# Send variable value to device

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/send-variable-value-to-device/94433>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Tags:** featurerequest\
**Created:** [November 12, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/send-variable-value-to-device/94433 "2023-11-12T16:35:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mars.L](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mars.l/32/82670_2.png) [@Mars.L](https://community.homey.app/u/Mars.L)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/send-variable-value-to-device/94433/1 "2023-11-12T16:35:55Z")

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Hi everyone,

I would like to request a feature to allow sending the value of a user variable to a device.

Scenario:  
I have window sensors and thermostats.  
When I open the window, I read the current heating status (off, comfort, economic, boost, manual) from the thermostat to a variable A. Next I turn off the thermostat.  
When I now close the window, I would like to send the last heating status as stored in variable A to the thermostat again.

Today:  
Unfortunately, for now I can only set the thermostat status to one of the pre-selected states. It is not possible to send the value of the variable A.

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**Author:** ![Mike1233](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mike1233/32/20991_2.png) [@Mike1233](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike1233)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/send-variable-value-to-device/94433/2 "2023-11-12T17:04:09Z")

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Isn’t it possible with the app Zone Memory?

> **[Zone Memory](https://homey.app/en-gb/app/com.sdn.zone-memory/Zone-Memory/)**
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> Save and restore settings of devices or whole zones

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**Author:** ![Mars.L](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mars.l/32/82670_2.png) [@Mars.L](https://community.homey.app/u/Mars.L)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/send-variable-value-to-device/94433/3 "2023-11-12T17:21:59Z")

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Brilliant.

Wasn’t expecting to need an app but this works a treat!

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**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 8:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/send-variable-value-to-device/94433/4 "2023-11-13T08:21:51Z")

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You can also do this woth flowcards of the Device capabilities app. It allowes to set pickers through freetextfields.