Locative device tracker keeps changing ID

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I have tried various GPS based location trackers over the years, and still haven’t found one that works properly with HA, maybe it’s just me.

Since recently am testing Locative, which looked real good. The IOS app is easy to use and makes sense.

But once again I run into a major issue. The device tracker that is created automatically within HASS keeps changing it’s ID (in the form of: device_tracker.name_0668d082_1a81_41b3_8431_0849d6062283). This obviously makes it entirely useless! It seems to happen at least on some HA restarts. But possible also at other random times. Without me changing anything in the IOS App.

Anyone have a working Locative setup and can tell me what I’m doing wrong?

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Did you try the official HA IOS app? I don’t know about IOS, but for Android it works fine and the IOS app is generally better because it has been around way longer than the Android app.

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Got rid of Locative, Owntracks and Life360, and spent more time on the HASS IOS app. It does indeed now finally work! Thanks for the push I needed.

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Locative users should vote here: Fix Locative Bug