Track_new_devices: no - not working

Configuration
1

I’m using my Fritz!Box as device tracker and track_new_devices parameter is set to no, still new devices which connect to the network are added to known_devices.yaml with track: true.

This is my config for device_tracker:

  - platform: fritz
host: 192.168.1.1
password: mypassword
consider_home: 180
track_new_devices: no

I tried also with track_new_devices: false, but the result is always the same.

Do you have any ideas? :confused:

2

looks like a similar issue to

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/hass-always-adds-new-device-tracker-devices

sounds like a bug, depending on what versions/os/etc you guys are running. Probably need to file a bug report.

3

Track new devices in this format is obsolete, there is a new format, check the docs.

4

thanks a lot @forsquirel and @anon43302295!
I’ve updated my config as explained in the Device Tracker documentation and now everything is working as expected :slight_smile:

My new config:

  - platform: fritz
    host: 192.168.1.1
    password: mypassword
    consider_home: 180
    new_device_defaults:
      track_new_devices: false
      hide_if_away: false
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5

Hi,
my configuration looks the same as yours, but all devices will show up. So the “track_new_devices” doesn’t work for me.
Do you have any suggestions?

6

Show us your whole device_tracker config.

7

here it is

  - platform: icloud2
    username: !secret icloud_username
    password: !secret icloud_password
    filter_devices: 'phone'
  - platform: icloud2
    username: !secret icloud_username
    password: !secret icloud_password
    account_name: 'wife'
    filter_devices: 'wife'
  - platform: fritz
    host: 192.168.0.1
    username: admin
    password: !secret fritzbox_password
    new_device_defaults:
      track_new_devices: false
      hide_if_away: false
8

OK, so as per the docs you have to put those options on the first one in the list, you have them on the last one. Should be like this…

      - platform: fritz
        host: 192.168.0.1
        username: admin
        password: !secret fritzbox_password
        new_device_defaults:
          track_new_devices: false
          hide_if_away: false
      - platform: icloud2
        username: !secret icloud_username
        password: !secret icloud_password
        filter_devices: 'phone'
      - platform: icloud2
        username: !secret icloud_username
        password: !secret icloud_password
        account_name: 'wife'
        filter_devices: 'wife'
9

Ok, this works. What I don’t like is that all devices will be stored in my known_devices.yaml anyway. Even if I add the track_new_devices is false. The only diffrence is, that all new entrys have the tracking option = false.
Thank you!

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