cannot change location using service device_tracker.see

[StCyr]

The problem

I've created a simple automation:

alias: Change Emilie location
description: ""
trigger: []
condition: []
action:
  - service: device_tracker.see
    data:
      location_name: not_home
      dev_id: iphone_de_emilie
mode: single

If I understand the documentation (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/device_tracker/#device_trackersee-service) correctly, this should set the value of the device_tracker.iphone_de_emilie entity to not_home. However it doesn't and there's no error in the automation traces

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

core-2023.10.3

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

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What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant Supervised

Integration causing the issue

device_tracker

Link to integration documentation on our website

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/device_tracker/

Diagnostics information

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Example YAML snippet

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Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

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Additional information

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[StCyr]

hoho, I'm now seeing this in the log:

2023-10-21 11:39:55.264 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.device_tracker] The see service is not supported for this entity device_tracker.iphone_de_emilie

That explains why the value isn't changed... but why isn't the see service supported for this entity? And, why doesn't the automation traces show this error?

[LiloBzH]

hi

same for update location

alias: Detection Wifi 
description: ""
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - sensor.s21_wifi_connection
    to: My_Wifi
    enabled: true
condition: []
action:
  - service: device_tracker.see
    data:
      dev_id: s21
      location_name: not_home
mode: single

Error in LOG :

The see service is not supported for this entity device_tracker.s21

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[LiloBzH]

up . not solved

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[StCyr]

still not solved

[LiloBzH]

+1

[MartinHjelmare]

The device_tracker.see service is only for legacy device tracker devices. Device tracker entities that are part of an integration showing up in the devices and services page don't support this service.

Since this is a legacy service all parts of it doesn't behave according to modern practices in regards to error tracking.