Smart Sofa from frient launching April 1!

Are you a Homey user? Now you can add extra comfortability and ease to your home with the friently Smart Button that lets you start smart home automations with just one push of a button.

Want to lower your electricity bill? Here’s a new frient who’ll help you do just that. With the Smart DIN Relay, you’ll gain the information and control you need to become energy smart and cut down your electricity bill.

Good news for all Homey users. You can now use all the frients with Homey. New features include support of the Smart Siren and Smart Button, interconnectivity for the frient alarms, and adjustments to the Electricity Meter Interface.

A humid environment can cause mold, which increases the risk of several health issues. A humidity detector monitors and reports the moisture of the surrounding environment to help you keep it healthy. Here's how.

If you want to spend less time worrying this year, we have the cure for you. Set up friently smart home devices that let you know that the kids are OK at home or that you, in fact, didn't forget to close that window.

Get to know the French blogger Antoine Guilberg's opinion of the friently Motion Sensor Pro and find out how to connect it to Home Assistant.

Learn how the friently Smart Button can make Christmas time even more jolly, cozy, effortless, and safe.

Use the Motion Sensor Pro with SmartThings and monitor movement, light, and temperature from afar.

Do you want to know how a Smart Button can make your life at home easier? Read this article and find out.

The slim and elegant Water Leak Detector Probe is the best right frient hand any Water Leak Detector can ask for. This Zigbee frient can fit into any nook and cranny to make sure no leakage goes undetected.

A water leak detector saves you from costly damage caused by water leaks or flooding in your home. Here's how.

The friently Motion Sensor Pro allows you to automate your lights depending on the movement at home. With this Zigbee device you can have peace of mind knowing that you'll never come to a dark home again.

Multisensors combine several features in just one device. Examples of combined features are movement, light, and temperature or open/close and temperature. Which multipurpose sensor matches your needs?

Get to know all the facts about entry sensors, what you can use them for, and how to choose the right one for your smart home.

A smart home enables remote monitoring, control, and automation. But how does it work? And what are the benefits of making your home smart? Get the insight here.

When it’s cold outside, it’s nice to turn up the heat and get cozy. As long as the heat stays inside your home, you get to enjoy it. Check out how the frient Entry Sensor helps you avoid unnecessary heat loss.

Do you want to get to know how to get started with a reselling business and benefit from selling already produced and branded products? Find out which steps to take on your way to a reselling business.

If it is not possible for you to dry your laundry outside, you should make sure that you watch the humidity levels in your home closely to avoid mold. See how the friently Smart Humidity Sensor can help you with that.

As a reseller, you buy products from manufacturers and sell them in your own store. As the products are ready to sell, you can start a reselling business quickly and without having to develop your own products. Get to know more about reselling and how it can benefit your business.

The main functionality of an entry sensor is to detect the opening or closing of doors and windows. This function comes in very handy in numerous situations. Take a look at some of them.

Still not done with your Christmas shopping? Let’s help you out. Here are 3 ideas for presents, which will not be just last-minute presents, but will make you seem very thoughtful.

With global component shortages and supply chain issues, many people are buying their Christmas gifts earlier. If you want to give a frient for Christmas, start your shopping now and make sure that you will get your presents before they are sold out.

Water leaks often start in hard-to-reach corners - like underneath your washing machine or dishwasher. Add the Water Leak Detector Probe to your Water Leak Detector and detect even hidden leakages.

With smart home devices, you can automate and protect your home, monitor the energy consumption of your appliances, and more. But did you know that you can also use smart home devices to spot a broken appliance? Here's how.

The frient products are easy to install and connect with your smart home hub, making it easy for you to set up your smart home. And once it's set up, you won't have to do much thanks to the frients' long battery life.

Getting tired of missing out on important mail or often checking your mailbox for nothing? Place a motion sensor inside your mailbox and let it tell you when you've got mail.

If you're not as experienced with technology, smart homes can seem overwhelmingly complicated - but they don't have to be. With a Smart Button, your parents can easily control their smart home.

Tired of using your phone to activate scenes? Place Smart Buttons around your home and easily control different devices with a push of a button.

The Smart Button is a modern twist on the old-fashioned on/off switch that allows you to enable or disable devices and automations remotely. It is flexible, Zigbee-based, easy to set up, and ready to make your life as simple as it gets.

Easily keep up with your meal plan by tracking when and how often you open up your fridge. On days when you’re at home, the friently Motion Sensor Pro will remind you to have your meal at the right time.

Pianos are extremely sensitive to humidity. The frient Smart Humidity Sensor helps you monitor the humidity levels in your home to ensure that your beloved piano is not damaged.

The 17th of May marks the World Telecommunication & Information Society Day, which celebrates the remarkable ways in which digital technology has transformed our lives in the recent decades. 

Are you curious about what experts have to say about the frients? Our distributor AccessPoint Kft. from Hungary has taken a closer look at the friently sensors and made an extensive review video about them.

Are you sometimes forgetting to close the door to your fridge properly? No worries, the frient Entry Sensor is here to help. It will let you know, if your fridge is left open.

The 22nd of March marks World Water Day with the slogan “Valuing water”. With the help of the friently Water Leak Detector you can make every drop count and catch leakages before too much water is wasted.

With the Entry Sensor as part of your smart home, you will be notified instantly if someone tries to enter your home unauthorized and can alert help - even if you are not at home.

“It’s raining so heavily outside, it might leak through the roof. Are my things okay?” you ask yourself. If your phone is within reach, then so is the answer to this question. Your smart Water Leak Detector is keeping an eye out on your belongings even when you’re not home.