# Dummy Button (for Homekit)

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/dummy-button-for-homekit/2530>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [October 6, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dummy-button-for-homekit/2530 "2018-10-06T20:49:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![arnizzle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arnizzle/32/9485_2.png) [@arnizzle](https://community.homey.app/u/arnizzle)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dummy-button-for-homekit/2530/1 "2018-10-06T20:49:54Z")

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Is there a way to create a dummy button that you can include in Homekit to perform some action? I don’t want to clutter my Homekit app with lots of stuff.

Cheers

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**Author:** ![matrover](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/matrover/32/12112_2.png) [@matrover](https://community.homey.app/u/matrover)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dummy-button-for-homekit/2530/2 "2018-10-07T18:01:51Z")

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take a look at the Virtual Devices app: [https://apps.athom.com/app/com.arjankranenburg.virtual](https://apps.athom.com/app/com.arjankranenburg.virtual)

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**Author:** ![arnizzle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arnizzle/32/9485_2.png) [@arnizzle](https://community.homey.app/u/arnizzle)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/dummy-button-for-homekit/2530/3 "2018-10-08T15:30:19Z")

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Thanks for the feedback. Already played with this but was unsure how to use it. Running like a charm now.