# Feature request: placeholder for replaced device in flow **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Suggestions\ **Tags:** featurerequest\ **Created:** [September 3, 2024, 5:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/feature-request-placeholder-for-replaced-device-in-flow/115406 "2024-09-03T05:15:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rudi\_Hendrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rudi_hendrix/32/31931_2.png) [@Rudi\_Hendrix](https://community.homey.app/u/Rudi_Hendrix)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 5:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/feature-request-placeholder-for-replaced-device-in-flow/115406/1 "2024-09-03T05:15:56Z")
In case I need to re-add a device in all flows where the device is used it displays someting like this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/0/a0e52e40bc6663e0c1eb0f0771e372c5bb1c4b34.png) This is understandable, but in case the device is used multiple times you get something like this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/a/dac54186c92f4dac33ff5662ec47f43259e4abb2.png) But then with an exclamation mark indicating I will have to replace the device and add the same actions again. Would it be possible to leave everything in place still highlight the card is not working, but something needs to be done? For example one of the cards in this case was “dim the level of light bedroom to level 55%”. I understand the light “bedroom” is not available anymore, but it would be really help a lot if it would not display “Kaart niet beschikbaar” but something like this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/6/46553deec05468210a8c0332566b9d7552f9de4b.png) ---
**Author:** ![DirkH](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkh/32/78952_2.png) [@DirkH](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkH)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 7:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/feature-request-placeholder-for-replaced-device-in-flow/115406/2 "2024-09-03T07:55:46Z")
Hi @Rudi_Hendrix, yes that would be helpful. My workaround on this issue with with devices, that need to be re-added more often: Use [VIRTUAL DEVICES App](https://homey.app/en-de/app/com.arjankranenburg.virtual/), [Power by the Hour App](https://homey.app/en-de/app/com.gruijter.powerhour/), or anything similar that you can to this device. In case of re-adding the device. there are only a few settings or flows, that have to be adjusted in order to re-link the device´and there are no subsequent cards that miss the tag or something similar. Especially on my Tibber prices or pulse actions it really helped a lot. ---
**Author:** ![martijnpoppen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijnpoppen/32/84849_2.png) [@martijnpoppen](https://community.homey.app/u/martijnpoppen)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 8:24am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/feature-request-placeholder-for-replaced-device-in-flow/115406/3 "2024-09-03T08:24:17Z")
@Rudi_Hendrix not a solution to your issue. But instead of manually fixing your flows you can use this aswell 😃 → [[HOW-TO][Pro][Cloud] - Tool to FIX (advanced) flows after removing and re-adding devices](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-pro-cloud-tool-to-fix-advanced-flows-after-removing-and-re-adding-devices/65018) ---
**Author:** ![Rudi\_Hendrix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rudi_hendrix/32/31931_2.png) [@Rudi\_Hendrix](https://community.homey.app/u/Rudi_Hendrix)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/feature-request-placeholder-for-replaced-device-in-flow/115406/4 "2024-09-21T19:20:44Z")
Although this would still be a really nice feature, the best way is to prevent re-adding devices. In my case it helped to try to repair the device. I think in the background it will be added again as well, but with the same ID