Edit existing automation deletes all existing settings (wall switch or motion sensor)

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Hi All,
I have a big problem in my Hue Essentials app (iPhone and Macbook).

When I go to a device, an Hue Motion sensor or a Hue Wall connector, and I open the settings and want to change the existing automation it causes to delete all the existing automations, the are all renamed to ‘Unknown’ and the settings that were in there are disappeared. And as expected the automations doe not work anymore.

So what I must do when I want to change an existing automation on a wall connector I note down (on paper) the existing automation. Then I delete them completely (first press, second press, etc…) and then I start all over setting them up.

Has anyone else have this problem?
Seems like a bug to me

Kind regards,
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[djkelly99 (John)]

Yeah, others hitting it also. I had to ask for a refund as the app is unusable in it’s current state and doesn’t seem to be getting any attention either. Emailed the developer but he didn’t acknowledge it as an issue. In fairness to him, he did refund me.

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Same here. Reproducible. [Screenshot_2024-01-08-21-02-41-468-edit_com.superthomaslab.hueessentials] Lots of “unknown” actions and conditions are inserted on their own into the automation rules. You hit back and then end up in the situation in the screenshot. You then have to delete everything and re-add all of the associated automatons for the device. (and cross your fingers that it doesn’t reoccur as you re-add them)

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[Dan4096]

Yeah I’ve had this problem for a while. I was emailing the developer about it some time ago and didn’t seem to get anywhere.

I used to like using Hue Essentials as it’s simpler than Home Assistant for automations. I stopped using it for a while and tried it again just now after moving house to get some simple automations going.

Just set up a few sensor automations and lo and behold after saving the fourth one, the other three completely disappeared. I’ll stop using this app now as this type of glitch simply should not happen.