Show uptime as readable text

[bharvey88]

Version: 26.9.29.1

What does this implement/fix?

Replaces the numeric Uptime sensor with ESPHome's built-in uptime text sensor, so Home Assistant shows uptime as 3d 4h 12m instead of a raw count of seconds. Thanks to @kernelpanic85 for the idea in ApolloAutomation/R_PRO-1#72.

• Uptime is now a text entity. Its history graph and long-term statistics stop, and any automation or template that treats uptime as a number needs updating.
• Home Assistant sees it as a new entity. The old numeric Uptime entity will show as unavailable and can be deleted.
• The ID stays sys_uptime, so component.update: sys_uptime in the report scripts still works.
• At the 60s update interval ESPHome leaves seconds off, so uptime under a minute reads 0m. Battery devices that sleep right after reporting will usually show 0m.

Types of changes

• Bugfix (fixed change that fixes an issue)
• New feature (thanks!)
• Breaking change (repair/feature that breaks existing functionality)
• Dependency Update - Does not publish
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• Website of github readme file update - Does not publish
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Checklist / Checklijst:

• The code change has been tested and works locally
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If user-visible functionality or configuration variables are added/modified:

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Updates
  • The reported firmware version is now 26.9.29.1.
  • Uptime is now provided as a text sensor, using space-separated formatting, instead of appearing as a standard sensor reading. This changes how the uptime value is categorized and displayed in interfaces that distinguish text sensors from other sensor types. The uptime information remains available, but its presentation and sensor classification have changed.

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Walkthrough

The ESPHome core configuration updates the firmware version substitution from 26.8.27.1 to 26.9.29.1. It moves the uptime entry from sensor to text_sensor, retaining its 60-second update interval and sys_uptime ID.

Changes

ESPHome core configuration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Firmware version and uptime entry Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml	The firmware version changes to 26.9.29.1. The uptime entry moves to text_sensor with a space separator format. Its 60-second update interval and sys_uptime ID remain.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: bunton33

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 0fedf

The uptime format and firmware version are compatible with the supported configurations; no specific merge-blocking risk is evident.

Architecture Summary

Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 0fedf

The change affects 1 system.

Changed systems: Integrations

Architecture concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Review details

Systems and components

• observed — Integrations (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

• observed — Modified behavior in Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml: The firmware version substitution changes from 26.8.27.1 to 26.9.29.1.
• observed — Modified behavior in Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml: The uptime sensor entry is removed from the sensor block; its 60-second update interval and sys_uptime ID move to the text_sensor block.
• observed — Modified behavior in Integrations/ESPHome/Core.yaml: The uptime entry is added to text_sensor with a space separator format.

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Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly describes the main change: replacing the numeric uptime sensor with readable text output.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
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A space now marks its format next.
The version hops to nine and two,
The YAML keeps its interval true.
Ears perk up; the update’s done.}

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