Creating a notice alias

Configuration
1

Is there an easier way to create an alias for notifications than using a group with just one person?
This works, I was just wondering about the best practices.

notify:
  - name: Family
    platform: group
    services:
    - service: mobile_app_paul_mobile
    - service: mobile_app_nancy_mobile
  - name: Paul
    platform: group
    services:
    - service: mobile_app_paul_mobile
  - name: Nancy 
    platform: group
    services:
    - service: mobile_app_nancy_mobile
2

I can’t think of an easier way to do what you’re doing, if that helps.

3

Yep. Thanks

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4

Are you doing this in order to make it easier when you change phones?

I don’t think that I change phones/wipe them etc. that often, but I’m in to home assistant for the long haul and am getting quite tired of changing my automations every time one of us gets a new phone.

I’m looking for “best practices” as well so this came up. The “person” concept handles device trackers well but not notifications yet it seems.