# Virtual Devices Modes turn on vs turn mode on

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/virtual-devices-modes-turn-on-vs-turn-mode-on/28795>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Tags:** app, flow\
**Created:** [April 22, 2020, 7:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/virtual-devices-modes-turn-on-vs-turn-mode-on/28795 "2020-04-22T07:21:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rrrr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rrrr/32/629_2.png) [@Rrrr](https://community.homey.app/u/Rrrr)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/virtual-devices-modes-turn-on-vs-turn-mode-on/28795/4 "2021-06-24T09:24:50Z")

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> [@What are Virtual Devices used for?](https://community.homey.app/t/what-are-virtual-devices-used-for/30019/17):
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> It s little more tricky. One thing to add: A flow can be triggered with the default trigger-cards ‘mode on|off’ or the custom trigger cards: ‘mode is on|off’. They work similar, but the big difference is that the custom trigger cards are not triggered when the mode is set in another flow with the action-cards ‘Set mode on|off, no trigger’. Apparently, there was a bug initially, but now it seems to work as intended: [image]

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