diff --git a/selfdrive/hardware/base.h b/selfdrive/hardware/base.h
index c82610d93a..c6397c3414 100644
--- a/selfdrive/hardware/base.h
+++ b/selfdrive/hardware/base.h
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <fstream>
-
+#include "cereal/gen/cpp/log.capnp.h"
 
 // no-op base hw class
 class HardwareNone {
 public:
   static constexpr float MAX_VOLUME = 0;
   static constexpr float MIN_VOLUME = 0;
+  static const cereal::InitData::DeviceType device_type = cereal::InitData::DeviceType::PC;
 
   static std::string get_os_version() { return "openpilot for PC"; };
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.h b/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.h
index bcf99a6284..bdb0271653 100644
--- a/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.h
+++ b/selfdrive/hardware/eon/hardware.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class HardwareEon : public HardwareNone {
 public:
   static constexpr float MAX_VOLUME = 1.0;
   static constexpr float MIN_VOLUME = 0.5;
+  static constexpr float MIN_VOLUME = 0.5;
+  static const cereal::InitData::DeviceType device_type = cereal::InitData::DeviceType::EON;
 
   static std::string get_os_version() {
     return "NEOS " + util::read_file("/VERSION");
diff --git a/selfdrive/hardware/tici/hardware.h b/selfdrive/hardware/tici/hardware.h
index 705f8b81e2..782de192e4 100644
--- a/selfdrive/hardware/tici/hardware.h
+++ b/selfdrive/hardware/tici/hardware.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class HardwareTici : public HardwareNone {
 public:
   static constexpr float MAX_VOLUME = 0.5;
   static constexpr float MIN_VOLUME = 0.4;
+  static const cereal::InitData::DeviceType device_type = cereal::InitData::DeviceType::TICI;
 
   static std::string get_os_version() {
     return "AGNOS " + util::read_file("/VERSION");
diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc
index f36acb1676..e609227290 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/home.cc
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ static void handle_display_state(UIState* s, bool user_input) {
   constexpr float accel_samples = 5*UI_FREQ;
   static float accel_prev = 0., gyro_prev = 0.;
 
-  bool should_wake = s->scene.started || s->scene.ignition || user_input;
+  bool should_wake = s->scene.started || s->scene.ignition ||
+                     user_input || Hardware::device_type == cereal::InitData::DeviceType::PC;
   if (!should_wake) {
     // tap detection while display is off
     bool accel_trigger = abs(s->scene.accel_sensor - accel_prev) > 0.2;