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Add locks as a tile option

PaulAntonDeenSuggested this wish ·

What would you like to add

I would like to be able to add lock entities to the tiles so that i can lock open it lock doors in my house.

How this relates to Home Assistant

Work with lock entities

Pictures, mockups, or examples

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MaxGramser

Thanks for the request! Locks are in the release that just went out.

What the lock tile does

  • Any lock entity from Home Assistant can be a tile, on every board and in every size. It uses Home Assistant's colours and icons: green while locked, orange while it locks or unlocks, red while unlocked, open or jammed.
  • One tap locks. Locking is the safe way round, so it happens at once.
  • Unlocking asks first. Tap a locked lock and the tile turns orange and says "Confirm". Tap again within five seconds to unlock. If you don't, it goes back by itself, so a stray tap on a wall screen never opens a door.
  • The card: hold the tile. The lock itself is the big key. If your lock can open its latch (Home Assistant's Open door), that key is on the card too, and it also asks for a second tap.
  • Codes follow Home Assistant. If your lock has a code format, the screen shows a keypad first, the same way Home Assistant's own lock dialog does. A default code set on the lock in Home Assistant means the screen asks for none.
  • Lock only. In the tile settings, set Unlocking here to Never and that screen can lock but never unlock or open. Handy for a screen by the front door or in a garage.

The README explains more under "Locks and security".

How to get it: locks are in ESP Screen Manager 0.4.5 with screen firmware 0.5.0. Update the app in Home Assistant, then press Update on the screen in ESP Screens (or let the nightly update do it). After that, a lock shows up in the editor's list of entities like any other tile.

Could you test it? Once you have updated, add a lock tile to one screen and let us know:

  1. Which lock and integration you use (Nuki, Z-Wave, Matter, ...), and which board.
  2. Whether locking, unlocking with the confirm tap and (if your lock has it) Open door work.
  3. If your lock uses a code: whether the keypad shows up and the code is accepted.

Got a screen running? Tell others which board you have and what works on the Tessera website. It helps everyone pick a screen that works.

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