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[Request/Idea] Warn when a BLE scanner device does not have an Area #418

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jeremysherriff opened this issue Dec 27, 2024 · 0 comments
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jeremysherriff commented Dec 27, 2024

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I've been chasing my tail trying to figure out why one ESP32 BLE Proxy doesn't appear to report my cat - the issue was quite simple in the end; I had not assigned an Area to that ESP32 device in HA, so she was being reported as unknown location which was indistinguishable from when she's away from the house.

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Wondering if there might be a simple and noticeable way to warn the user when a BLE scanner device was missing an Area

Describe alternatives you've considered
I've considered doing everything properly all the time, but my wife advises I should try to limit my daydreaming and stick to reality 😅

I wonder about the possibility of reporting the device's Area differently for "not seen by any scanner" versus "seen by a scanner with no Area assigned"? Technically both are unknown but they are unknown for different reasons. "Unassigned" might be a suitable word?

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This is totally a self-own in terms of my issue with one out of 6 BLE proxies, but I'm assuming that others will have done the same at some point.

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