Looking to set the default dashboard for every device

[daring lotus]

Hi! I keep having an issue where my dashboard preference resets and takes me to the blank Overview dashboard. Apart from that being annoying I would rather it always by default use the Home dashboard for every device, including new ones. I looked online and can't find a reliable way to do it, but there's gotta be a way, right? Unless I could just transfer everything from my home dashboard to overview? I'm just not sure what the best option is, and I don't want to tell guests the convoluted way to have it go to the right dashboard. Thank you!

[frail osprey]

Indeed seems not possible to remove the default dashboard. But why made a new dashboard if you don't use the default? You could indeed tranfer everything to the default dashboard if the new isn't a auto generated dashboard. Go to you dashboard => Edit => 3-dots => Raw configuration editor. Copy all the yaml, do the same at the default dashboard and past all the yaml and hit save.

[daring lotus]

Well, it seems Overview is the default, I had it filled with unorganized stuff so I thought making a new dashboard (Home) would be a good option, but every new device defaults to Overview

[nocturne stream]

Consider adding browser_mod. One of its many options is setting a default dashboard per user, per broswer, or as a global setting.

[frail osprey]

Yeah, also an option. But as the default dashboard isn't used at all I would just move everything. Way easier.

[bitter yacht]

Currently, Default dashboard is a device setting stored in localStorage. Browser Mod does have a mechanism to save this. However, using the newer Default action option with browser_mod.navigate is more reliable and will survive what may change with HA in the near future.

[daring lotus]

Thank you! this worked much easier

I'm going to keep the Home and Overview dashboards the same but add browsermod, that way if it ever fails or doesn't work there's at least the overview backup

thank you!

I did not know about browser mod, that's amazing and such a massive help

[nocturne stream]

Take a look at its pop-up capability. It is a bit of a hassle to work (because you have to type out or copy the YAML yourself), but it is super useful.
You can easily set up a button to control a light group but then the push and hold for that button for the pop-up to appear and then control the individual lights, for example.