Closed birdwing closed 1 year ago
Hey there @hacf-fr, @quentame, @starkillerog, mind taking a look at this issue as it has been labeled with an integration (netgear
) you are listed as a code owner for? Thanks!
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Hey there https://github.com/hacf-fr, @Quentame, @starkillerOG, mind taking a look at this issue as it has been labeled with an integration (netgear) you are listed as a code owner for? Thanks!
@birdwing @stefanuytterhoeven I just implemented the ability to remove devices that are no longer on the network in this PR: https://github.com/home-assistant/core/pull/87849. (If the device is still in the network there is no point in removing it because it will be re-added on the next update a minute later).
Sorry for taking so long, I have been very bussy with other integrations
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The problem
My wife and I just got new cell phones. I use a netgear router with device tracker. It is very useful for tracking our phones and a few other devices on the network. However like others, I have always taken issue with the fact that I have numerous "Devices" setup with the netgear integration, despite the fact that for the last 3 months, only 9 devices have ever been on my network. Currently the integration shows 23 devices.
I have tried everything to get Netgear to remove the devices. Even removing the "offline" devices in Nighthawk does nothing. I am referencing a prior issue here:
I bring this up because as of at least October 26th, 2022 Home Assistant allows integrations to Opt-in to allowing users to delete devices: https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/device_registry_index/#removing-devices
This would remove what I myself, and a lot of other users, feel is an issue with this and other device tracking routers. The inability to remove old devices that will never again be on the network. Either it was replaced or it died. However removing the entire integration is not a viable solution because then I would have to go in and rename all my entities.
What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?
core-2022.12.9
What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?
No response
What type of installation are you running?
Home Assistant OS
Integration causing the issue
Netgear
Link to integration documentation on our website
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/netgear/
Diagnostics information
No response
Example YAML snippet
No response
Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?
No response
Additional information
Perhaps integrations that provide device_tracker entities should be set to allow users to delete those devices by Default. The biggest complaint about needing to delete devices is with network based device trackers.