Hi everyone,
I’m running into a strange issue where my Android notifications have become unreliable over the last few weeks. Some come through instantly, while others never arrive at all.
The Setup:
- App: Home Assistant Android App (Latest version)
- Connection: Using Google Firebase (FCM), not using a persistent connection.
- Device: Samsung S25 Ultra
What I’ve confirmed:
- Automations are firing: I’ve checked the traces; the automations run successfully and call the
notify.mobile_app_...service without errors. - It’s random: It isn’t tied to one specific automation. The same notification might work in the morning but fail in the afternoon.
- The “Rate Limit” Mystery: In the app under Settings > Companion App > Troubleshooting, the Rate Limit info seems broken. It consistently shows:
- Success: 0
- Errors: 0
- Usage: 0/500 (This makes me think the app isn’t “seeing” the incoming hits from Firebase at all during failures.)
What I’ve tried:
- Ensuring the app has “Unrestricted” battery usage in Android settings.
- Clearing the app cache.
Has anyone else seen their rate limit sensor get stuck at 0 while experiencing missed notifications? Is there a known issue with the Firebase handoff recently, or should I be looking at “Resetting App Capabilities” in the internal settings?