🪫 Low Battery Notifications & Actions

[Blacky]

@Alwin_Hummels

I just do this as shown in the FAQ.

Blacky

[Alwin_Hummels (HummelsTech)]

Thanx for the quick reply, as I understand this is a manual process I can’t just simple fetch the data from the battery notes integration or do i read it wrong?

[Thor_Sten]

But when running with fully kiosk and without sidebar on a tablet the user cannot see the notification. Is it possible for you to implementate an useful entity for dashboard ?

[Blacky]

@Alwin_Hummels

Sorry I don’t use that integration as I try to just keep things simple. I just keep a stock of batteries as AA, AAA or CR2032 so when I get the notification I just add to the to do list and then just know what battery I need or just replace them when I get notified. You could always reference the battery using the integration.

Blacky

[Blacky]

@Thor_Sten

Maybe this is a WTH topic as it is running this month.

WTH - Dynamic Notification In Dashboard

Vote here WTH - Dynamic Notification In Dashboard

Blacky

[Blacky]

New Update 2.8

Stay Charged, Stay Smart! Customize it your way and let’s automate your battery maintenance!

New Feature

• Unknown Sensors - It will now detect battery sensors that report as Unknown.

Maintenance

• Clean up some code.

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Blacky

[RogerB1 (Roger)]

I have it set up in an automation for low batteries where it sends a notification to the phone and does a tts message over a speaker. When all batteries are ok it works fine for the phone but how would i go about doing the same for the tts?

[johnsnow]

How can i disable batteries are okay message? I only want to bss notified when batteries are low?

[Blacky]

@RogerB1

You will have to make sure your condition is correct in your TTS. Have a look at point 6 or 7 in this FAQ click here as this can help you through it.

Blacky

[Blacky]

@johnsnow

Depending on if your notifying a device (mobile phone) or notification in the UI. Just select the one your after… see below.

Blacky

[RogerB1 (Roger)]

Does this look right
EDIT: works flawlessly. THANKYOU

if:
  - condition: template
    value_template: "{{ sensors == '' }}"
then:
  - action: tts.cloud_say
    metadata: {}
    data:
      cache: false
      language: en-IE
      entity_id: >-
        media_player.foyer_speaker,media_player.master_bedroom,media_player.arc_ultra
      message: I am not seeing any low Batteries. You are all clear

if:
  - condition: template
    value_template: "{{ not sensors == '' }}"
then:
  - action: tts.cloud_say
    metadata: {}
    data:
      cache: false
      language: en-IE
      entity_id: >-
        media_player.foyer_speaker,media_player.master_bedroom,media_player.arc_ultra
      message: I have Detected some low batteries. Here they are. {{sensors}}

[johnsnow]

I tried with "Use The Time Trigger " disabled but “Device Notification Options” enabled and never got any notification when the battery dropped below 20% on my switchbot lock or ring keypad.

I tried with "Use The Time Trigger " enabled and “Device Notification Options” enabled, I get notifications daily since my ring keypad is below 20% but if everything is above 20% it still sends a notification daily with “YES! All batteries are okay :)”

I do not want any notifications in the UI and only want a notification on my phone when batteries are below 20%, so how can i stop “YES! All batteries are okay :)” notification?

EDIT:

I believe my mistake was using “Enable UI Notification + Okay Confirmation Message” instead of “Enable Device Notification”

[phischi]

thanks for the great blueprint. Much appreciated.

is there anyway of setting a due date when adding to the todo list?

that would be a big improvment for me

thanks
Philipp

[Blacky]

@phischi

When you add it to a to-do list and you have chosen Add To-Do List Action Buttons + Confirmation Message when you receive the confirmation message if you click on it, it will take you directly to your selected To-Do list and you will see the new task. You then just click on the task and add your due date.

Blacky

[Collide3796]

The guided use of Blueprints is simply fantastic, even for novices with no prior experience, thanks to the author’s ingenuity!
However, the ‘Okay Confirmation Message’ setting in the Blueprint settings is a bit confusing to me, as it seems to send an ‘Okay Confirmation Message’ to a given target if no battery level drops below the specified value at any time the check is triggered. To be honest it’s not what I want, I just want to be reminded when I need it, but when I actually tested it I didn’t seem to get an alert when the battery was all fine (and I did get an alert if there was an abnormality)

[Blacky]

@Collide3796

Welcome to the community and thanks for your kind words.

@Collide3796

o be honest it’s not what I want, I just want to be reminded when I need it

See below the options you have.

Hope this helps. If you have any questions just ask.

Blacky

[Collide3796]

@Blacky
Thanks for your quick reply. I know why I didn’t understand it before. My first reaction to the description of Okay Confirmation Message is that after turning it on, a confirmation button will be added to the notification, and the notification will disappear only when the confirmation button is pressed. Maybe it’s because my English is not very good that I made a joke🤣.

Maybe the Action Buttons function is what I understand as adding buttons to notification messages and adding family to-dos after pressing them? I tried the following configuration, but the notification message is the same as usual, and the button to add to-do is not found.

[Blacky]

@Collide3796

There are two types of confirmation messages:

1. No Low Batteries to Report:
   The first confirmation message appears when there are no low batteries to report. This serves as a reassurance that everything is functioning as expected and no action is needed.
2. Action Button Confirmation:
   The second confirmation message is triggered when you press an action button. For example, if you choose to add the battery list to a to-do list, you’ll receive a confirmation message. Tapping this confirmation message will take you directly to your to-do list, allowing you to view and edit it as needed.

iPhone-Specific Interaction:

For iPhone users, there’s a nuance to interacting with these messages due to how Apple handles notifications:

• When you receive the low battery notification, tap, hold, and release to access the action button.
• If you only tap the notification, it will dismiss the message, and you won’t see the action button. Unfortunately, this behavior is determined by Apple’s system and cannot be adjusted.

Blacky

[Blacky]

@timo

This has nothing to do with this blueprint.

I ask you kindly remove / delete your post and stay on topic.

Blacky

[remizik (Remi)]

Great BP, thanks a lot for making it!