# Feature request: Option to always show room for devices **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Suggestions\ **Tags:** featurerequest\ **Created:** [January 12, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/feature-request-option-to-always-show-room-for-devices/149099 "2026-01-12T10:37:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fill](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/fill/32/121002_2.png) [@Fill](https://community.homey.app/u/Fill)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/feature-request-option-to-always-show-room-for-devices/149099/1 "2026-01-12T10:37:12Z")
I have smart thermostats in every room, they are all named just that. But when the devices are listed, I don’t know which is which. I’d love an option to always show what room a device is in, so instead of just showing: [device name] it’s [room]: [device name] For a use case, when I want to configure a flow for a thermostat I want to be able to go to Apps → Device. Now it’s just a list of six devices all named “Thermostat”. I can go the home route, but then I’d have to go: Home → Ground Floor → Room → Device ---
**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:** [January 12, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/feature-request-option-to-always-show-room-for-devices/149099/2 "2026-01-12T10:58:51Z")
+1 Until now, I have always added two letters after the name of devices which are installed in several rooms. Example: – Thermostat LR = **L** iving **R** oom – Thermostat BR = **B** ath **R** oom But it would definitely be much more user-friendly and also look much better if there were no need to add letters or something else. ---
**Author:** ![Bubiai\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9f8e36/32.png) [@Bubiai\_2](https://community.homey.app/u/Bubiai_2)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/feature-request-option-to-always-show-room-for-devices/149099/3 "2026-01-12T11:12:37Z")
I don’t understand the problem. I have 11 thermostats (in addition to virtual ones, maybe the same number). I’m fine 🙂 ![SmartSelect_20260112_131113_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/0/000909c7ca9e67dc458a6c2d0ea32b14314fe10d.jpeg) ![SmartSelect_20260112_132126_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/8/a8d9961625571cacfda86ea472a5a5b0bd85253d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![smarthomesven](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/smarthomesven/32/79712_2.png) [@smarthomesven](https://community.homey.app/u/smarthomesven)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/feature-request-option-to-always-show-room-for-devices/149099/4 "2026-01-12T11:58:33Z")
In the Flows, the zone should already be shown (in the web app at least). If you want to select a device to use in a Flow, you can use the zones (by clicking your main/root zone) instead of the apps. ---
**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:** [January 12, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/feature-request-option-to-always-show-room-for-devices/149099/5 "2026-01-12T14:45:46Z")
Sorry, but this is in no way the part TS is referring to > [@Fill](#): > > _when I want to configure a flow for a thermostat I want to be able to go to Apps → Device._ In there, you won’t see any zone names Visual: App name = Trust Smart Home Devices = no zone info ![Screenshot_20260112_154839_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/3/f334d77019b803417cdea67ad9153ce048e737ee.jpeg) ---
**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:** [January 12, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/feature-request-option-to-always-show-room-for-devices/149099/6 "2026-01-12T14:56:56Z")
> [@smarthomesven](#): > > If you want to select a device to use in a Flow, you can use the zones (by clicking your main/root zone) instead of the apps. @Fill Yeah, that’s most probably exactly how Athom designed it - **there’s two ways** of selecting a device’s flow cards, and you just happen to use the ‘wrong’ way: - When you need just a device of a certain app: navigate to the Apps section - When you need a device with a generic name from a specific zone, navigate to the Zones section, and next, to it’s zone! In the web app flow editor it’s a bit more user friendly: just enter a (part of) a device name in the search bar on top, and pick the one you need, the zone name is present as well ![Screenshot_20260112_160153_Firefox](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/c/dc4136de9ffc44ec7e457d255b623a88acd8b962.jpeg)