From e4b3bfe769dd0bbab0f13615585c6b8214062af3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: c0ffeeca7 <38767475+c0ffeeca7@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:17:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Notify entity: add title to states section (#2312) --- docs/core/entity/notify.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/core/entity/notify.md b/docs/core/entity/notify.md index 259cb24c..76b408fe 100644 --- a/docs/core/entity/notify.md +++ b/docs/core/entity/notify.md @@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ and can be helpful to send notification messages as (but not limited to): - a direct message or chat - a screen message on a device's LCD display -Unlike a `text` entity the `notify` entity has no state that can be set. Instead it represents the date and time of the last message sent. +## States + +The state of a notify entity is a timestamp, representing the date and time of the last message sent. +Unlike a `text` entity, the `notify` entity has no state that can be set. If you want to represent something that has a text value that can be changed (and thus has an actual state), you should use a `text` entity instead.