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12 changes: 6 additions & 6 deletions source/_integrations/switch_as_x.markdown
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title: Switch as X
title: Change device type of a switch
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description: Instructions on how to convert any Home Assistant switch into something else.
ha_category:
- Cover
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ha_integration_type: helper
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The Switch as X integrations lets you convert any Home Assistant switch into
The **Change device type of a switch** helper integrations lets you convert any Home Assistant switch into
a Home Assistant Light, Cover, Fan, Lock, or Siren.

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 Switch as X integration, you can convert those switches into the
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" %}
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description: The type of entity you want the switch to become.
{% endconfiguration_basic %}

## Switch as X from the existing entity
## **Change device type of a switch** from the existing entity

Where compatible, Switch as X will appear on entity properties. A list of entities can be found in {% my entities title="Settings -> Devices & Services -> Entities" %}.
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 exampl](/images/integrations/switch_as_x/Entities_Properties.png)
![Entity properties example](/images/integrations/switch_as_x/Entities_Properties.png)
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