HUE -Friends of HUE- button press event_type broke with 2024.7.4

[Asom-Velz]

The problem

After updating to Home Assistant Core 2024.7.4 from 2024.7.3
all Friends of HUE switches stop reporting the button press event_type
So the button - event_types: initial_press, repeat, short_release, long_press, long_release are not reporting anymore.
Every automation which was triggered from a press event_type stopped working.
When I revert to backup with Home Assistant Core 2024.7.3 everything is working fine. (tested twice)

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

core-2024.7.4

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

core-2024.7.3

What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

Integration causing the issue

HUE

Link to integration documentation on our website

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

Diagnostics information

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Example YAML snippet

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Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

No response

Additional information

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[marcelveldt]

Is it only broken for FoH remotes or are regular remotes also affected?

[Asom-Velz]

I have FoH Vimar Switches with 4 Buttons total 12 devices
https://www.vimar.com/en/int/catalog/product/index/code/03906
each button returns the following event_types: initial_press, repeat, short_release, long_press, long_release
for the last 3 yrs without any problem till Core 2024.7.3
After updating to core- 2024.7.4 are not reporting anymore.

I don't have Philips HUE Dimmer set with automation's in order to know if there are affected too

[rpzxc]

@marcelveldt Regular Philips dimmers are unaffected - only the FoH.
Over 20 Niko switches here, same issue.

it is probably the same issue as here:
#119807

[Asom-Velz]

@marcelveldt Hi!
I confirm that the FoH switches problem is still valid with 2024.8.0 - just tested and revert back to 2024.7.3

[idekker]

I think I found the root cause. Next to a fix I created for home-assistant-libs/aiohue#377 the aiohue version 4.7.2 intake also contained another change to move from the deprecated last_event field to button_report.event, while aiohue is injecting events that are still using the last_event field.

I'll prepare a PR to change aiohue according and will try to find other places where last_event is still used, but I can only test with Hue Tap and Hue Dimmer Switch.

[Asom-Velz]

@idekker Hi any progress on the aiohue?

[idekker]

@Asom-Velz Created a PR with a fix (home-assistant-libs/aiohue#388) and tested in on a borrowed FoH switch. Waiting for a code owner to review and merge

[Asom-Velz]

@idekker Thank you 🙂

[Superkikim]

Hi. I confrim I have the same issue with Feller Hue switches, including HA 2024.8.1 and 2024.8.2.

Anything I can do to help ?

[idekker]

The fix for aiohue is merged, but still needs to be integrated in HA core I think.

[Asom-Velz]

@idekker

Ok Thank you for the info 👌

[Asom-Velz]

@idekker
Today I have updated to core 2024.8.3 and the FoH switches are working ok!!

I would like to thank you once again 😊😊