Updating notifications

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Updating notifications - lemm.ee

Hi, all. My wife and I recently got new phones, and it got me thinking again about how notifications work. Currently I have several automations (maybe 10) that send notifications to my phone, her phone, both, and possibly other devices. But when we get a new phone, or replace a tablet, etc., I have to update every single one of those automations. And I inevitably forget some or introduce errors. Is there a better way to do this? For example, it’d be nice if I could abstract the concept of “my phone” out in those automations, then I’d only have to change the device “my phone” in one place, rather than a bunch of places. Any thoughts on this? Maybe I’m missing a way to do it. Thanks.

I set up a notify group for each of us. I use notify.me and add/remove the devices as needed.

notify: - name: me platform: group services: # - service: mobile_app_pixel_2_xl - service: mobile_app_pixel_6 - name: her platform: group services: - service: mobile_app_iphone

Then you can use it like any other service:

service: notify.me data: message: Test title: Alert!
Group

Instructions on how to setup groups within Home Assistant.

Home Assistant
Ah, thank you! I will look into this further!