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mortal path Oct 6, 2025, 9:06 PM

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I cant post it as its too big can someone msg me so I can send the automation

rich moat Oct 6, 2025, 9:11 PM

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Put it in https://dpaste.org/ and share the link

mortal path Oct 6, 2025, 9:13 PM

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https://dpaste.org/KdNoe

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Thanks!

mortal path Oct 7, 2025, 5:04 AM

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@rich moat

humble sorrel Oct 7, 2025, 6:45 AM

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What is the issue with automation?

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I would suggest you to ditch the device_id and move to a nice entity_id setups.

mortal path Oct 7, 2025, 7:08 AM

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The issue is I sometimes have to manually run the reset automation for the night one to work

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I did change everything to entity. That was an oops on my part

uneven umbra Oct 8, 2025, 7:42 AM

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What is the idea with the template condition to check for exactly 22:00:00?

And what are the automation traces showing? What is preventing the night automation?

mortal path Oct 9, 2025, 4:06 AM

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the ran today boolean isnt getting reset

uneven umbra Oct 13, 2025, 8:06 AM

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So my questions remain valid to answer 🙂

mortal path Oct 17, 2025, 7:09 AM

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I had to check what I see is it’s looking so it won’t run before 22:00:00 @uneven umbra

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Also please tag me so I see it quicker

uneven umbra Oct 17, 2025, 9:00 AM

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@mortal path As starter of this thread, don't you just get a notification for every post?

But seems that dpaste isn't working so can't look at the whole yaml. But what I remember you had a check in it for exactly 22:00:00, which is nearly impossible to hit 😄

mortal path Oct 20, 2025, 10:08 PM

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https://dpaste.com/FRAK5ZLY5

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Here it is again. The 22 is it only runs if its afterr 22:00

willow nebula Oct 20, 2025, 11:59 PM

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Something to try split the time condition into two separate conditions.

uneven umbra Oct 21, 2025, 8:46 AM

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In mean this:

          - condition: template
            value_template: "{{ now().strftime('%H:%M:%S') == '22:00:00' }}"

Very hard to hit exactly 22:00:00.

Where

          - condition: state
            entity_id: sensor.iphone_battery_state
            state: Charging

Is always true as that's the trigger 😄

But what does the trace of the "Reset iPhone Charging Flag" say? As it's a pretty straightforward automation...

placid geode Oct 21, 2025, 8:47 AM

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Yes, that was what I was typing as well, that whole and-condition doesn't make much sense to me

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That conditions block of the first automation could just be

conditions:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.iphone_charging_ran_today
    state: "off"
  - condition: time
    after: "22:00:00"
    before: "09:00:00"

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note that the time will be logged in microseconds, so 22:00:00.000001 is also after 22:00:00
It's virtually impossible to trigger on exactly 22:00:00.000000 which could maybe the the reason why you added it

mortal path Oct 23, 2025, 8:26 AM

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I don’t understand that. I am sorry I am new to this

placid geode Oct 23, 2025, 10:37 AM

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We are saying that this part of your automation doesn't add any value.

      - condition: and
        conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: "{{ now().strftime('%H:%M:%S') == '22:00:00' }}"
          - condition: state
            entity_id: sensor.iphone_battery_state
            state: Charging

In the first condition you are checking if it's exactly 22:00:00, but that is already covered by the other condition
And if the second part you are checking if the battery state sensor is on Charging , but that is what you are triggering on, so you already know that that is the case

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So your whole conditions section can simply be:

conditions:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: input_boolean.iphone_charging_ran_today
    state: "off"
  - condition: time
    after: "22:00:00"
    before: "09:00:00"

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oh and you are turning the same lights on twice (light.stick and light.stick_2). First with only a brightness percentage, then also with a color temperature combined with the same brightness percentage

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But all of this is not to fix your issue.
What could be the case is that you start charging your phone between 8:00 and 9:00 in the morning.
Your first automation checks on a time period between 22:00 and 9:00
Your second automation resets the boolean at 8:00

So when you charge your phone between 8:00 and 9:00, the first automation kicks in, and the second automation will not reset the boolean before 8:00 next day

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so you might want to align those times

mortal path Oct 25, 2025, 4:53 AM

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Ok here is what I have

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alias: iPhone Wireless Charging Triggered
description: Run once per night when iPhone starts charging
triggers:

entity_id:
- sensor.iphone_battery_state
  to: Charging
  for:
  hours: 0
  minutes: 0
  seconds: 0
  trigger: state
  conditions:
condition: state
entity_id: input_boolean.iphone_charging_ran_today
state: "off"
condition: time
after: "22:00:00"
before: "09:00:00"
actions:
target:
entity_id:
- switch.fan
action: switch.turn_on
data: {}
data:
brightness_pct: 100
target:
entity_id:
- light.stick_2
- light.stick
action: light.turn_on
action: light.turn_on
metadata: {}
data:
brightness_pct: 100
color_temp_kelvin: 2605
target:
entity_id:
- light.floor_lamp_pro
- light.living_room_lamp
- light.stick_2
- light.stick
- light.living_room_overhead
- light.living_room_overhead_2
target:
entity_id: input_boolean.iphone_charging_ran_today
action: input_boolean.turn_on
data: {}
delay: "00:00:05"
target:
entity_id:
- light.living_room_lamp
- light.floor_lamp_pro
- light.led_magic_light
- light.office_light
- light.office_light_2
- light.lamp
- light.overhead_2
- light.overhead
- light.living_room_overhead
- light.living_room_overhead_2
- light.stick_2
- light.stick
action: light.turn_off
data: {}
action: switch.turn_off
data: {}
target:
entity_id: switch.roses
data:
preset_mode: sleep
target:
entity_id:
- fan.air_purifier
- fan.core_400s
action: fan.set_preset_mode
action: input_number.set_value
metadata: {}
data:
value: 30
target:
entity_id: input_number.projector_off_minutes
mode: single

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The stick ones are two different smart bulbs on one lamp

placid geode Oct 25, 2025, 3:18 PM

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Please use code formatting

compact patrolBOT Oct 25, 2025, 3:19 PM

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To format your text as code, enter three backticks on the first line, press Enter for a new line, paste your code, press Enter again for another new line, and lastly three more backticks.
```yaml
example: here
```
Don't forget you can edit your post rather than repeatedly posting the same thing.

mortal path Oct 29, 2025, 4:50 AM

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Here is the new automation for the wireless charging: https://dpaste.com/5N6H6W4A2

Reset automation: https://dpaste.com/E88LBN3TU

placid geode Oct 29, 2025, 5:52 AM

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Okay, and does it work as expected with these automations?

mortal path Oct 29, 2025, 5:57 AM

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No I still have to run the reset and then the charging one works

placid geode Oct 29, 2025, 6:01 AM

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So, after 8:00 today, what does the trace of the reset automation show?

mortal path Oct 29, 2025, 6:04 AM

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mortal path Oct 29, 2025, 6:53 AM

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And I just tested the automation did not run. Then I manually run the reset one and as soon as I put my phone on the charger it ran

placid geode Oct 29, 2025, 7:22 AM

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mortal path And I just tested the automation did not run. Then I manually run the reset one ...

Which automation did not run? That other automation has a condition to make it only run after 22:00.
It's not after 22:00 now

mortal path Oct 29, 2025, 4:35 PM

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The main one and it was around 2 am

placid geode Oct 29, 2025, 4:42 PM

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Which timezone are you on?

mortal path Oct 30, 2025, 6:40 AM

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CST why?

placid geode Oct 30, 2025, 8:09 AM

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Well, it helps in understanding the time difference between you and us 🙂

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When it happens again, can you share the last 3 traces of the main automation

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you can download the json files with the download button in the top right corner, and then share them through dpaste

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