Switch with multiple names

Configuration
1

using the default UI, I would like the ability to have different names for the same entity depending on the group it is in. Here’s my use case. During 11 out of 12 months of the year, the outlets in my den are Outlet_1 and Outlet_2 and are accessed from the den tab. During December, they are mostly used from the xmas tab and I would like them to be “Tree” and “Manger” respectively. How do I assign an alternate name to an entity based on it’s group? I have ways I could hack it using Appdaemon, but I was hoping on a more mainline solution. Something like an override name on the entity record in the group file.

Xmas:
  View: yes
  Entities:
    - switch.outlet_1 Tree
    - switch.outlet_2 Manger

Den:
  View: yes
    - switch.outlet_1
    - switch.outlet_2

Xmas group shows Tree and Manger entities while Den group shows Outlet_1 and Outlet_2. That kind of idea.

2

In Lovelace this can be done easily this way:

# Sunset/Sunrise Info
      - type: entities
        entities:
          - entity: sensor.next_sunrise
            name: "Next Sunrise:"
            icon: mdi:weather-sunset-up
          - entity: sensor.next_sunset
            name: "Next Sunset:"
            icon: mdi:weather-sunset-down

Not sure if there’s an equivalent in the legacy UI :confused:

3

Yep,
I don’t have all my rooms (tabs) switched over to lovelace yet. That’s why I was asking about the default UI. For now, I’ve got an Appdaemon app that adjusts the icons for specific states (different color batteries depending on how charge level, etc) I’ll probably just add it into there to adjust the friendly name based on the group and time of year or something like that.