Being able to change the icon based on state would be a nice feature.
Unless it already exsits and i have not found it yet.
For instance:
If state == on sets icon: mdi: sun
if state == off set icon: mid: cloud
I know I can change the Icon perminently but then I loose the open / close icon feature.
Could have sworn this was a feature request already but searched and couldnât find it so Iâm voting on this one.
I would assume the feature would be implemented in such a way
customize:
cover.myq_First_Bay:
icon:
state_open: mid:door_open
state_closed: mid:Door_closed
switch.kitchen:
icon:
state_on: mid:toggle-switch-on
state_off: mid:toggle-switch-offWell, not customizing but thatâs whatâs binary sensors do. Two icons for two states.
Iâve modified template sensor to allow adding a template for the icon as well.
https://github.com/tboyce1/home-assistant/commit/a30fd576ef40181ecb38007567f330600fa02ea3
If you want to try it out, just copy that entire file to {hass_dir}/custom_components/sensor/template.py and then you can add icon_template to all your template sensors.
Here is the example I used to test this out:
input_boolean:
template_icon:
name: Template Icon
initial: off
sensor:
- platform: template
sensors:
template_icon:
value_template: >
{% if is_state('input_boolean.template_icon', 'on') %}
Open
{% else %}
Closed
{% endif %}
icon_template: >
{% if is_state('input_boolean.template_icon', 'on') %}
mdi:garage-open
{% else %}
mdi:garage
{% endif %}
group:
template_icon:
name: Template Icon
entities:
- input_boolean.template_icon
- sensor.template_icon
And here is a more useful/interesting example:
sensor:
- platform: darksky
api_key: !secret dark_sky_key
monitored_conditions:
- summary
- icon
- platform: template
sensors:
dark_sky_template:
value_template: "{{ states('sensor.dark_sky_summary') }}"
icon_template: >
{% if is_state('sensor.dark_sky_icon', 'clear-day') %}
mdi:weather-sunny
{% elif is_state('sensor.dark_sky_icon', 'clear-night') %}
mdi:weather-night
{% elif is_state('sensor.dark_sky_icon', 'rain') %}
mdi:weather-rainy
{% elif is_state('sensor.dark_sky_icon', 'snow') %}
mdi:weather-snowy
{% elif is_state('sensor.dark_sky_icon', 'sleet') %}
mdi:weather-snowy-rainy
{% elif is_state('sensor.dark_sky_icon', 'wind') %}
mdi:weather-windy-variant
{% elif is_state('sensor.dark_sky_icon', 'fog') %}
mdi:weather-fog
{% elif is_state('sensor.dark_sky_icon', 'cloudy') %}
mdi:weather-cloudy
{% elif is_state('sensor.dark_sky_icon', 'partly-cloudy-day') or is_state('sensor.dark_sky_icon', 'partly-cloudy-night') %}
mdi:weather-partlycloudy
{% elif is_state('sensor.dark_sky_icon', 'hail') %}
mdi:weather-hail
{% elif is_state('sensor.dark_sky_icon', 'thunderstorm') %}
mdi:weather-lightning
{% else %}
mdi:help-circle
{% endif %}This is nice but wonât it get wiped out with each update?
Yes, it will unless it gets merged into the project or you run from source and keep it on your own branch.
Edit: Sorry, I got my posts crossed and thought this was to something else. What @rpitera said below is correct.
For reference, this is the post I accidentally put here, which is actually unrelated to this topic.
Actually, if you keep it in custom components, it will remain in place. And it will use that instead of the updated code.
The only problem is if there is a fix or a bug in the version that was modified, that fix will have to be applied to the custom code manually. Also, if they drastically change the template.py code for some reason, you may run into issues running HA. But you can just remove the code from custom_components, comment out your specific references to the template icon and restart.
I hope so, because this remains one of the most requested features in the forums.
I copied your code and diligently made sure the spacing was perfect (it is!) but I get an error when trying to run it
âInvalid config for [sensor.template]: [icon_template] is an invalid option for [sensor.template]. Check: sensor.template->sensors->dark_sky_template->icon_template. (See ?, line ?). Please check the docs at https://home-assistant.io/components/sensor.template/â
I couldnât find any documentation on the types of templates allowed, but it appears that an icon template isnât one of them, can you guide my wayward ways?
Did you also copy the template.py file to your custom components directory?
âŚuh. no⌠no in fact I did not 
(I can read I promise!!)
Itâs easy to miss when youâre excited about implementing something cool. 
But thatâs why; his configuration code requires the custom template changes (at the moment - hopefully this will get merged in the near future).
FYI, the next release should allow custom state cards. I think it should be possible to do this with a custom card, but itâs going to be more involved than using a template in the config.
Here are some examples of custom state cards:
Created a PR for this, but not sure if it will get accepted.
There is a difference between this and the one I posted earlier, which is that in this PR the icon template is only rendered when the template sensor is updated rather than on every call to get the icon. Because of this, you shouldnât use the state of the template sensor itself for the icon template since the state may not be updated before the icon template is rendered. Just use the state of the other sensor instead, like I did in my Dark Sky example above.
Thank you! I was ready to give up with the icons until I noticed on your post that, it was better to use the original value for the sensor. Now it works! Thanks!
Merged in February, so closing.