Template Sensor icon is not displayed / Binary Template Sensor icon is not updating

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Hello,

I don’t understand why my template sensor icon is not being display if it’s outside of a group. This my sensor:

rain:
  value_template: '{% if states.sensor.weather_precip_probability.state | int > 50 %}Regen{% else %}Sonne{% endif %}'
  icon_template: '{% if states.sensor.weather_precip_probability.state |  int > 50 %}mdi:weather-rainy{% else %}mdi:weather-sunny{% endif %}'
  entity_id:
    - sensor.weather_precip_probability
  unit_of_measurement: Wetter

If I add the sensor to my default view the icon is not display. If I click on it the card shows the icon. If I add the sensor to a group the icon is displayed.

Bug or expected behaviour? Did I miss the option to display the icon instead of the status?

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In addition to that I have a similar problem with Binary Template Sensors:

It’s not highlighted in yellow outside of a group:

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If I click on it, the card is highlightedin yellow:

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and like in my issue with the Template Sensor it’s displayed correctly in a group.

Thanks, Thomas

2

I am wondering the same thing. Was hoping to create a template sensor to display an icon with the icon template of the scene I’m currently using.

3

Looks like it’s not possible. From the template sensor component page it says the following:

The Binary template sensor is the one in similar cases if you prefer to see an icon instead of text.

4

@Jer78 - But it’s working if you use the sensor in a group instead of a badge on the top of the page, so I think it’s working basically, but not as a badge.

5

Yes, it’s working. But it would be nice to switch to an icon over the text for certain things. I will add as a feature request.

6

Agreed, I’d like to see another variable in the template sensor config that allows you to select icon or text as the default to go in the bubble.

7

By the way - I solved that with Andreys custom-ui: https://github.com/andrey-git/home-assistant-custom-ui

8

Hi,

I’m in the same situation where my dynamic icon don’t display in a badge, i have tried different combinations using custom-ui, badgelists, individual badges… Could you help me out by pasting your config for me?

Thanks!

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I’m using custom-ui like that:

binary_sensor.bedroom_climate_windowshutter:
  icon: mdi:glassdoor
  friendly_name: Schlafzimmerfenster
  group:
    group.bedroom:
      friendly_name: Fenster
      templates:
        theme: if (entities['binary_sensor.bedroom_climate_windowshutter'].state === 'on') return 'active';
        friendly_name: if (entities['binary_sensor.bedroom_climate_windowshutter'].state === 'on') return 'Seit ' + (entities['sensor.bedroom_climate_windowshutter_openingtime'].state) + ' Minuten geöffnet'; else return 'Fenster';
  state_card_mode: badges

With templates: you can also set a icon instead of a friendly_name like in my example.