# Share Your Device! - Advanced Virtual Devices from Device Capabilities

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/share-your-device-advanced-virtual-devices-from-device-capabilities/68676>\
**Category:** Apps\
**Tags:** app, tools, virtual-device, device-capabilities, avd\
**Created:** [September 10, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/share-your-device-advanced-virtual-devices-from-device-capabilities/68676 "2022-09-10T08:43:41Z")\
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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:** [September 26, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/share-your-device-advanced-virtual-devices-from-device-capabilities/68676/35 "2022-09-26T12:50:10Z")

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# Tuya Cloud Virtual Socket with power measuring

When a Tuya socket (w. power measuring) does not (seem to) receive power values, you can “replace” it with an AVD socket with power measuring enabled.

 ![Screenshot from 2022-09-25 19-48-22](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/c/dcabfd6fc79d6b7c3b3aa278b2d7ebb5c89696d6.png)

 ![Screenshot from 2022-09-25 19-35-00](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/2/e2c6ee7ca25164c8c5239055c80157c39e7a4ab2.png)

- Replace the real device (Lamp Aanrecht) with your socket:

> ![Screenshot from 2022-09-25 19-55-14](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/e/5ec46630223b1f5f4d2e436e8f7dbe14da1487ba.png)

### Apps used:

- [Tuya Cloud](https://homey.app/a/com.tuya.cloud/)

### Additional:

Get the power value from the plain text events which your devices send to Homey (Follow the [RAW commands how-to](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-tuya-cloud/21313/765) here  
You can “hide” the original device by moving it to a zone named `z_DontTouch` or `999_hidden`

TEF:

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