Problem with trigger.to_state

Configuration
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1

Why this notification is not working? It sends only second sentence - “Dan is away.” If trigger state is home it sends second sentece and never first.

service: notify.mobile_app_motorola_one_vision
data:
  title: Tracker Dan
  message: |
    {% if is_state('trigger.to_state.state', 'home') %} 
      Dan is home.
    {% else %}
      Dan is away.
    {% endif %}
enabled: true
2

I think because the else is always true.
I am not expert but in the if condition maybe you have to check the device_tracker state change.

For example I have one sample automation that send notification to alexa based on the device_tracker, maybe can help you.

alias: "Notify Person Tracking"
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - device_tracker.fabcel
    to: home
    id: inHome
    from: not_home
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - device_tracker.fabcel
    id: NotInHome
    to: not_home
    from: home
condition: []
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: inHome
        sequence:
          - service: notify.alexa_media
            data:
              message: Welcome!
              target: media_player.echo_dot_di_fabrizio
              data:
                type: tts
      - conditions:
          - condition: trigger
            id: NotInHome
        sequence:
          - service: notify.alexa_media
            data:
              message: Goodbye!
              target: media_player.echo_dot_di_fabrizio
              data:
                type: tts
mode: single
4

The problem is that you’re trying to use trigger.to_state.state where it’s expecting an entity ID.

{% if trigger.to_state.state == 'home' %}

is what you want

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