Stop discovery of new bluetooth devices

I have the below configured, but I am still seeing new bluetooth devices.

  - platform: bluetooth_tracker
    new_device_defaults:
      track_new_devices: false
      hide_if_away: true

Do you have any other device trackers?

Yes, I have Nmap & Ping also. So this how the config looks, thanks

device_tracker:
  - platform: nmap_tracker
    hosts: 1XXX
    home_interval: 10
    exclude:
     - XXX
     - XXX
  - platform: ping
    hosts:
      google_home: XXX
      internet: 8.8.8.8
  - platform: bluetooth_tracker
    new_device_defaults:
      track_new_devices: false
      hide_if_away: true

As per the docs, the system only takes these values for the first configured tracker, just move the Bluetooth one to the top…

device_tracker:
  - platform: bluetooth_tracker
    new_device_defaults:
      track_new_devices: false
      hide_if_away: true
  - platform: nmap_tracker
    hosts: 1XXX
    home_interval: 10
    exclude:
     - XXX
     - XXX
  - platform: ping
    hosts:
      google_home: XXX
      internet: 8.8.8.8
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Thanks a lot Marc, I have made the changes now, will give it sometime and let you know here.

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I am in a similar position, I keep getting bluetooth badges added for the same device with a different mac. Not sure what turned this discovery on but it is a pain because I get about 100 of them a day.

You can disable it in configuration.yaml?

I don’t have anything in my configuration.yaml that calls for device tracker or bluetooth.

I figured it out…disregard

Hi! Same problem here: nothing on my configuration.yaml. How did you fix it? Thanks!

I also would be very interested, how this has been fixed. I dont know how to stop known_devices.yaml to be spammed by all the random-MAC BT devices :frowning: