# \[FeatureRequest\] Locks, Can we see the status other that little padlock icon? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Suggestions\ **Tags:** featurerequest\ **Created:** [February 2, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-locks-can-we-see-the-status-other-that-little-padlock-icon/129510 "2025-02-02T02:13:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Martin\_Pare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martin_pare/32/120896_2.png) [@Martin\_Pare](https://community.homey.app/u/Martin_Pare)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-locks-can-we-see-the-status-other-that-little-padlock-icon/129510/1 "2025-02-02T02:13:07Z")
It would be great is we could see that status of our locks, that little pad lock is too tiny to quickly glance at it to know if the lock is locked or not… Maybe give the option to show it as “text”? ---
**Author:** ![Asterix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/asterix/32/45768_2.png) [@Asterix](https://community.homey.app/u/Asterix)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 7:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-locks-can-we-see-the-status-other-that-little-padlock-icon/129510/2 "2025-02-02T07:12:23Z")
It would be better if it is open, that it would be shown more openly as in the following picture. ![IMG_0045](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/7/9703efeded49dd5b29c9aa898dcc4789e86f7ff5.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:** [February 2, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-locks-can-we-see-the-status-other-that-little-padlock-icon/129510/3 "2025-02-02T13:37:27Z")
And color it red/green might be cool as well, like with Home Assistant: ![1000042581](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/7/2702f86ba89639cc23b8636de84b2d1fdb6b420f.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Beving](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/beving/32/79462_2.png) [@Beving](https://community.homey.app/u/Beving)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 9:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-locks-can-we-see-the-status-other-that-little-padlock-icon/129510/4 "2025-02-03T09:34:21Z")
You can do this with Enhanced Device Widgets, see this tutorial: [https://youtu.be/9ipGNyp1bts?si=p93eNwyRFRE7kgQ8](https://youtu.be/9ipGNyp1bts?si=p93eNwyRFRE7kgQ8) ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Pare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martin_pare/32/120896_2.png) [@Martin\_Pare](https://community.homey.app/u/Martin_Pare)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-locks-can-we-see-the-status-other-that-little-padlock-icon/129510/5 "2025-02-03T18:13:08Z")
Thanks for the tip, I’ve already tried but it make the dashboard pretty messy compared to the regular icon if I was going to do that with all my locks 😉 ![IMG_0556](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/a/7a96e444543a64861e923a0c1ab843354b6465cd.png) ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-locks-can-we-see-the-status-other-that-little-padlock-icon/129510/6 "2025-02-03T21:48:24Z")
I guess this is a duplicate from > [@\[FeatureRequest\] Improve readability on lock indication](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-improve-readability-on-lock-indication/51559): > > In the dashboard it’s really hard to distinguish between an unlocked and a locked lock. Suggest that you change the symbol for unlocked to a slightly more opened padlock. In the screenshot attached one lock in unlocked and the other is locked… Not easy to tell the difference by just looking at the yellow padlock indication, right? ---
**Author:** ![Beving](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/beving/32/79462_2.png) [@Beving](https://community.homey.app/u/Beving)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 4:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-locks-can-we-see-the-status-other-that-little-padlock-icon/129510/7 "2025-02-04T04:44:12Z")
> [@Martin\_Pare](#): > > Thanks for the tip, I’ve already tried but it make the dashboard pretty messy compared to the regular icon if I was going to do that with all my locks 😉 > > ![IMG_0556](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/a/7a96e444543a64861e923a0c1ab843354b6465cd.png) Instead of the think boxes you can display a status as well with a custom color. Like green for locked and red for open. Check the video to see the how to. ---
**Author:** ![Martin\_Pare](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martin_pare/32/120896_2.png) [@Martin\_Pare](https://community.homey.app/u/Martin_Pare)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-locks-can-we-see-the-status-other-that-little-padlock-icon/129510/8 "2025-02-04T19:42:36Z")
Thanks again Beving! I like the idea but still taking too much space… I think that we need more control over our Icons / Color etc… ![Screenshot 2025-02-04 at 11.39.46](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/b/3b7172b7492ec89ea6b3a2b5d9e86f4becdf8623.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Beving](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/beving/32/79462_2.png) [@Beving](https://community.homey.app/u/Beving)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 3:24am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-locks-can-we-see-the-status-other-that-little-padlock-icon/129510/9 "2025-02-05T03:24:46Z")
> [@Martin\_Pare](#): > > Thanks again Beving! > > I like the idea but still taking too much space… > > I think that we need more control over our Icons / Color etc… True! It’s maybe more a solution until there a custom lock status/icons. Shouldn’t be that difficult to create for team Homey.