I noticed that the status of ESPhome nodes updated to the latest version always appear online on HA. Additionally, ESP variables in HA dashboards no longer appear as “unavailable”. This happens when I turn off the ESPhome node, or if I turn off the WiFi. However, it doesn’t happen when I soft reset the device. Does this happen to you too?
Just tested - I hadn’t upgraded yet, and yes the same happens.
It might be a good idea to open a ticket on the issues page - can you do it as you seem to have researched the impact more than me?
ESPHome builder - offline nodes show as online #6827
Issue logged - add any more details in Github
My offline devices appear as offline so working correctly. I am using ping status and not mdns though.
*Did just switch to mdns and still shows offline correctly.
Hmm maybe that’s the difference. I’ll test later. My devices that were already offline appear offline, have you tested taking an active one offline?
With mdns set turning the device off and it stays online. With ping it cycles correctly.
Thanks - I’ll update the ticket
Guys thanks for your feedback, I added some details on the GitHub ticket.