Some help with Home Assistant please.

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peejayw

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#286028 31-May-2021 18:32

When I first set up HA, both my Samsung phone and tablet were added, no idea how it was accomplished. I have just changed my phone so I removed the integration for it. I still have the integration for the tablet showing but how do I get the new phone to appear?

Thanks.

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#2716295 31-May-2021 18:44

Have you downloaded the app on your phone?

peejayw

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#2716343 31-May-2021 18:49

Yes and when I go to Integrations, Add New Integration on the phone and try to add Mobile App I get "Aborted. Open mobile app to set up the integration with Home Assistant."

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mattenz

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#2716348 31-May-2021 18:58

I would have thought that Mobile App would already be integrated (give that it was working before), and that your HA instance would pick it up if it's connected to the same network.

peejayw

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#2716350 31-May-2021 19:02

Yes it is but I thought I would have to add it again for the phone but that is obviously wrong.

At the moment it say "SM-T580 (Thats my tablet)

Mobile App

1 device and 17 entities"

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#2716409 31-May-2021 21:47

You open the app on your phone and the first time it will log into your home Assistant instance and add itself. It's all done from the phone app.

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peejayw

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#2716434 1-Jun-2021 07:01

Except it doesn't. I have HA app installed on the phone and it functions fine but the phone just doesn't add as a device. I have tried re-installing the app but no change.

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#2716440 1-Jun-2021 07:37

In the app go to app configuration on the menu of the app on the phone and go to device registration. You can change the name in there and add some sensors. See if that sorts it.

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peejayw

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#2716488 1-Jun-2021 07:53

Thanks for that. When I go to App Configuration, Device Registration, Device Name, it is showing SM-A715F which is my old phone. When I change it to my new phone the change does not stick. When I go back into Configuration the old name has returned.

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#2716502 1-Jun-2021 08:40

I think you should completely remove the app and start the wizard again on the phone and use a different device ID during the setup.

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peejayw

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#2716594 1-Jun-2021 10:01

Ok, will try that when i get back home. Thanks.

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peejayw

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#2736900 30-Jun-2021 16:41

Following on, I have now re-installed the Home Assistant app on my phone. After setting up Duckdns, in the App Config setting of the mobile app I have put in the Duckdns url and can connect to Home Assistant from outside my home wifi.

Under the Internal Connection URL I put https://x.x.x.x:8123 but with wifi switched on, I cant connect to HA.

If I use a browser I can connect via the internal ip address. Is all this normal behaviour?

Regardless, when I go to Config, Add Intergration and try to add Mobile App I get "Aborted. Open the mobile app to set up the integration with Home Assistant." which is exactly what I am doing.

Any advice on what I can try next?

Thanks.

I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it's getting harder and harder for me to find one now.