# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Device Capabilities - Enhance the capabilities of devices **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** flow, virtual-device, homey-pro, device-capabilities, avd\ **Created:** [February 19, 2021, 8:20am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287 "2021-02-19T08:20:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 9:24am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/125 "2022-08-26T09:24:26Z")
Try to set the status in developer: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/b/7bba52ddfdce4f25b23718b192508abe350d5ceb.png) With the flow I get no error but also no indicator in the tile. ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 9:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/126 "2022-08-26T09:36:05Z")
Restart the app, the it should work again, if not, let me know. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Cactus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/le_cactus/32/9727_2.png) [@Le\_Cactus](https://community.homey.app/u/Le_Cactus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 9:38am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/127 "2022-08-26T09:38:20Z")
Just upgraded to 1.9.4 to 1.9.6, set status isn’t working anymore… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/5/a5cc9bdc1d012f815e27c5164dc0c010f7c57b08.png) Als no after restarting the app, also not with a new device created with 1.9.6 Hope you can fix it **Edit** : Seems like none of the capability values can be set. Downloaded 1.9.5 from BitBucket, but that verions seems to have the same problem. Can I download 1.9.4 somewhere, so I can make sure it ins’t a problem on my part? TIA ---
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 9:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/128 "2022-08-26T09:55:57Z")
Unfortunately not even after an app restart. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Cactus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/le_cactus/32/9727_2.png) [@Le\_Cactus](https://community.homey.app/u/Le_Cactus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 9:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/129 "2022-08-26T09:57:44Z")
> [@Joka](#): > > Try to set the status in developer: > > ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/b/7bba52ddfdce4f25b23718b192508abe350d5ceb.png) > > With the flow I get no error but also no indicator in the tile. I get that same error (only on the Homey Developer site) on all capabilities… ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/130 "2022-08-26T10:14:21Z")
Try this for me please: goto device settings, change the statusname and press save. Does it work now? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Cactus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/le_cactus/32/9727_2.png) [@Le\_Cactus](https://community.homey.app/u/Le_Cactus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 10:20am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/131 "2022-08-26T10:20:11Z")
Hi, Text and number field are settable again, even after changing it back to the original name. Status field itself is still not settable: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/d/2dfa34ca3690cdfaaf8e3f9e230febb80cb5c684.png) **Edit** : Cannot set or unset it ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 10:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/132 "2022-08-26T10:25:38Z")
Okay, found the issue, fixing it now, but need to fix another issue also: find fields that have icons… ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Cactus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/le_cactus/32/9727_2.png) [@Le\_Cactus](https://community.homey.app/u/Le_Cactus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 10:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/133 "2022-08-26T10:28:30Z")
Great! Thanks. About setting an icon (measure\_temperature for instance) I don’t see any changes, also not after restarting the app. ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 10:46am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/134 "2022-08-26T10:46:14Z")
Okay, update to 1.9.61 from TEST. All should work again. If not, change one name in device-settings and press save. About the icon, these are the sensor icons: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/6/8/689ba84382fa578973cd97cfe66c420818306dd1.png) if you don’t see the icons after saving settings, its because of the (now fixed) bugs. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Cactus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/le_cactus/32/9727_2.png) [@Le\_Cactus](https://community.homey.app/u/Le_Cactus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/135 "2022-08-26T10:58:33Z")
Yeah!!! Everything (after a quick test) is working as expected again. You a hero 🙃 Many thanks Arie! If you ever get bored, please consider giving the device itself the on/off capability without a button. No biggie since it only a cosmetical thing; I don’t want my users to see a button if I use a DeviceCapabilities device as sort of an indicator. ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 11:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/136 "2022-08-26T11:35:40Z")
How do you mean that? So the “button” can be dark/ligfht, but that you cannot click it? Or so you will not see a button in the below screen? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/0/9019548c188a12dddee4c0a7e19045c081cca547.png) ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/137 "2022-08-26T11:52:24Z")
Update to version 1.9.63: great performance improvements on the backside. ---
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/138 "2022-08-26T12:11:08Z")
Alll works again, thx Arie. Just one problem regarding to the following topic: > [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](#): > > Great, found a way to reset them to empty values. > All actioncards text, number or yes/no fields are now **optional** , giving the ability to clear capability values. > ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/0/e02ac36a449d43bdbc0ea4ed37ca179c389ddb09.png) > > But please note that Status should have the text “Clear”. > But when the value is empty, it will not show there, only in the DeviceButton. > ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/4/c4a61c4fbf179cfdcb0ed44b906779bbe2e7ab52.png) > > **In test now!** When I clear the number field also the first text value (here Battery) is not shown anymore. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/a/8a8858d9758a82d2e9ca96d49bd78578eb069215.png) If I input a value into the number field after that again, both values text+number are shown again. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/139 "2022-08-26T12:20:16Z")
> [@Le\_Cactus](#): > > it would ne nice if the device could be turn on and off but without a button, just as an indicator. > [@Le\_Cactus](#): > > please consider giving the device itself the on/off capability without a button. That’s present, First, at device Adv. Settings, set the button to on/off mode > ![Screenshot_20220826-141616_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/9/49276467c99951b53edf5f3f6ee39e6361379573.jpeg) Now you can toggle the device tile state, or turn it On or Off by using flowcard > ![Screenshot_20220826-141820_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/8/88c35ffd3c59394e69d9f0735436a53fa65d1730.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/140 "2022-08-26T12:28:30Z")
It is so cool, look at that: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/9/d9bac9595da3ba30f3a9f51d7ea173984cbe9339.png) Mower Status Battery % Temperatur Volt All in one tile! Donation on the way. ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/141 "2022-08-26T12:42:08Z")
Yeah, on some places indeed, on some places not. Thats why i made it all optional, it depends if you use Web App or Mobile Homescreen or Mobile Device Screen. ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/142 "2022-08-26T12:42:22Z")
Thanks m8! Much appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/143 "2022-08-26T13:28:46Z")
> [@Le\_Cactus](#): > > > [@Peter\_Kawa](#): > > > > Works like a charm to refresh the status > > You do you use it? Do you have an example? > > TIA I use it like this to auto-update the status on the device tile @ mobile app: ![Screenshot_20220826-140356_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/9/09a66f81a4bbb62f70b9565f0078f83665e36882.jpeg) The ‘Message’ part is optional, I am still experimenting with this **incredible cool app** ❤ ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/144 "2022-08-26T13:37:08Z")
Okay, new test version is in test now: you can disable buttons for the UI. If all buttons are disabled, and the first button is a toggle, you can set the value through actioncards. I need to go, be back later. [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287.md?page=6) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287.md?page=8)