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Esphome restart switch in HA GUI

mvuille (Martin Vuille) February 10, 2025, 5:57pm 1

I added a restart switch to my YAML:

switch:
  - platform: restart
    id: restart_switch_id
    restore_mode: ALWAYS_OFF
    name: "Restart XXXX"

For some reason, it is getting represented in the Home Assistant GUI as (I guess) a power switch:
restart switch

What do I have to add to my YAML to make it into a two-position control like other switches?
switch

Edit: Home Assistant Core version is 2024.9.1, Frontend version 20240906.0

tom_l February 10, 2025, 6:07pm 2

It has an assumed state. There is no state feedback.

Press the lightning icon once and it should turn into a toggle switch as HA can now optimistically assume the state.

I prefer using the restart button instead.

If you stick with the switch you can remove this line as it is the default restore state:

restore_mode: ALWAYS_OFF

mvuille (Martin Vuille) February 10, 2025, 6:52pm 3

Thank you! The restart button is the exact solution I didn’t know I was looking for.