# Displaying real time information in tiles **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [June 9, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254 "2019-06-09T17:02:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tiwas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tiwas/32/10066_2.png) [@Tiwas](https://community.homey.app/u/Tiwas)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/1 "2019-06-09T17:02:03Z")
Hi. Is there a way to show real time information from certain deveices in a tile? Especially for temperature/light sensors this would be valuable. ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/3 "2019-06-09T18:38:52Z")
> [@RoyWissenburg](#): > > guess its must be implemented in the app of the device. I haven’t done anything in the Nefit app to enable showing the temperature. I guess that Athom decides which info to show for each device class. ---
**Author:** ![Marcel\_Ubels](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marcel_ubels/32/18860_2.png) [@Marcel\_Ubels](https://community.homey.app/u/Marcel_Ubels)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/4 "2019-06-09T18:46:12Z")
Or maybe only thermostats show this kind of information ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/b/b9992f4a812ff33120af5982b3d8adcefcd0ddae.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tiwas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tiwas/32/10066_2.png) [@Tiwas](https://community.homey.app/u/Tiwas)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/5 "2019-06-09T19:15:09Z")
Thanks! That kind of information would be useful in many cases. Dimming level, temperature, humidity, lux etc etc. ---
**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/6 "2019-06-10T03:28:00Z")
Athom use some sort of _Voodoo programming_ to determine what gets shown, based on both the devices class as well as its capabilities; for example a device which has a contact sensor when added to the ‘other’ device class will show nothing. But when added to a sensor device its shown in the tile. Personally I think it would be great if the tiles defaulted to their current values, but a user could determine which (one) of the capabilities to show on the tile. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_H74](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dennis_h74/32/11177_2.png) [@Dennis\_H74](https://community.homey.app/u/Dennis_H74)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 6:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/7 "2019-06-10T06:57:18Z")
Hi, Yes this would be a great addition ! My multisensor 6 does not show anything in the tile also ( despite being classified as a sensor i suppose ) ---
**Author:** ![nattelip](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nattelip/32/10013_2.png) [@nattelip](https://community.homey.app/u/nattelip)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 7:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/8 "2019-06-10T07:09:00Z")
Indeed , would be very nice if that would be made possible by athom, and also which capability should be shown in the timeline ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 7:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/9 "2019-06-10T07:29:46Z")
Has been requested before, but taken of the radar [https://github.com/athombv/homey-apps-sdk-issues/issues/17](https://github.com/athombv/homey-apps-sdk-issues/issues/17) ---
**Author:** ![Tiwas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tiwas/32/10066_2.png) [@Tiwas](https://community.homey.app/u/Tiwas)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/10 "2019-06-10T07:32:49Z")
This probably wouldn’t be too hard to implement. Make 6 different tiles with the capability to show 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 different values. In the config, select which value (which is available for flows already) to display. Wouldn’t even have to be for the device. It could be a special tile where you select a device (or maybe more) from the list of devices and then select one or more of the available values to display. Guess this might even be possible to make for a developer. ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 7:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/11 "2019-06-10T07:34:40Z")
Well, it’s possible in [homeydash.com](http://homeydash.com) and I am not a developer, so… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/12 "2019-06-10T12:01:14Z")
For now, if you want create a tile which shows the temperature - you can use the group app to add a device which is made up of a single device with only the temperature. Otherwise Athom have stated that they will keep an eye upon the ideas and suggestions forum, so perhaps a thread could be created? ---
**Author:** ![Kalle\_Kronbeck](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kalle_kronbeck/32/13158_2.png) [@Kalle\_Kronbeck](https://community.homey.app/u/Kalle_Kronbeck)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/13 "2019-06-10T14:47:03Z")
Have you looked at [Homeydash.com](http://Homeydash.com) ? [Homeydash.com, a Homey dashboard](https://community.homey.app/t/homeydash-com-a-homey-dashboard/13509/182) ---
**Author:** ![Tiwas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tiwas/32/10066_2.png) [@Tiwas](https://community.homey.app/u/Tiwas)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/14 "2019-06-10T15:02:37Z")
How can I do this in homeydash? ---
**Author:** ![Tiwas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tiwas/32/10066_2.png) [@Tiwas](https://community.homey.app/u/Tiwas)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/15 "2019-06-10T15:13:53Z")
How do you set this up? My homeydash only displays what’s on my home page in homey. ---
**Author:** ![Tiwas](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tiwas/32/10066_2.png) [@Tiwas](https://community.homey.app/u/Tiwas)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/16 "2019-06-10T15:15:59Z")
Nevermind - long press changes what’s displayed 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![WillTC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/willtc/32/10510_2.png) [@WillTC](https://community.homey.app/u/WillTC)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 7:20am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/17 "2019-06-14T07:20:05Z")
When I try to add the HomeyDash app (both the stable and beta) it says it’s incompatible with my homey version (early 2019 edition, software version 2.1.2). So that’s a dead end for me unfortunately? ---
**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/18 "2019-06-14T07:24:33Z")
I think you’re trying to install the old HomeyDash app from the app store, am I correct? That’s not what we’re talking about here, we’re talking about [homeydash.com](http://homeydash.com). See this topic: [Homeydash.com, a Homey dashboard](https://community.homey.app/t/homeydash-com-a-homey-dashboard/13509) ---
**Author:** ![WillTC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/willtc/32/10510_2.png) [@WillTC](https://community.homey.app/u/WillTC)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2019, 7:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/19 "2019-06-14T07:26:45Z")
Yes indeed, thanks for the links, I’ll check them out 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kermit62](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/kermit62/32/11851_2.png) [@Kermit62](https://community.homey.app/u/Kermit62)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/20 "2019-06-16T19:40:55Z")
Yes, it’s a great idea ! I can’t understand why it’s not the case from the beginning : no widget or a tile without info isn’t useful. The tile is empty, what a loss of space. It would be great if developers could answer to this query. ---
**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2019, 9:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/21 "2019-06-18T09:00:17Z")
Athom have told us that ideas which are popular are more likely to be read by them, soooo I’ve created a thread in the ideas and suggestions forum. If you like this idea, make sure you comment in the new thread and we will see if Athom reply. > [@Ability to choose tile's capbility](https://community.homey.app/t/ability-to-choose-tiles-capbility/14544): > > Athom have stated that they would like for the community to ‘discuss’ ideas in this forum, and any ideas which gain traction might be read. So with out further ado. Based upon a discussion [elsewhere](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254/10). When a device is added to homey it currently displays one of the capabilities, (chosen by Athom). This is either not always the most logical or correct capability to show upon the title. While I understand the reasoning behind this, I believe that some flexibility could be added while retaining th… [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/displaying-real-time-information-in-tiles/14254.md?page=2)