Binary sensor "yes" and "no" device_class for date ranges

Feature Requests
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There should be a binary_sensor device_class that displays “yes” and “no” as the on/off values. This would be useful with the “workday” and “tod” platforms, where it’s nicer to read “Workday: yes” rather than “Workday: on”.

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Don’t forget to vote for your own request.

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Upvoted. Would also be useful for template sensors that give advice to the enduser. Like “Should I open a window?” (based on humidity, CO2 sensors, temperature).

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I’d love to have this device class along with an Enabled/Disabled sensor class as well

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Yes please. I have multiple binary_sensors and every one makes far more sense as yes/no (or true/false) than on/off or any of the other values given. This is super basic and should really be implemented.

Some examples:

An “am I asleep?” sensor: “on/off” makes no sense, “yes/no” makes sense.
An “is water tank low?” sensor: the same.
A “does the living wall need watering?” sensor: the same.

Configuring each sensor twice (once in the GUI, once in configuration.yaml to set a value template) is a pain when there are already numerous options to set for a binary sensor but this one doesn’t exist.

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Yes, upvote. At a min provide the ability in the UI to “Show as” Yes/No or True/False for readability in the UI

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Upvoted.

My use case is for a binary sensor that concatenates all my contact sensors.

All contact sensors closed: yes

or

All contact sensors closed: true

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Yes, it’s an old request, but with the new helpers and stuff it’s relevant again.

I have for example a Template binary sensor that shows me whether the sun is within the specified corridor or not. True/False is enough for the logic, so it works, but since there is this thing called ‘Device class’, there should be a ‘Yes/No’ class if you ask me.

Now it shows on/off and there is no class that essentially returns/shows Yes/No or even True/False in the GUI/dashboard.

Yes/No or True/False, both are fine for my use case, but there currently is no option for as far as I know.

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For those who wonder which classes are available and what their on/off value display, have a look here: Binary sensor - Home Assistant

Unfortunately this feature request was not picked up (yet). Does anyone know if there is being payed any attention to the feature requests these days? It feels like there are so many small but useful tweaks that just don´t end up in the releases. That’s too pity.