# Accessibility and Usability Issues with Mood Implementation

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/accessibility-and-usability-issues-with-mood-implementation/147502>\
**Category:** Ideas & Suggestions\
**Tags:** homey-pro-2023\
**Created:** [December 21, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/accessibility-and-usability-issues-with-mood-implementation/147502 "2025-12-21T11:10:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![patrick\_h](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/patrick_h/32/97044_2.png) [@patrick\_h](https://community.homey.app/u/patrick_h)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/accessibility-and-usability-issues-with-mood-implementation/147502/1 "2025-12-21T11:10:40Z")

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The current implementation of moods is **discriminatory** toward users with color blindness. While moods are a valuable addition, their usability relies almost entirely on color as the only recognizable attribute. This makes them difficult—or impossible—to use for color-blind users.

At the moment, it appears impossible to **change** or edit a mood’s **color indication** after its initial setup. Additionally, cards do **not clearly display** the mood description or **user-defined name;** they focus on the originally selected large multicolor icon. For users with color blindness, this is extremely problematic, and even for non–color-blind users, the experience feels incomplete and unclear.

To improve accessibility and usability, the following changes are necessary:

- **Cards should clearly display both parameters** : the color/icon _and_ the user-defined mood name. The colored icon and “set mood” could be smaller, the name larger & bright

- **Moods should be 100% editable** , including the ability to change the icon color after creation (this option is currently disabled).

- **Mood editing should be available on all platforms** , not limited to the mobile app only.

Addressing these issues would significantly improve accessibility, inclusivity, and overall user experience.

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**Author:** ![Waldo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/waldo/32/115680_2.png) [@Waldo](https://community.homey.app/u/Waldo)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/accessibility-and-usability-issues-with-mood-implementation/147502/2 "2025-12-21T11:24:38Z")

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> [@patrick\_h](#):
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> - **Cards should display both parameters** : the color/icon _and_ the user-defined mood name.

As far as I know does the app always display the name of the mood. This is true for the device tab, the widget and even in the flow action card (albeit a bit smaller). So I’m not entirely sure which cards you are referring to, and on which platform.

**Widget:**

 ![IMG_2146](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/b/cb21bae1048615d409d3ef2640f6c54cd0472680.jpeg)

**Flow card:**

 ![IMG_2148](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/4/14f700bc6bf0e8f6083ab86a1618f0aa7461c9f3.jpeg)

**Devices Tab:**

 ![IMG_2147](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/f/0f54d4ac6883e8c558058518c89801d492494e0f.jpeg)

Yes, more customisations are welcome, for example assigning an icon to a mood (or flow for that matter). I’m not in a position to argue since I’m not colourblind myself but I’m struggling to see this as discriminatory. From what I’ve found the app’s mood occurrences all have a label with the mood name.

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**Author:** ![patrick\_h](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/patrick_h/32/97044_2.png) [@patrick\_h](https://community.homey.app/u/patrick_h)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/accessibility-and-usability-issues-with-mood-implementation/147502/3 "2025-12-21T15:31:18Z")

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I adjusted the text to make it clear that the colored icon and “mood” is the main focus, with the name appearing smaller and dimmed. A suggestion would be to reverse this: make “Set mood” small and dimmed, and display the name larger and brighter.

![Screenshot 2025-12-21 at 16.28.12](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/1/71a44cb6c34989dd8fd7e0f6a48614d84bd7a8db.png)