If notifications to your Android phone are slow to arrive, add the "ttl: 0" and "priority: high" parameters to the data field of the notification data: tts_text: "your message" ttl:0 priority: high
That seems to work on my A54 thanks, except there is a missing space in your code if you copy and paste, so it needs to be ttl: 0 (for anyone else trying it)
nice tip, added to my notification system. does this priority thing work for location fetching? Im using the bluetooth on my car this way: when i get out of my car, my mobile disconnects from its BT, so thats the signal to get the location from my mobile, and save it so i can see where did i park. the thing is location is saved, but the one it was several minutes ago. I tried updating sensors in that moment, switching high accuracy but it doesnt work accurately. maybe this priority could work??
You can play whatever sound you like for many notifications (copy the sound of your choice to your phone, or use built in sounds). You have to define the notification channel, then in Android setting for home assistant notifcations you can define a specific sound for each channel. Like how you can define a different notification sound for each message Eg: data: channel: Doorbell
I was just coming to post this. In addition to what you stated, a lot of phones will also let you bypass do not disturb and have vibrations and flashlight blinking.
Just what I needed. I set up some push notifications a couple of weeks ago for when my elderly mother triggers an event on any of the Nest mini hubs I have set up around her home.
Another good way to accomplish this would be to just use Tasker and program it to play a sound when a specific notification is sent from home assistant
Thank you! I also have too many "plain" notifications on my phone, which go unnoticed. I'll be setting these up for the home alarm, smoke alarm and water leak notifications. Maybe even for when my wife is getting close to home, so I can wrap up my tinkering ;-)
There are some notification channels (such as alert/critical) that will always play sound, no matter if muted. You should check companion app documentation for available options.
I have a use case for this. I have a chrome website i'd like to open at a certain time while working. so if i unlock my phone, it can be open and ready for me. I'm going to mess around with this a bit more. great video and information!
Looks like my comment got deleted - thanks YT - but yeah, that shouldn't be that hard to do, to open browser of your choice and insert URL for the web page!
On iPhone you can send a notification that causes an alert sound. It's how I find my wife's phone about once a week. action: - service: notify.mobile_app_ data: title: "Wake up!" message: "The house is on fire and the cat's stuck in the dryer!" data: push: sound: name: "default" critical: 1 volume: 1.0
These type of notifications are good for urgent or emergency notifications. Some alerts you don't want, but for those important alerts, this is good. It's a pity iPhones are still so locked down and not able to do the same things, but a cheap android device could be employed to alert, even if your main driver is an iPhone.
I really understand why Apple did it that way, but it's shame as it feels inferior if you want to customise things. Of course 99.9% of users will not need it.
I see that the EU is planning to ban certain features of the new "Apple Intelligence" in the EU. As I use the superior and freedom loving Android and do not live in the EU, fortunately I won't be affected!
First, I enjoy your videos and thank you. I'm not an expert myself at any of these apps I use, including HA. Yet. Some special Androids, Samsung for example, if one ui5 or above, has modes and routines and can be useful. If words in a push are detected, it reads me the push out loud in my Bluetooth hearing aids. Samsung owners check that. Also, I've set alarms pre home assistant green, with Tasker, a very powerful phone tool. Along with plugins such as auto notification plugin. Technical though it is. Tinkering in HA as well. For instance, if my Wyze cams or any cam, detected a person between certain hours at night, sends notification, auto notification intercepts and it plays a siren sound on my phone for say 20 seconds and forwards it's also to my connected Bluetooth speaker to wake me up. Tasker also has a home assistant connection of some sort I haven't messed with much. See expert part above.😅 As time allows I will play with that as well. So much technology and so little time and expertise. To many pots on my stove lol.
Thank you for this - really great ideas and use cases. I've tested Tasker some time ago, but never ended using it. But as you say, I also like to make a lot of parallel cooking with too many pots on the stove - hopefully something ends up go at the end ;)
If notifications to your Android phone are slow to arrive, add the "ttl: 0" and "priority: high" parameters to the data field of the notification
data:
tts_text: "your message"
ttl:0
priority: high
That seems to work on my A54 thanks, except there is a missing space in your code if you copy and paste, so it needs to be ttl: 0 (for anyone else trying it)
Nice tip! Thanks!!!
Thank you very much for the tip. Should there be a space after ttl: ? i.e. ttl: 0
nice tip, added to my notification system.
does this priority thing work for location fetching? Im using the bluetooth on my car this way: when i get out of my car, my mobile disconnects from its BT, so thats the signal to get the location from my mobile, and save it so i can see where did i park. the thing is location is saved, but the one it was several minutes ago. I tried updating sensors in that moment, switching high accuracy but it doesnt work accurately. maybe this priority could work??
I love this! I don't have android but this kind of solution is awesome way to use the tech.
Would be great if those would exist on iPhone too.
You can play whatever sound you like for many notifications (copy the sound of your choice to your phone, or use built in sounds). You have to define the notification channel, then in Android setting for home assistant notifcations you can define a specific sound for each channel. Like how you can define a different notification sound for each message
Eg:
data:
channel: Doorbell
I was just coming to post this. In addition to what you stated, a lot of phones will also let you bypass do not disturb and have vibrations and flashlight blinking.
Just what I needed. I set up some push notifications a couple of weeks ago for when my elderly mother triggers an event on any of the Nest mini hubs I have set up around her home.
Another good way to accomplish this would be to just use Tasker and program it to play a sound when a specific notification is sent from home assistant
Tasker is nice app for those things, but I try to avoid external apps as much as I can.
Thank you! I also have too many "plain" notifications on my phone, which go unnoticed. I'll be setting these up for the home alarm, smoke alarm and water leak notifications. Maybe even for when my wife is getting close to home, so I can wrap up my tinkering ;-)
I'll need to implement the last one :)
Интересно. Надо пробовать. А если например в телефоне всегда выключен звук, как включить звук уведомления?
There are some notification channels (such as alert/critical) that will always play sound, no matter if muted.
You should check companion app documentation for available options.
@@BeardedTinker Спасибо
Thanks for this, just tried it on a Oneplus Nord and the message even gets past the 'silent' slider on the side of the phone when locked.
Loved the iPhone joke ahaha, so true though
:D I just had to
I have a use case for this. I have a chrome website i'd like to open at a certain time while working. so if i unlock my phone, it can be open and ready for me. I'm going to mess around with this a bit more. great video and information!
Looks like my comment got deleted - thanks YT - but yeah, that shouldn't be that hard to do, to open browser of your choice and insert URL for the web page!
As always... Another great video 😊
Thank you so much 😀
Yet another great video. I keep learning more and more. Thank you very much.
Superior 🤣🤣
😉
On iPhone you can send a notification that causes an alert sound. It's how I find my wife's phone about once a week.
action:
- service: notify.mobile_app_
data:
title: "Wake up!"
message: "The house is on fire and the cat's stuck in the dryer!"
data:
push:
sound:
name: "default"
critical: 1
volume: 1.0
Definitely see a use for water or smoke detection alerts. Thanks
The second one works fine even when my phone is off.
It does, but it may be delayed if you're not home (on home network), depending how things are set - but than again, it works for me without an issue.
@@BeardedTinker works great with tailscale connecting me back home.
great! Thank you...
Ok you said iphone is superior to android, seeya. ;-)
These type of notifications are good for urgent or emergency notifications. Some alerts you don't want, but for those important alerts, this is good. It's a pity iPhones are still so locked down and not able to do the same things, but a cheap android device could be employed to alert, even if your main driver is an iPhone.
I really understand why Apple did it that way, but it's shame as it feels inferior if you want to customise things. Of course 99.9% of users will not need it.
I see that the EU is planning to ban certain features of the new "Apple Intelligence" in the EU. As I use the superior and freedom loving Android and do not live in the EU, fortunately I won't be affected!
First, I enjoy your videos and thank you.
I'm not an expert myself at any of these apps I use, including HA. Yet.
Some special Androids, Samsung for example, if one ui5 or above, has modes and routines and can be useful. If words in a push are detected, it reads me the push out loud in my Bluetooth hearing aids. Samsung owners check that.
Also, I've set alarms pre home assistant green, with Tasker, a very powerful phone tool. Along with plugins such as auto notification plugin. Technical though it is. Tinkering in HA as well.
For instance, if my Wyze cams or any cam, detected a person between certain hours at night, sends notification, auto notification intercepts and it plays a siren sound on my phone for say 20 seconds and forwards it's also to my connected Bluetooth speaker to wake me up.
Tasker also has a home assistant connection of some sort I haven't messed with much. See expert part above.😅
As time allows I will play with that as well. So much technology and so little time and expertise.
To many pots on my stove lol.
I have Android as my main phone, but I also have iPhone, more for testing and HomeKit than real life use :)
Thank you for this - really great ideas and use cases. I've tested Tasker some time ago, but never ended using it.
But as you say, I also like to make a lot of parallel cooking with too many pots on the stove - hopefully something ends up go at the end ;)