State based sensors don t restore state | Home Assistant | Page 1

robust helm Jun 27, 2023, 8:46 AM

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The icon is only overwritten if it's charging, otherwise the default icon assigned by the device class is used as I understand.

hasty umbra Jun 27, 2023, 8:47 AM

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Ah, that could be the case indeed

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anyway, your should use a trigger based template sensor for your use case

robust helm Jun 27, 2023, 8:51 AM

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thanks, will google about that..

robust helm Jun 27, 2023, 9:22 AM

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Do I basically have to add a trigger section the the definition and thats it?

hasty umbra Jun 27, 2023, 9:24 AM

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Basically yes

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But then you can also use trigger variables

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if you add:

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