Hello It is possible to change the default icon of a device, to any icon in the list provided by Homey. But is it possible to extend that list with my own custom icon? I have a motion sensor, and the standard icons for this device are not really self explanatory (it just shows the device) I woul…

Please follow this topic/post: [image] [FeatureRequest] Select you own icon for a device Ideas & Suggestions Simply put, we are dedicated to creating beautiful icons that seamlessly integrate with the look and feel of our app. As time goes on, we’ll continue to design mor…

thanks, I see in the other thread a nice motion sensor has been proposed, I guess it has not yet been endorsed by the Homey team Too bad they don’t let us customize with our own icons, freely; not sure why

[image] Olivier_Arthus: not sure why [image] This is the official answer to you question. Now we might think that they shouldn’t care what our personal icons look like. But I guess that they also want to prevent images and videos of icons that do not comply with the Athom standard from bei…

yes agreed, there are always 2 sides to the coin. But they should provide something that looks more meaninful when it come to motion sensor, a simple representation of the device is not really useful in my view thanks for your help anyway

[image] DirkG: But I guess that they also want to prevent images and videos of icons that do not comply with the Athom standard from being distributed via social media, e.g. tutorials etc. Hmmm that might be possible, but they don’t block / forbid it: there’s several apps which lets us use cu…

Icons that are available through the apps installed should be available in the total list.

Technical details… Apps offering the possibility to add custom icons are using a data folder where the app can store the file. It’s really cumbersome. I also would prefer a solution where the app can provide a list of icons for a device from which the user can select one. It was already requested…

Homey app custom icon

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DirkG September 17, 2024, 10:29am 2

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