WTH can I not choose the enity_id for a "modern template sensor"

Archive Month of "What the heck?!" 2022
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If you use the modern template sensor you loose the ability to control the entity id. I continue to use the leagacy way because of this, but I assume the modern way is the way to go. An optional configuration variable entity_id would be awesome.

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What do you mean? Isn’t the sensor name in YAML an entity_id?

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You can actually. The name creates the entity ID.

In case you wish to have control over the UI on changing it afterwards, give the entity a unique ID:

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/template#unique_id

That will unlock additional UI features and controls.

…/Frenck