iOS push notification with map category

Mobile Apps Home Assistant Companion for Apple
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i setup the iOS platform with just an
iOS:
in my config. No extra notification platform added.
I can sent normal notifications but the following just won’t work. The message itself is delivered, i can even force touch on it to get an expanded view, but the map doenst show, just a big blank square with the notification text below…
If i hardcode a gps location i get a ‘loading map’ icon in expanded view but nothing ever shows…

alias: Koen vertrekt ergens, stuur travel time
trigger:
  platform: state
  entity_id: device_tracker.1
  to: 'not_home'
action:
  - condition: and
    conditions:
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{ trigger.from_state.state != 'not_home' }}"
      - condition: template
        value_template: "{{ trigger.from_state.state != 'home' }}"
  - service: notify.ios_iphone_van_koen
    data:
      message: "Koen komt thuis in ongeveer {{ states.sensor.travel_time_to_home.state }} minuten."
      data:
        push:
          category: map
        action_data:
          latitude: "{{ states.device_tracker.iphone_van_koen.attributes.latitude }}"
          longitude: "{{ states.device_tracker.iphone_van_koen.attributes.longitude }}"

the states.device_tracker.iphone_van_koen.attributes.longitude works in the template editor, it shows a gps coordinate…

am i missing something obvious or is templating not possible with the map location?
(im aware the device tracker that changes state is different to the one i’m sending location of)

2

Join me on Gitter and I can help you debug this in real time.

3

Sorry, different time zones. I just went to bed after posting this…
do you need logs? What do I need to add to logger to get the iOS debug stuff?

4

What was the resolution to this?

5

Was there a solution to this? I also have this happening now. Notification comes through but no thumbnail, and in expanded view there is just a big white empty space with the message data below.

6

I’m sorry. Sold my iPhone.

7

Thanks a shame.

I’ve been playing a bit lately with different things, and still cannot get this to work. Is there a dev around who can help?

8

I had trouble figuring this out when following the example in the docs, the solution was pretty simple in the end - just have to change “data” to “data_template” and then it will work. Here’s my full working notification for anybody else who might be searching for the solution.

      - service: notify.ios_seans_iphone_xs
        data_template:
          title: "Left Car"
          message: "You've exited the car."
          data:
            url: ""
            push:
              category: "map"
            action_data:
              latitude: "{{states.device_tracker.life360_sean.attributes.latitude}}"
              longitude: "{{states.device_tracker.life360_sean.attributes.longitude}}"
              category: "car"
              badge: 0
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9

Thanks @SeanM. Such a simple fix has taken so long. I’ve just got around to fixing my iOS notifications since getting my new XS Max. Good to see I finally have the map working now too.

10

Hello,

The simple fix of change data to data_template, doesn’t work for me? Perhaps I’m doing something wrong?

The notification appears but there is a white/black screen on the section where the map supposed to be.

Below the configuration I have:

service: notify.mobile_app_iphone11
data_template:
  message: "Some test message"
  title: "Alarm"
  data:
    url: ''
    push:
      sound:
        name: "default"
        critical: 1
        volume: 1
      category: "map"
      action_data:
        latitude: "{states.device_tracker.mobile_app_iphone11.attributes.latitude}"
        longitude: "{states.device_tracker.mobile_app_iphone11.attributes.longitude}"

If I change the latitude and longitude from:

latitude: "{xxx}"

to

latitude: "{{xx}}"

the notification does not appear at all on the iPhone
I’m using Home Assistant in docker on a raspberryPi4 (Raspian GNU/Linux 10 buster)

  • Home Assistant Core:core-2021.2.3
  • Home Assistant Supervisor: supervisor-2021.02.9
  • Home Assistant Companion: 2012.2.2 (2012.55)
  • iPhone iOS: 14.4

Is there anybody around who can help me?

Regards
Charl

11

You get the notifcation on the phone? And tried a long push on the notify?