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”?

It would be better if it is open, that it would be shown more openly as in the following picture. [IMG_0045]

And color it red/green might be cool as well, like with Home Assistant: [1000042581]

You can do this with Enhanced Device Widgets, see this tutorial: https://youtu.be/9ipGNyp1bts?si=p93eNwyRFRE7kgQ8

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 :wink: [IMG_0556]

I guess this is a duplicate from [image] [FeatureRequest] Improve readability on lock indication Ideas & Suggestions 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…

[image] 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 :wink: [IMG_0556] Instead of the think boxes you can display a status as well with a custom color. Like green for lock…

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]

[image] 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.

[FeatureRequest] Locks, Can we see the status other that little padlock icon?

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Dijker February 3, 2025, 9:48pm 6

I guess this is a duplicate from

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[FeatureRequest] Locks, Can we see the status other that little padlock icon?

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