How do you test Notifications? I want to send a test email.
What notifications tool are you using for email? I ask because the native Notifications tool can't do email.
Under Apps > Notifications I created a notification and I want to test it.
I'd just create a simple, easy-to-trigger test rule that would kick out a test notification.
But (by itself) that won't be an email - it'll be a push notification to the HE app on your phone.
I'm pretty sure there are 3rd-party (community-developed) apps that facilitate email notifications, but since I have no interest in email messaging, I'm not familiar with them or if they can be integrated into the native Notifications tool.
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Ok. I'm just shocked its year almost 2026 and there is no test button for testing notifications. How difficult to add a test button?
If the Rule is built, you could just hit its "Run Actions" button - that should send the corresponding notification in it.
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Just go to the device page of your mobile app device. Type what you want in device notification and press run.
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I have a Global Variable, A virtual switch, A dashboard, and A rule for sending messages to all devices on my account. The switch is set to go off on auto after 500ms. I use it for sending notifications like, "Updating Hubitat Firmware in ten minutes. Automations will be briefly unavailable"
It works well. I enter the text in the text field on the dashboard, then flip the switch, and it notifies everyone
If you are doing a one off test, then as mentioned above, just go into a device, type a message, and click send. The dashboard idea is good if you want to be able to send multiple messages to the same devices over and over.
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