# \[FeatureRequest\] Select you own icon for a device **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas & Suggestions\ **Tags:** featurerequest\ **Created:** [January 20, 2021, 9:22am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473 "2021-01-20T09:22:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/42 "2021-12-07T21:01:21Z")
The Homey app has been updated with 10 more device icons, including a christmas tree… 🙂 ![SmartSelect_20211207-220042_Google Play Store](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/4/a4505f9491eacf69eb9262c4e28efcf3b06a5f2c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/43 "2021-12-07T21:06:14Z")
Here’s the fulll list: ![Screenshot_20211207-220517_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/c/bcd651d4f0c0f8f96e093f992b642e2cfa2c46b0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/44 "2021-12-07T21:11:51Z")
👍 ![Screenshot_20211207-220618_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/3/a3e9fd87dbf7a084c7618935496f476347ad8fd1.jpeg) But the Homey’s and bridge needed a [virtual device](https://homey.app/a/com.arjankranenburg.virtual) With a custom svg file. BtW I reported a bug that the custom icons are not yet visible in the flow editor or in shared flows. This is now on their list as bug. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2021, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/45 "2021-12-07T21:43:26Z")
I just noticed it too. I Iove the _Wireless Cable_™ icon! Finally! ![Screenshot_20211207-224105_Chrome](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/4/54fa0725e84dc5732b05ef8f46e3918291a19608.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Paxman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/paxman/32/128050_2.png) [@Paxman](https://community.homey.app/u/Paxman)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/46 "2023-01-28T14:15:01Z")
Bumping this thread cause I personally love the default icons one can choose. The style is really nice and simple…however there are way too few. I would hope that the artist behind the icons get the assignment to create a lot more! 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Cuprum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cuprum/32/41409_2.png) [@Cuprum](https://community.homey.app/u/Cuprum)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 5:32am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/47 "2023-01-29T05:32:12Z")
> [@Paxman](#): > > get the assignment to create a lot more! One not exclude another 😉 - Icons from one designer are all more or less in one style - One designer/company can (virtually?!?) not provide icons for all devices of the world And actually… possibility to use custom icons does NOT REQUIRE to use them… ---
**Author:** ![Hellisloose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hellisloose/32/55908_2.png) [@Hellisloose](https://community.homey.app/u/Hellisloose)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 11:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/48 "2023-05-04T23:41:01Z")
Possible to use material design icons like homeassistant do? > **[Material Design Icons - Icon Library - Pictogrammers](https://pictogrammers.com/library/mdi/)** > > The original. Following Google's Material Design guidelines for system icons, MDI is our largest library, touting over 6500 unique icons! ---
**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:** [May 5, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/49 "2023-05-05T00:08:21Z")
I love HA as well, but I’m sure Athom does not want to be like Ha, or use stuff HA uses 😚 ---
**Author:** ![Hellisloose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hellisloose/32/55908_2.png) [@Hellisloose](https://community.homey.app/u/Hellisloose)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 10:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/50 "2023-05-05T10:36:50Z")
Would be easy to implement a external icon storage, that you can choose from and download the icons you want. Don’t think material design is HA 😆, but I see your point in differencing Homey from HA ---
**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:** [May 5, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/51 "2023-05-05T12:40:42Z")
I never wrote / think material design is HA 😅 I wrote > [@Peter\_Kawa](#): > > Athom does not want to be like Ha, **or use stuff HA uses** ---
**Author:** ![Stella\_Domus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stella_domus/32/78995_2.png) [@Stella\_Domus](https://community.homey.app/u/Stella_Domus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 8:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/52 "2024-01-18T08:48:07Z")
+1 for custom icons. This is a basic feature in many smart home controller softwares. There are a lot of devicetypes etc missing in the current icon library, and there will always be random custom devices that we cant expect in a basic library. Also would make changing to Homey easier if the users could se the devices their devices represented by the icon / similar icon to what they are used to from previous solution. ---
**Author:** ![Ludo\_Rampy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ludo_rampy/32/50358_2.png) [@Ludo\_Rampy](https://community.homey.app/u/Ludo_Rampy)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2024, 9:14am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/53 "2024-02-04T09:14:07Z")
+1 for custom icons ---
**Author:** ![chaosrain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chaosrain/32/80977_2.png) [@chaosrain](https://community.homey.app/u/chaosrain)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2024, 9:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/54 "2024-03-01T09:30:58Z")
I would pay extra for an icon pack. I know that’s against Homey’s ethos. They only charge for backups because they carry cloud storage costs but… A one-time charge for icons or, even better, an “icon generator tool” that maintains the wireframe style would be so worthwhile! ---
**Author:** ![Jumpingtrees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jumpingtrees/32/79538_2.png) [@Jumpingtrees](https://community.homey.app/u/Jumpingtrees)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/55 "2024-05-10T06:32:14Z")
I would do the same. +1 for custom icons. ---
**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/56 "2024-06-04T14:38:05Z")
It was stated in todays AMA that they would be looking at the available icons in the near future. My personal impression that this was to extend the iconset not allow users to replace it. ---
**Author:** ![gautel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/gautel/32/80910_2.png) [@gautel](https://community.homey.app/u/gautel)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/57 "2024-06-04T19:27:52Z")
Custom icons are pretty welcome. I am currently using a bowl fish icon to represent my cat’s GPS collar (tractive). Not ideal… ---
**Author:** ![Doekse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/doekse/32/109415_2.png) [@Doekse](https://community.homey.app/u/Doekse)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 9:33am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/58 "2024-06-06T09:33:34Z")
We’ve already expanded the customs icons in the last few updates, adding some new lamps, plants, sensors, appliances and more. Curious to see which devices / icons you are still missing! 😄 ---
**Author:** ![PeterHa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/94ad74/32.png) [@PeterHa](https://community.homey.app/u/PeterHa)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 11:09am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/59 "2024-06-06T11:09:54Z")
Some ideas for missing items which comes to my mind… - central heating - light bar (instead of a rolled up stripe) - water sensors - motion sensors - smoke sensors - power strip - temperature sensor - stairs up and down (like in zones) For me the default icons are great, but my housemates prefer individual icons for the different devices. So, different icons for same type of devices would be great. ---
**Author:** ![Doekse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/doekse/32/109415_2.png) [@Doekse](https://community.homey.app/u/Doekse)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/60 "2024-06-06T13:29:48Z")
These are some of the icons recently added; ![Icons](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/f/2fcdbcf802c27f4746dfc5c4e9c73d9147c69e7c.png) I really like your other suggestions too! We will also be adding more variety to the different types of devices. ---
**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:** [June 6, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473/61 "2024-06-06T13:56:00Z")
Isn’t it technically possible to upload own icons? [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473.md?page=2) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/featurerequest-select-you-own-icon-for-a-device/41473.md?page=4)