# OH Rule on Android Homscreen

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/oh-rule-on-android-homscreen/92978>\
**Category:** Android App\
**Created:** [February 17, 2020, 10:16am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/oh-rule-on-android-homscreen/92978 "2020-02-17T10:16:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![scheuerer](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/scheuerer/32/47609_2.png) [@scheuerer](https://community.openhab.org/u/scheuerer)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 10:16am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/oh-rule-on-android-homscreen/92978/1 "2020-02-17T10:16:22Z")

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Hello all,

Has someone an idea, what can I bring an rule from my OH 2.5 on my Android Homescreen? to let it run.

Cool, if some has an idea?

BR  
Scheuerer

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**Author:** ![Bruce\_Osborne](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/bruce_osborne/32/38531_2.png) [@Bruce\_Osborne](https://community.openhab.org/u/Bruce_Osborne)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 11:34am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/oh-rule-on-android-homscreen/92978/2 "2020-02-17T11:34:21Z")

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You mean show a switch Item to trigger the rule?  
What solutions have you already considered?

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**Author:** ![scheuerer](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/scheuerer/32/47609_2.png) [@scheuerer](https://community.openhab.org/u/scheuerer)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/oh-rule-on-android-homscreen/92978/3 "2020-02-17T12:08:12Z")

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Hello,

I have already Things (Powerswitches) via Openhab Android on my home screen.  
So I can switch on/off the plugs.

Now I want to run NG rules also as a one “touch soltions” from my Android home screen desktop.  
If have search for any possibility, but I was not able to bring the rule on my Mobile.

I want to have a icon on my homescreen to start a rule.

BR  
scheuerer

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**Author:** ![Bruce\_Osborne](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/bruce_osborne/32/38531_2.png) [@Bruce\_Osborne](https://community.openhab.org/u/Bruce_Osborne)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/oh-rule-on-android-homscreen/92978/4 "2020-02-17T12:28:12Z")

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> [@scheuerer](#):
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> Now I want to run NG rules also as a one “touch soltions

If you mean CREATE NG Rules I do not think that is currently an option. Remember, NG Rules are still considered beta on 2.5.

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**Author:** ![scheuerer](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/scheuerer/32/47609_2.png) [@scheuerer](https://community.openhab.org/u/scheuerer)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/oh-rule-on-android-homscreen/92978/5 "2020-02-17T12:47:04Z")

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Ok…  
Let’s hope one’s more on OH 3.0 in 2021…  
Alternative I have a created a “bookmark” to the NG rule homepage on my OH installation.  
I have ~30 rules and need all the time scrolle down then to find the right rule that I can start it.

BR  
Scheuerer

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**Author:** ![DaHarry](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@DaHarry](https://community.openhab.org/u/DaHarry)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/oh-rule-on-android-homscreen/92978/6 "2020-02-17T13:59:38Z")

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Hi, you can create a switch Item and Trigger the rule by any change of this switch… You must create for any rule a seperate switch.

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**Author:** ![scheuerer](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/scheuerer/32/47609_2.png) [@scheuerer](https://community.openhab.org/u/scheuerer)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/oh-rule-on-android-homscreen/92978/7 "2020-02-17T17:58:16Z")

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Perfect. Nearly.  
It’s not nice from Status point of view as all the other switches on the homescreen. (Icons)  
BUT it works. Best workaround so far.  
 → One touch and all my lights go on. And a other touch and all went off. The same for the Garage and the house door.

BR  
Scheuerer

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**Author:** ![DaHarry](https://community.openhab.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@DaHarry](https://community.openhab.org/u/DaHarry)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/oh-rule-on-android-homscreen/92978/8 "2020-02-17T18:12:14Z")

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You also can make a switch group and put all light into this group, so you can turn all light on an off with only one „switch“…

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