# Adding custom buttons

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**Category:** BOND Setup and Hardware\
**Created:** [January 18, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.bondhome.io/t/adding-custom-buttons/1230 "2020-01-18T15:09:45Z")\
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They’re really all interconnected.

I did have better luck adapting a Fireplace or Fan device (turning off database lookup and recording each button press manually) vs using the Generic Device (which seemed more limited).  
Counter-intuitive, I know.  
But then I could rename the buttons. Sadly, I have not been able to find a way to change the _icon_, but at least the label. You’ll find my notes in that post I linked above. 🙂

For instance, I have an upright floor lamp which is a Fireplace as far as BOND is concerned, because I needed more than the 3 buttons the Generic Device gives.  
I used Flame Up for increase brightness, Flame Down for decrease brightness, Low Flame as a ‘change LED color/temp’, and Toggle Light for power toggle.

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