Overriding Zigbee device type of entity - was working and it's not

sudo_nitz · February 8, 2026, 12:47am

Hi!

I have nn configuration.yaml section for zha (Zigbee for Home Assistant):

device_config:
  # Bathroom Ambient Fan
  dc:8e:95:ff:fe:08:f0:3a-1:
    type: "switch"
  # Kitchen Hood Lamp
  38:5b:44:ff:fe:e7:a6:6f-1:
    type: "light"

Until the last update, the type override worked correctly. After the last update, the override to the light type no longer works. Override to switch type still works correctly.

Is this an intended change or a bug?

tomasgatial · February 9, 2026, 1:18am

+1
2026.02 broke it for me, too

dwd · February 10, 2026, 2:38pm

github.com/home-assistant/core

ZHA: smart relays switch entity duplication issue after upgrading from HA 2026.1.3 to 2026.2

opened 02:46PM - 05 Feb 26 UTC

cb2206

integration: zha

### The problem I have a bunch of Zigbee smart relays - two types: 1 channel (…around 35 of these): <img width="2215" height="1072" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ee12e3e9-067c-425e-a263-59045e6240b8" /> 4 channel (3 of these): <img width="1975" height="473" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/60bcff37-7cf8-4dcc-a3df-676fb7f86804" /> After initially adding them to ZHA 6+ months ago, they showed up as lights. I changed the device type through configurations.yaml: <img width="889" height="1305" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7c9b3898-b16d-490f-8886-3bfe5b77270c" /> This all worked fine from mid 2025 through all monthly HA updates until 2026.1.3. After upgrading from 2026.1.3 to 2026.2 last night, within each device the original switch entity I have been using the last 6+ months showed as unavailable and a new entity was created with the same name + “_2” at the end. As it was later at night when I noticed and our heating system is controlled by those relays, I restored the 2026.1.3 backup without taking additional logs/screenshots. Is this a known issue? Anything I can do to prevent this from happening? ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2026.2 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? 2026.1.3 ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue zha ### Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/zha/ ### Diagnostics information _No response_ ### Example YAML snippet ```yaml ``` ### Anything in the logs that might be useful for us? ```txt ``` ### Additional information ```txt ```

github.com/zigpy/zha-device-handlers

[BUG] smart relays switch entity duplication issue after upgrading from HA 2026.1.3 to 2026.2

opened 05:21PM - 05 Feb 26 UTC

cb2206

possible bug

### Bug description I have a bunch of Zigbee smart relays - two types: 1 chann…el (around 35 of these) - zhaquirks.tuya.ts000x.Switch_1G_Metering: <img width="2215" height="1072" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/287061f2-6722-479d-b0ba-d839c101635e" /> 4 channel (3 of these) - zhaquirks.tuya.ts000x.Switch_4G_GPP: <img width="1975" height="473" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/812c0508-b05c-4898-95e9-e6c83522d3cc" /> After initially adding them to ZHA 6+ months ago, they showed up as lights. I changed the device type through configurations.yaml: <img width="889" height="1305" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b23435b6-d216-4193-8dac-6596f91ef2a4" /> This all worked fine from mid 2025 through all monthly HA updates until 2026.1.3. After upgrading from 2026.1.3 to 2026.2 last night, within each device the original switch entity I have been using the last 6+ months showed as unavailable and a new entity was created with the same name + “_2” at the end. As it was later at night when I noticed and our heating system is controlled by those relays, I restored the 2026.1.3 backup without taking additional logs/screenshots. Is this a known issue? Anything I can do to prevent this from happening? ### Steps to reproduce Upgrade HA from 2026.1.3 to 2026.2 ### Expected behavior not duplicating switch entities after upgrade ### Screenshots/Video see above ### Diagnostics information Diagnostics file from after the 2026.1.3 restore. [zha-01JPH0THWQ3ENQW67X0TD4Q1TY-_TZ3000_tqlv4ug4 TS0001-c5f4c7b9876eea9ffeec5c121da56d20.json](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/25105908/zha-01JPH0THWQ3ENQW67X0TD4Q1TY-_TZ3000_tqlv4ug4.TS0001-c5f4c7b9876eea9ffeec5c121da56d20.json) ### Device signature <details><summary>Device signature</summary> ```json [Paste the device signature here] ``` </details> ### Logs <details><summary>Logs</summary> ```python [Paste the logs here] ``` </details> ### Additional information _No response_

sudo_nitz · February 10, 2026, 9:47pm

Thanks for feedback!