Do Icons change with state?

[josh]

Several of the built-in capabilities have icons which change along with the device state including garage doors, locks, presence, etc.

If you’ve picked a custom icon, then currently it will display just that specific icon. As noted in the post linked below, I’m thinking about adding a concept of icon pairs (sets/groups) so there would be an active and default icon for many common icon types.

That way you could pick an icon and it would automatically change between the active/default icon as your device changed between active/default states.

Feature Requests: Theme, Icons, Up-Down Tile

On contact sensors, I would like to see the ability to choose a different icon for open vs. closed. (Perhaps an open door vs. a closed door)

@josh

Good point, Dan. Several of the default Things have an active/inactive icon (eg. Garage Door open/closed, Locked/Unlocked, Present/Not Present).

My thought is I could start adding icon ‘pairs’ - like the example you mentioned, a door icon would have both an open/closed icon. Then when you select an icon, the tile would display the active icon or inactive icon accordingly.

What type of device are you using with the garage door?