Are there any recommended best practices?
I’m doing a fresh setup on a new system and want to use this opportunity to organise things better. Previously it was quite a mess 😅
Some loose thoughts:
- I don’t really want to use the brand, so I could replace devices
- Not all devices have a fixed place (e.g. the phone), so using the room in the name might not be a nice solution, or I could use “portable” instead for those
My naming scheme is usually Area_Type_Location, e.g. i have a table lamp on a small table in a corner of my livingroom. the bulb in it is named Livingroom_Light_CornerTable
As for movable devices, i name them Type_Model_Function/Owner, e.g. Phone_Pixel8_ExcessShiv or Tablet_Ipad_MainControl
I’m going to second this. I have things labeled like 1F_Kitchen_Counter.
When searching for entities in automations it’s easy to type 1F_Kitchen and see all the entities associated with the room.
When i add a Bluetooth device to my phone, i use an emoji to show what type of device it is. 🖥️📱🎮🎧
I use the hearing aid emoji for earbuds: 🦻
When i had home assistant working, i used emojis to name all my devices, then when you sort by name, it groups the emojis together.
In my installation, I use descriptive names like, e.g. ‘wall light couch’, ‘ceiling light living room’, etc. or ‘night light’, ‘bright’, ‘mood’ for scenes.
Same here. My primary use case is making it work naturally for a voice assistant, so it’s a bit inconsistent because it needs to reflect what we actually call things
