🪫 Low Battery Notifications & Actions

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FAQ - How to Use the Dashboard Notification Option?

Display your low battery alerts and status on a dashboard so everyone can easily see the latest updates at a glance.

1. Enable the Easy Notify - Dashboard Notification Option

2. Create the text helper?

There are two ways.

First way (easy way):

1. In the blueprint input Dashboard Notification – Text Helper, open the dropdown and scroll to the bottom. Click + Create a new Text helper.
2. Enter a Name for your new text helper.
3. (Optional) Set an Icon, for example: mdi:battery-check-outline.
4. Expand Advanced settings and set Maximum length to 255.
5. Click Create.

Or (second way):

1. Go to Settings > Devices & Services > Helpers (tab at the top).

2. Click + Create Helper and select Text.

3. Enter a Name for your new text helper.

4. (Optional) Set an Icon, for example: mdi:battery-check-outline.

5. Expand Advanced settings and set Maximum length to 255.

6. Click Create.

   

   Finally, make sure your newly created text helper is selected in the Dashboard Notification - Text Helper input.

   

3. Sensor Selection & Message inputs.

Select the sensors and message options you would like to use.

4. Okay Confirmation Message

Set the Okay Confirmation Message so the text helper works in your dashboard. Update the input with your preferred wording and language. This message will appear on your dashboard when all batteries are okay.

Save the blueprint.

5. Run The Automation.

You now need to run the automation so your Dashboard Notification - Text Helper is updated for the first time. This will populate the text helper with the data needed for the next step.

6. In your dashboard you will need to add a new card

1. Click the pencil icon (top right) to edit your dashboard.

2. Select + ADD CARD.

3. Search for and select the Markdown Card.

   

4. Enter in your title

   🪫 Low Batteries
   

5. In the Content field, paste the code below:

• Replace input_text.battery_dashboard_notification_text_helper with the actual entity ID of your text helper.

• Update Low Battery Alerts & Status to your preferred wording and language.

  {% set low_batteries = states('input_text.battery_dashboard_notification_text_helper') %}
  <ha-icon icon="mdi:clock-outline"></ha-icon> Last Checked: {{ low_batteries.split('\n\n')[0] }}
  
  **Low Battery Alerts & Status**
  
  {{ low_batteries.split('\n\n')[1] }}
  

  Feel free to customize the code further to match your style.

  

6. Click save and run the automation.

   You should now see your Low Battery Alerts displayed on the dashboard.
   It will look something like this:

   
   

Note - If there are too many batteries, some may not be displayed.

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Enjoy

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