# Define tile action

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/define-tile-action/149085>\
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**Created:** [January 11, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/define-tile-action/149085 "2026-01-11T23:04:18Z")\
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From what I know it’s default behaviour, dictated by Athom; possibly designed like that to prevent accidentally (un)lock actions.  
Developers can’t work around it.

The only way to circumvent it is to add a virtual device and have it control the lock like a switch.  
Example:  
[https://community.homey.app/t/homey-dashboards-megathread/116963/1261](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-dashboards-megathread/116963/1261)

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