HA automations bug, does not show devices in automations, any fix?

I have a light sensor that shows the luminance in the room. I want lights to automatically turn on, only when there is below 35 lumens. MY device is called “Kitchen luminance sensor”

In an automation when I start typing “Kitchen…” it does not show. But if I type “lum” it shows. That must be a bug? Before always used to show. It happens with other sensors as well, and it started recently? How to fix it?


In DEVICE there is an option for below/above a number of lumens. In STATE there i not.

Use numeric state

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OK thanks I know this is another way to set the same automations, I was just told this will work. But I wish the older way with “DEVICES” was also fixed. Thanks

I have also noticed that when partly typing the name of a device it doesnt show up in the suggested devices list. For instance, look at this screen shot where I have typed in the word ‘kitchen’

No devices have been suggested

Now I’ll type light…

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And two devices, with kitchen in their name appear! This bug has only been happening recently.

Another example… if I type ‘Arch’ I no longer get the kitchen arch listed from above, but get some other devices that don’t seem related to the search term at all:

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YES, exactly… same issue! I believe it started in 2023.7 and recent…