Last notification doesn't update entity unless I open the corresponding app menu

Home Assistant Android version: 2021.10.0.full

Android version: 11

Phone model: Pixel 2 XL

Home Assistant version: core-2021.10.6

Last working Home Assistant release (if known): Don’t remember 😦

Description of problem: I have an automation based on the “Last notification” sensor. It used to work quite well. Now it’s like the entity sensor.pixel_2_xl_last_notification doesn’t update unless I manually go in the HA Android App > App Configuration > Manage Sensors > Last Notification.

Here’s a screen recording to demonstrate the problem.

Key elements to look for are: 1- In the Developer Tools, the entity sensor.pixel_2_xl_last_notification has Last updated set to October 18, 2021, 9:24:22 AM (time I installed the latest HA core-2021.10.6 and rebooted the system). 2- After going in the App Configuration menu, the entity sensor.pixel_2_xl_last_notification has now Last updated set to October 18, 2021, 6:40:35 PM (corresponding time of the Android system).

Traceback (if applicable, to get the logs you may refer to: https://companion.home-assistant.io/docs/troubleshooting/faqs/#android-crash-logs):

Screenshot of problem: Please see screen recording

Additional information:

[jeepotvin]

Thanks for the advice. I now have Tasker posting a reset notification at a given time and added it to the Allow list.

I would have prefer an automation to reset the state but I totally get it’s an edge case being that the original notification always has the same text.

This was really helpful Daniel. I’ve been wonderingly about that problem for a while now. Closing the issue.

[dshokouhi]

You might find it easier to use tasker to post a notification to the device and have the app pick that up. Not sure if you can set the state via automation unless you store the state in a input_text and modify that.