# \[REQUEST\] Restrict notifications and specific devices for guest users

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/request-restrict-notifications-and-specific-devices-for-guest-users/53309>\
**Category:** Ideas & Suggestions\
**Tags:** featurerequest\
**Created:** [October 18, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/request-restrict-notifications-and-specific-devices-for-guest-users/53309 "2021-10-18T07:11:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![mbnn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mbnn/32/36655_2.png) [@mbnn](https://community.homey.app/u/mbnn)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/request-restrict-notifications-and-specific-devices-for-guest-users/53309/1 "2021-10-18T07:11:24Z")

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Hello there,

It would be great if there was an option to disable certain devices/notifications for specific users (like guest). For example I dont want ‘guest’ users like our cleaner to get notifications that we all get.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/request-restrict-notifications-and-specific-devices-for-guest-users/53309/2 "2021-10-18T17:42:06Z")

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There is already a difference between Owners, Manager, User and Guest.

> **[Adding, managing & removing user accounts on Homey](https://support.athom.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012615814-Adding-managing-removing-user-accounts-on-Homey)**
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> Homey has user accounts. This is great because you don’t have to share your own account or password. It also allows you to manage and control who has access.
> Note: Only the owner of a Homey can man...

afaik only the Owner has the option to enable/disable notifications on timeline categories but only for the owner self.  
Others can view the timeline but don’t get push notifications.

| | **Owner** | **Manager** | **User** | **Guest** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Timeline Notifications** | Enable & Disable | - | - | - |
| **Categories** | Enable & Disable | Enable & Disable | View Only | View Only |
| **Delete Notifications** | Yes | Yes | - | - |

But same type of Feature Request:

- For a “Technical Support” manager for a relative, Pls make an option to Disable Presence
- For a Guest Pls make an option to Disable Presence.
- For a Guest Pls make an option to Disable Flows.
- For a Guest Pls make an option to Disable Devices.

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**Author:** ![Stief](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stief/32/78863_2.png) [@Stief](https://community.homey.app/u/Stief)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/request-restrict-notifications-and-specific-devices-for-guest-users/53309/3 "2023-10-22T16:52:00Z")

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I can’t beleive that it still isn’t possible with Homey to choose what devices are allowed for certain uers. Im new to Homey en am verry dissapointed in this. I should have done my homework better before I made the switch to Homey. All solutions I used before had the option to hide devices for certain users. Or protect them with a pin.  
How do you guys prevent your kids of spouse from controlling certain devices?

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**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/request-restrict-notifications-and-specific-devices-for-guest-users/53309/4 "2023-10-22T17:03:42Z")

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> [@Stief](#):
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> How do you guys prefent your kids of spouse from controlling certain devices?

Education,  
Not necessary to limit, nothing that can really break a system.  
and they understand what they can do.

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**Author:** ![Stief](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/stief/32/78863_2.png) [@Stief](https://community.homey.app/u/Stief)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/request-restrict-notifications-and-specific-devices-for-guest-users/53309/5 "2023-10-24T16:41:54Z")

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Hi Dijker,  
Thank you for your helpfull comment.  
I’m not afraid of breaking this system. But I don’t want them to control some devices or flows accidentally. Or when they shout a “Ok Google …” command but Google understands it wrong.  
Also I don’t want my alarm devices accessable for every user and guest.