# Add option for sleep / awake

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/add-option-for-sleep-awake/87292>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [August 16, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-option-for-sleep-awake/87292 "2023-08-16T23:12:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Autogedrocht](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/autogedrocht/32/103824_2.png) [@Autogedrocht](https://community.homey.app/u/Autogedrocht)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-option-for-sleep-awake/87292/1 "2023-08-16T23:12:19Z")

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Hello!

This looks like a simple question, but I cant find anything on the forum about it.

How do you add an extra state? So far I have At Home/ Away, and Awake/Asleep. How do I add an extra option for instance In Garden?

Cause when I’m at home and I am in the garden, I want different settings than im home and awake.

Hope to hear from you all!

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**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/add-option-for-sleep-awake/87292/2 "2023-08-17T12:30:18Z")

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You can use a virtual switch for such a use case.  
Virtual switches are available by default in Homey (Add device → Homey → Virtual Switch). There are also apps like [Virtual Devices](https://homey.app/en-us/app/com.arjankranenburg.virtual/Virtual-Devices/) and [Device Capabilities](https://homey.app/en-us/app/nl.qluster-it.DeviceCapabilities/Device-Capabilities/), with which you can also add virtual switches and much more.