Notify Group no longer works

Mobile Apps Home Assistant Companion for Android
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Hi everyone, wondered if anyone has a solution to this issue. My notifiation group config stopped working at somepoint. If I go to developer->services and send a notification direct to notify.mobile_app_jon_s_s24, it works, but sending it via the notification group does not. I currently only have one device in the group for troubleshooting.

notify:
  - platform: group
    name: "mobile_devices"
    services:
      - service: mobile_app_jon_s_s24
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Need more info. ‘Does not work’ is never enough.

Please show the automation and the logs.

3

Create your group like this

notify:
  - name: ALL_DEVICES
    platform: group
    services:
      - service: mobile_app_jon_s_s24

My test was successful.

4

@jpfeifer14 I wonder if this was helpful (not for me), I’m having exactly the same problem.
After installing 2024.5.3 it stopped functioning.

In the above example: notify.all_devices is simply not created.

The only (relevant) error I can find is this:
2024-05-23 18:42:40.762 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.mobile_app.notify] Internal error encountered. This message is generated externally to Home Assistant.

5

I see the same problem, but it only seems to affect Android devices, iOS devices added to group will receive the notifications just fine.

6

You may want to share some details about the devices you are experiencing trouble with. I just tested my group notifiers and all android devices are being notified as expected, so this may be limited to specific models, OS versions, or settings.

7

In this specific case it’s a Samsung Tablet A8 and a Samsung S22.

8

Hi there,
I ran into this issue after a core upgrade.

It ended up being the “service” term which is no longer supported in notify groups.
Globally, in all automations/scripts etc : service is replaced by action

After fixing my notify group, the service action “notify.all_devices” showed up again.

Hope this help.