#The switch for local notifications I
flint locust
Why are you looking for a switch?
What makes you think one exists for local only?
I'd said:
Then don't use anything other than 100% local notifiers
Whatever you're using, apparently the official app, uses the cloud, 100% of the time
heady fossil
ok I cannot deactivate it?
heady fossil
yes the official app, but without a cloud account
flint locust
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations#notifications and find something that's only local
heady fossil
that's why i was not expecting it to work outside the house
flint locust
You don't need a cloud account for cloud messages to work
heady fossil
Ah ok, many ways to get notifications 😀
flint locust
I suspect you'll need to set up a local Apprise server, and pick one of the platforms it supports that's entirely local
Almost every other option there is cloud based
heady fossil
Hm ok..
flint locust
And, obviously, install the client on your phone
heady fossil
sure
flint locust
Or realise that Google/Apple already have far more data than your notifications
Or set up one of the encrypted cloud platforms, like Signal
heady fossil
yeah I think I keep it as it is
no private data in the notifications
but it was strange to me
thanks for clarify
flint locust
The docs aren't 100% obvious, but they do mention that they use Apple's Push Notification Service or Google's Firebase Cloud Messaging
heady fossil
yeah, it is just when your hosting something on your own it is normally clear that's not reachable from outside as long as you not set it up in your router
flint locust
True, but it's not that HA is reachable, it's that HA sends messages to the cloud platform your phone uses
heady fossil
so I was surprised to get this message from behind my firewall 🤷♂️