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Change device type of a switch Instructions on how to convert any Home Assistant switch into something else.
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The Change device type of a switch helper integrations lets you convert any Home Assistant switch into a Home Assistant Light, Cover, Fan, Lock, Siren, or Valve.

In Home Assistant's world, a wall plug is a switch. And while that is correct for a wall plug in general, those plugs are often used with e.g, a light fixture or a fan. General-purpose relays are similar, as they are sometimes used for things like locks or garage doors.

Using the Change device type of a switch helper integration, you can convert those switches into the entity types that best matches your use case.

{% include integrations/config_flow.md name="Switch as X" %} {% configuration_basic %} Switch entity: description: The switch entity you want to convert into something else. Type: description: The type of entity you want the switch to become. {% endconfiguration_basic %}

Change device type of a switch from the existing entity

Where compatible, Change device type of a switch will appear on entity properties. A list of entities can be found in {% my entities title="Settings > Devices & services > Entities" %}.

Entity properties example