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Ability to rename device

When batteries are running low I get an email informing me that a particular device in a specific room has an issue. In some rooms I have 4 radiators. I then have to go round ‘blinking’ the stat multiple and watching all the stats in the room to find which one it is.

it would be great to be able to rename or give a nickname to a device such as ‘rad by front door’ or ‘rad under big window’ to allow me to identify the exact rad without having to ‘blink’ it.

an alternative would be to extend the blink time to allow me to inspect all rads in a room in one go.

or an audible clue, maybe cycle the rad on and off a few times.

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  • Have the same issue. Would be great to have it prioritized
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  • I have the same issue and would like a solution
  • samd
    samd ✭✭✭

    Why not (at least in the interim) make a list of your devices by serial number and their location then, that one-off huge amount of effort will save you having to 'go round the houses'!

  • Just had to find that one thermostat again out of all the VA9377488378378497389373837’s it’s quite annoying I gotta say. I can’t imagine it being hard to give the option to rename it through a software update. I’m quite happy with the Tado hardware, but this is making me look around at other brands.
  • Any update from Tado on adding this capability ? For a smart system the lack of it is not very smart.
  • Would love that feature, for example to find out which device has gone offline.
    For Tado° X devices, there isn't even a way to identify the device through the app!

    I can do it from Home Assistant, provided that the device is online, of course. I can even rename the device there, but the battery percentage/state is not exposed through Matter, so I can't make HA send me notifications when the battery is low of a certain device.

  • Yes it would be nice to name our radiators, but changing brand because of this is a bit extreme - every system has its niggles! A small label with the last three digits of the serial number somewhere discreet near the radiator valve, job done!

  • mperedim
    mperedim ✭✭✭

    I've been wanting that for years. This kind of enhancement is so simple and useful that should have been implemented a long time ago. +100