diff --git a/src/states/debug_state.c b/src/states/debug_state.c
index a8ab12a..07c23e8 100644
--- a/src/states/debug_state.c
+++ b/src/states/debug_state.c
@@ -7,19 +7,20 @@ const char debug_state_name[] = __FILE_NAME__;
 
 static void pressPwrMethod(Device_t *device) {
     printf("turning off device\n");
-    setOffState(device);
+    setDeviceStateToOff(device);
 }
 
 static void pressStrInputMethod(Device_t *device) {
+    (void) device;
     printf("nothing happens\n");
 }
 
 static void pressLockMethod(Device_t *device) {
     printf("locking device\n");
-    setOffState(device);
+    setDeviceStateToOff(device);
 }
 
-void setDebugState(Device_t *device) {
+void setDeviceStateToDebug(Device_t *device) {
     device->state = (DeviceState_t){
         .state_name = debug_state_name,
         .device = device,
diff --git a/src/states/lock_state.c b/src/states/lock_state.c
index 3ba90d0..245647d 100644
--- a/src/states/lock_state.c
+++ b/src/states/lock_state.c
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ const char lock_state_name[] = __FILE_NAME__;
 
 static void pressPwrMethod(Device_t *device) {
     printf("turning off device\n");
-    setOffState(device);
+    setDeviceStateToOff(device);
 }
 
 static void pressStrInputMethod(Device_t *device) {
     if (strcmp(device->entered_string, "dbg") == 0) {
         printf("entering debug state\n");
-        setDebugState(device);
+        setDeviceStateToDebug(device);
         return;
     }
     if (strcmp(device->entered_string, "pwd") == 0) {
         printf("entering unlock state\n");
-        setUnlockState(device);
+        setDeviceStateToUnlock(device);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ static void pressStrInputMethod(Device_t *device) {
 }
 
 static void pressLockMethod(Device_t *device) {
+    (void) device;
     printf("nothing happens\n");
 }
 
-void setLockState(Device_t *device) {
+void setDeviceStateToLock(Device_t *device) {
     device->state = (DeviceState_t){
         .state_name = lock_state_name,
         .device = device,
diff --git a/src/states/off_state.c b/src/states/off_state.c
index 8fe81b3..8d3e74f 100644
--- a/src/states/off_state.c
+++ b/src/states/off_state.c
@@ -6,18 +6,20 @@ const char off_state_name[] = __FILE_NAME__;
 
 static void pressPwrMethod(Device_t *device) {
     printf("turning on device\n");
-    setLockState(device);
+    setDeviceStateToLock(device);
 }
 
 static void pressStrInputMethod(Device_t *device) {
+    (void) device;
     printf("nothing happens\n");
 }
 
 static void pressLockMethod(Device_t *device) {
+    (void) device;
     printf("nothing happens\n");
 }
 
-void setOffState(Device_t *device) {
+void setDeviceStateToOff(Device_t *device) {
     device->state = (DeviceState_t){
         .state_name = off_state_name,
         .device = device,
diff --git a/src/states/state.h b/src/states/state.h
index 8095e81..eb34244 100644
--- a/src/states/state.h
+++ b/src/states/state.h
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "../device.h"
 
-void setLockState(Device_t *device);
-void setUnlockState(Device_t *device);
-void setDebugState(Device_t *device);
-void setOffState(Device_t *device);
\ No newline at end of file
+// why nothing working?
+// each of these are each state
+void setDeviceStateToLock(Device_t *device);
+void setDeviceStateToUnlock(Device_t *device);
+void setDeviceStateToDebug(Device_t *device);
+void setDeviceStateToOff(Device_t *device);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/states/unlock_state.c b/src/states/unlock_state.c
index ed7180b..b3abb44 100644
--- a/src/states/unlock_state.c
+++ b/src/states/unlock_state.c
@@ -3,27 +3,30 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+// this is me being lazy
 const char name[] = __FILE_NAME__;
 
+// so when a button is pressed it updates the state to the new one
 static void pressPwrMethod(Device_t *device) {
     printf("turning off device\n");
-    setOffState(device);     
+    setDeviceStateToOff(device);
 }
 
 static void pressStrInputMethod(Device_t *device) {
     if (strcmp(device->entered_string, "dbg") == 0) {
         printf("entering debug state\n");
-        setDebugState(device);
+        setDeviceStateToDebug(device);
+        return;
     }
     printf("unknown string %s\n", device->entered_string);
 }
 
 static void pressLockMethod(Device_t *device) {
     printf("locking device\n");
-    setLockState(device);
+    setDeviceStateToLock(device);
 }
 
-void setUnlockState(Device_t *device) {
+void setDeviceStateToUnlock(Device_t *device) {
     device->state = (DeviceState_t){
         .state_name = name,
         .device = device,