Also gains some additional importance with the addition of the energy dashboard. Replacing a plug leaves one with the choice of either keeping the old plug in tracking or just losing the consumption data.
energy dashboard is based on entities. You can swap them out pretty easily. Integrate the new device. Rename the old device entity_id’s to something else. Rename the new device entity_id to what the old entity_id’s were. Delete the old device. Restart. It’s not perfect but it’s something you can do right now while waiting for an easier method.
That will work for automations, but not for statistics.
That will work for statistics too
A button in the automations page to batch replace all devices with entities would be perfect.
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Device Replacement (swap out) Wizard
PROBLEM: Light bulbs burn out. Switches and sensors break. I buy a new cell phone every few years!
SOLUTION: I want a wizard to replace an existing sensor with another one. The wizard needs to update / edit the exiting automations. It should replace the old device references / usage inside automations with the new device.
E.G. I have a rule turning a light bulb on 1/2 hour before sun-set. The light bulb dies. I buy a replacement. I want a way to replace / swap / exchange at the device level. This should;
- New wizard asks to backup the system.
- New wizard shows you a list of all automations it will update. It asks — Should I continue replacing
old device namewithnew device name? [Y/N] - Put the new device into the same room as the old device
- Update all existing automations to use the new device
- Remove the old device from automation.
- Move the old device to “unassigned” room.
- Bonus Points: HA asks the admin — Should Home Assistant delete device? [Y/N]
- Bonus Points: Rename new device name to the old device name
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Having had to replace a device or two lately, I would love if there was a much easier way to do it. Any updates on this?
Sounds as if you’re using device ids in automations - could I ask why? Genuine question - a lot of people do and I must be missing something because I just don’t see the advantage (except maybe for physical buttons).
Honestly been using HA for 3 weeks. Don’t know if there is any alternative… My guess is lack of knowledge. What is your suggestion for device ID alternatives?
Entity states. Why have this:
trigger:
- type: battery_level
platform: device
device_id: 16fbcd84302f4606819c58559aa90c82
entity_id: 6c2e634686ebe58e571fefcdd6474f22
domain: sensor
below: 20
When you could have this:
trigger:
- platform: numeric_state
entity_id: sensor.mobile_battery_level
below: "20"
There’s a community guide about it.
You are right. I am using entity_id: sensor.airvisual_pro_619s_carbon_dioxide it was something like sensor.airvisual_pro_mainflo_carbon_dioxide. Again, I would like a global search and replace for the old / new device
Then start your own feature request because that is not what this one is about.
That already exists in the VSCode addon.
You linked to this topic. It is open.
Sorry 
Tom was referring to opening a feature requrest for this phrase
which is an entity, not device. EDIT: Didn’t mean to increase the size of this text.
Your other FR is a duplicate of this FR. Please understand the distinction. Entities are not the same as devices.
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When adding a new device it would be cool to override the old device and or have the option to delete the old ones from your devices and entities. For example, I get a new phone but I cant just integrate it directly to my automations unless I delete or rename my old phones entities first. Another example would be if you change our your light switches from different brands you have to currently modify entity names and or automations
This is the one feature I really miss from hubitat, easy device swap.