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!
