# Remove zone restriction for creating groups

**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/remove-zone-restriction-for-creating-groups/156466
**Category:** Questions & Help
**Tags:** homey-pro
**Created:** [June 23, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-zone-restriction-for-creating-groups/156466 "2026-06-23T13:17:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Zmove](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/zmove/32/82475_2.png) [@Zmove](https://community.homey.app/u/Zmove)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-zone-restriction-for-creating-groups/156466/1 "2026-06-23T13:17:42Z")

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Hello,

I don’t understand why there is a zone restriction for creating groups. It just remove useful flexibility no ?

Basic use case :

I have several connected shutters. They are not in the same zone, but when I leave the house, or I go to bed, I would like to be able to close them all in one click.

Just a simple example, but there are probably many more that would make useful to create groups of items that are not in the same place.

Best regards,

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### 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: [June 23, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-zone-restriction-for-creating-groups/156466/2 "2026-06-23T15:07:33Z")

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Just use the \< group \> app I’d like to suggest.

The onboard group function is basically designed to control 3 table lights as one light.  
Emile (one of the founders) even said this in a Homey podcast: “for more advanced usage, head over to the \< group \> app”.

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### Author: ![Justin\_de\_Knegt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/justin_de_knegt/32/114526_2.png) [@Justin\_de\_Knegt](https://community.homey.app/u/Justin_de_Knegt)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/remove-zone-restriction-for-creating-groups/156466/3 "2026-06-24T12:13:54Z")

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Yeah that is something I had some trouble with as well when trying to group the lights from the livingroom and the dinner room.

I was not aware of the \< group \> app (blame my laziness to google) and I created an Homey script that grouped the devices I needed and created some logics for turning them on and off and put that script in a flow.

So yes, I also don’t really understand why this is restricted, but there are ways to work around this problem 🙂