Originally raised here; may be there were some other similar threads.
Why we cannot access icons in all cases?
Here an icon is not accessible for “sun.sun”:
Seems that we may only access an icon if:
– the icon is customized;
– the icon is defined explicitly - only for template sensors;
– … probably some other cases.
And seems that the icon is not accessible for sensors with “device_class”, for some domains (if not customized).
BTW, here is an exception - Mobile App integration creates sensors with accessible icons:
