diff --git a/resources/settings/properties.xml b/resources/settings/properties.xml
index 37f156a..06b7fbb 100644
--- a/resources/settings/properties.xml
+++ b/resources/settings/properties.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     this delayfor an "always open" mode of operation, which then drains the
     watch battery from the additional API access activity.
   -->
-  <property id="poll_delay" type="number">0</property>
+  <property id="poll_delay_combined" type="number">5</property>
 
   <!--
     After this time (in seconds), a confirmation dialog for an action is
diff --git a/resources/settings/settings.xml b/resources/settings/settings.xml
index 3bccb0d..346ad84 100644
--- a/resources/settings/settings.xml
+++ b/resources/settings/settings.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   </setting>
 
   <setting
-    propertyKey="@Properties.poll_delay"
+    propertyKey="@Properties.poll_delay_combined"
     title="@Strings.SettingsPollDelay"
   >
     <settingConfig type="numeric" min="0" />
diff --git a/source/ErrorView.mc b/source/ErrorView.mc
index f4a99da..b696381 100644
--- a/source/ErrorView.mc
+++ b/source/ErrorView.mc
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ class ErrorView extends ScalableView {
     static function unShow() as Void {
         if (mShown) {
             WatchUi.popView(WatchUi.SLIDE_DOWN);
-            // The call to 'updateNextMenuItem()' must be on another thread so that the view is popped above.
+            // The call to 'updateMenuItems()' must be on another thread so that the view is popped above.
             var myTimer = new Timer.Timer();
             // Now this feels very "closely coupled" to the application, but it is the most reliable method instead of using a timer.
-            myTimer.start(getApp().method(:updateNextMenuItem), Globals.scApiResume, false);
+            myTimer.start(getApp().method(:updateMenuItems), Globals.scApiResume, false);
             // This must be last to avoid a race condition with show(), where the
             // ErrorView can't be dismissed.
             mShown = false;
diff --git a/source/HomeAssistantApp.mc b/source/HomeAssistantApp.mc
index 18d17e3..1755d00 100644
--- a/source/HomeAssistantApp.mc
+++ b/source/HomeAssistantApp.mc
@@ -35,10 +35,8 @@ class HomeAssistantApp extends Application.AppBase {
     private var mUpdateTimer       as Timer.Timer       or Null;
     // Array initialised by onReturnFetchMenuConfig()
     private var mItemsToUpdate     as Lang.Array<HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem or HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem> or Null;
-    private var mNextItemToUpdate  as Lang.Number  = 0;     // Index into the above array
     private var mIsGlance          as Lang.Boolean = false;
     private var mIsApp             as Lang.Boolean = false; // Or Widget
-    private var mIsInitUpdateCompl as Lang.Boolean = false;
     private var mUpdating          as Lang.Boolean = false; // Don't start a second chain of updates
 
     function initialize() {
@@ -262,15 +260,129 @@ class HomeAssistantApp extends Application.AppBase {
         mQuitTimer.begin();
     }
 
+    var mTemplates as Lang.Dictionary = {};
     function startUpdates() {
         if (mHaMenu != null and !mUpdating) {
             mItemsToUpdate = mHaMenu.getItemsToUpdate();
             // Start the continuous update process that continues for as long as the application is running.
-            // The chain of functions from 'updateNextMenuItem()' calls 'updateNextMenuItem()' on completion.
-            if (mItemsToUpdate.size() > 0) {
-                mUpdating = true;
-                updateNextMenuItemInternal();
+            mTemplates = {};
+            for (var i = 0; i < mItemsToUpdate.size(); i++) {
+                var item = mItemsToUpdate[i];
+                var template = item.buildTemplate();
+                if (template != null) {
+                    mTemplates.put(i.toString(), {
+                        "template" => template
+                    });
+                }
+                if (item instanceof HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem) {
+                    mTemplates.put(i.toString() + "t", {
+                        "template" => (item as HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem).buildToggleTemplate()
+                    });
+                }
             }
+            updateMenuItems();
+        }
+    }
+
+    function onReturnUpdateMenuItems(responseCode as Lang.Number, data as Null or Lang.Dictionary) as Void {
+        // System.println("HomeAssistantApp onReturnUpdateMenuItems() Response Code: " + responseCode);
+        // System.println("HomeAssistantApp onReturnUpdateMenuItems() Response Data: " + data);
+
+        var status = WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Unavailable) as Lang.String;
+        switch (responseCode) {
+            case Communications.BLE_HOST_TIMEOUT:
+            case Communications.BLE_CONNECTION_UNAVAILABLE:
+                // System.println("HomeAssistantApp onReturnUpdateMenuItems() Response Code: BLE_HOST_TIMEOUT or BLE_CONNECTION_UNAVAILABLE, Bluetooth connection severed.");
+                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoPhone) as Lang.String + ".");
+                break;
+
+            case Communications.BLE_QUEUE_FULL:
+                // System.println("HomeAssistantApp onReturnUpdateMenuItems() Response Code: BLE_QUEUE_FULL, API calls too rapid.");
+                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.ApiFlood) as Lang.String);
+                break;
+
+            case Communications.NETWORK_REQUEST_TIMED_OUT:
+                // System.println("HomeAssistantApp onReturnUpdateMenuItems() Response Code: NETWORK_REQUEST_TIMED_OUT, check Internet connection.");
+                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoResponse) as Lang.String);
+                break;
+
+            case Communications.INVALID_HTTP_BODY_IN_NETWORK_RESPONSE:
+                // System.println("HomeAssistantApp onReturnUpdateMenuItems() Response Code: INVALID_HTTP_BODY_IN_NETWORK_RESPONSE, check JSON is returned.");
+                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoJson) as Lang.String);
+                break;
+
+            case Communications.NETWORK_RESPONSE_OUT_OF_MEMORY:
+                // System.println("HomeAssistantApp onReturnUpdateMenuItems() Response Code: NETWORK_RESPONSE_OUT_OF_MEMORY, are we going too fast?");
+                var myTimer = new Timer.Timer();
+                // Now this feels very "closely coupled" to the application, but it is the most reliable method instead of using a timer.
+                myTimer.start(method(:updateMenuItems), Globals.scApiBackoff, false);
+                // Revert status
+                status = getApiStatus();
+                break;
+
+            case 404:
+                // System.println("HomeAssistantApp onReturnUpdateMenuItems() Response Code: 404, page not found. Check API URL setting.");
+                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.ApiUrlNotFound) as Lang.String);
+                break;
+
+            case 400:
+                // System.println("HomeAssistantApp onReturnUpdateMenuItems() Response Code: 400, bad request. Template error.");
+                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.TemplateError) as Lang.String);
+                break;
+
+            case 200:
+                status = WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Available) as Lang.String;
+                for (var i = 0; i < mItemsToUpdate.size(); i++) {
+                    var item = mItemsToUpdate[i];
+                    var state = data.get(i.toString());
+                    item.updateState(state);
+                    if (item instanceof HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem) {
+                        (item as HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem).updateToggleState(data.get(i.toString() + "t"));
+                    }
+                }
+                var delay = Settings.getPollDelay();
+                if (delay > 0) {
+                    mUpdateTimer.start(method(:updateMenuItems), delay, false);
+                } else {
+                    updateMenuItems();
+                }
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                // System.println("HomeAssistantApp onReturnUpdateMenuItems(): Unhandled HTTP response code = " + responseCode);
+                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.UnhandledHttpErr) as Lang.String + responseCode);
+        }
+        setApiStatus(status);
+    }
+
+    function updateMenuItems() as Void {
+        if (! System.getDeviceSettings().phoneConnected) {
+            // System.println("HomeAssistantApp updateMenuItems(): No Phone connection, skipping API call.");
+            ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoPhone) as Lang.String + ".");
+            setApiStatus(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Unavailable) as Lang.String);
+        } else if (! System.getDeviceSettings().connectionAvailable) {
+            // System.println("HomeAssistantApp updateMenuItems(): No Internet connection, skipping API call.");
+            ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoInternet) as Lang.String + ".");
+            setApiStatus(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Unavailable) as Lang.String);
+        } else {
+            // https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/api/native-app-integration/sending-data/#render-templates
+            var url = Settings.getApiUrl() + "/webhook/" + Settings.getWebhookId();
+            // System.println("HomeAssistantApp updateMenuItems() URL=" + url + ", Template='" + mTemplate + "'");
+            Communications.makeWebRequest(
+                url,
+                {
+                    "type" => "render_template",
+                    "data" => mTemplates
+                },
+                {
+                    :method       => Communications.HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_POST,
+                    :headers      => {
+                        "Content-Type" => Communications.REQUEST_CONTENT_TYPE_JSON
+                    },
+                    :responseType => Communications.HTTP_RESPONSE_CONTENT_TYPE_JSON
+                },
+                method(:onReturnUpdateMenuItems)
+            );
         }
     }
 
@@ -403,45 +515,14 @@ class HomeAssistantApp extends Application.AppBase {
         WatchUi.pushView(mHaMenu, new HomeAssistantViewDelegate(true), WatchUi.SLIDE_IMMEDIATE);
     }
 
-    function updateNextMenuItem() as Void {
-        var delay = Settings.getPollDelay();
-        if (mIsInitUpdateCompl and (delay > 0) and (mNextItemToUpdate == 0)) {
-            mUpdateTimer.start(method(:updateNextMenuItemInternal), delay, false);
-        } else {
-            updateNextMenuItemInternal();
-        }
-    }
-
     // Only call this function if Settings.getPollDelay() > 0. This must be tested locally as it is then efficient to take
     // alternative action if the test fails.
     function forceStatusUpdates() as Void {
         // Don't mess with updates unless we are using a timer.
         if (Settings.getPollDelay() > 0) {
             mUpdateTimer.stop();
-            mIsInitUpdateCompl = false;
-            // Start from the beginning, or we will only get a partial round of updates before mIsInitUpdateCompl is flipped.
-            mNextItemToUpdate = 0;
             // For immediate updates
-            updateNextMenuItem();
-        }
-    }
-
-    // We need to spread out the API calls so as not to overload the results queue and cause Communications.BLE_QUEUE_FULL
-    // (-101) error. This function is called by a timer every Globals.menuItemUpdateInterval ms.
-    function updateNextMenuItemInternal() as Void {
-        if (mItemsToUpdate != null) {
-            // System.println("HomeAssistantApp updateNextMenuItemInternal(): Doing update for item " + mNextItemToUpdate + ", mIsInitUpdateCompl=" + mIsInitUpdateCompl);
-            mItemsToUpdate[mNextItemToUpdate].getState();
-            // mNextItemToUpdate = (mNextItemToUpdate + 1) % mItemsToUpdate.size() - But with roll-over detection
-            if (mNextItemToUpdate == mItemsToUpdate.size()-1) {
-                // Last item completed return to the start of the list
-                mNextItemToUpdate  = 0;
-                mIsInitUpdateCompl = true;
-            } else {
-                mNextItemToUpdate++;
-            }
-        // } else {
-        //     System.println("HomeAssistantApp updateNextMenuItemInternal(): No menu items to update");
+            updateMenuItems();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/source/HomeAssistantGroupMenuItem.mc b/source/HomeAssistantGroupMenuItem.mc
index 2239f19..e53ea9c 100644
--- a/source/HomeAssistantGroupMenuItem.mc
+++ b/source/HomeAssistantGroupMenuItem.mc
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 using Toybox.Lang;
 using Toybox.WatchUi;
 
-class HomeAssistantGroupMenuItem extends TemplateMenuItem {
+class HomeAssistantGroupMenuItem extends WatchUi.IconMenuItem {
+    private var mTemplate as Lang.String or Null;
     private var mMenu as HomeAssistantView;
 
     function initialize(
@@ -34,20 +35,47 @@ class HomeAssistantGroupMenuItem extends TemplateMenuItem {
         } or Null
     ) {
 
-        TemplateMenuItem.initialize(
+        WatchUi.IconMenuItem.initialize(
             definition.get("name") as Lang.String,
-            template,
-            // Now this feels very "closely coupled" to the application, but it is the most reliable method instead of using a timer.
-            getApp().method(:updateNextMenuItem),
+            null,
+            null,
             icon,
             options
         );
 
+        mTemplate = template;
         mMenu = new HomeAssistantView(definition, null);
     }
 
+    function buildTemplate() as Lang.String or Null {
+        return mTemplate;
+    }
+
+    function updateState(data as Lang.String or Lang.Dictionary or Null) as Void {
+        if (data == null) {
+            setSubLabel(null);
+        } else if(data instanceof Lang.String) {
+            setSubLabel(data);
+        } else if(data instanceof Lang.Dictionary) {
+            // System.println("HomeAsistantGroupMenuItem updateState() data = " + data);
+            if (data.get("error") != null) {
+                setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.TemplateError);
+            } else {
+                setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.PotentialError);
+            }
+        } else {
+            // The template must return a Lang.String, a number can be either integer or float and hence cannot be formatted locally without error.
+            setSubLabel(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.TemplateError) as Lang.String);
+        }
+        WatchUi.requestUpdate();
+    }
+
     function getMenuView() as HomeAssistantView {
         return mMenu;
     }
 
+    function hasTemplate() as Lang.Boolean {
+        return mTemplate != null;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/source/HomeAssistantTapMenuItem.mc b/source/HomeAssistantTapMenuItem.mc
index 9623a63..5fee882 100644
--- a/source/HomeAssistantTapMenuItem.mc
+++ b/source/HomeAssistantTapMenuItem.mc
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ class HomeAssistantTapMenuItem extends WatchUi.IconMenuItem {
         mData                 = data;
     }
 
+    function buildTemplate() as Lang.String or Null {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    function updateState(data as Lang.String or Null) as Void {
+    }
+
     function callService() as Void {
         if (mConfirm) {
             WatchUi.pushView(
diff --git a/source/HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem.mc b/source/HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem.mc
index fd8e13a..adfa0d8 100644
--- a/source/HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem.mc
+++ b/source/HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem.mc
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ using Toybox.Lang;
 using Toybox.WatchUi;
 using Toybox.Graphics;
 
-class HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem extends TemplateMenuItem {
+class HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem extends WatchUi.IconMenuItem {
     private var mHomeAssistantService as HomeAssistantService;
+    private var mTemplate             as Lang.String;
     private var mService              as Lang.String or Null;
     private var mConfirm              as Lang.Boolean;
     private var mData                 as Lang.Dictionary or Null;
@@ -44,21 +45,44 @@ class HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem extends TemplateMenuItem {
         } or Null,
         haService as HomeAssistantService
     ) {
-        TemplateMenuItem.initialize(
+        WatchUi.IconMenuItem.initialize(
             label,
-            template,
-            // Now this feels very "closely coupled" to the application, but it is the most reliable method instead of using a timer.
-            getApp().method(:updateNextMenuItem),
+            null,
+            null,
             icon,
             options
         );
 
         mHomeAssistantService = haService;
+        mTemplate             = template;
         mService              = service;
         mConfirm              = confirm;
         mData                 = data;
     }
 
+    function buildTemplate() as Lang.String or Null {
+        return mTemplate;
+    }
+
+    function updateState(data as Lang.String or Lang.Dictionary or Null) as Void {
+        if (data == null) {
+            setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.Empty);
+        } else if(data instanceof Lang.String) {
+            setSubLabel(data);
+        } else if(data instanceof Lang.Dictionary) {
+            // System.println("HomeAsistantTemplateMenuItem updateState() data = " + data);
+            if (data.get("error") != null) {
+                setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.TemplateError);
+            } else {
+                setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.PotentialError);
+            }
+        } else {
+            // The template must return a Lang.String, a number can be either integer or float and hence cannot be formatted locally without error.
+            setSubLabel(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.TemplateError) as Lang.String);
+        }
+        WatchUi.requestUpdate();
+    }
+
     function callService() as Void {
         if (mConfirm) {
             WatchUi.pushView(
diff --git a/source/HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem.mc b/source/HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem.mc
index ac6d8c9..dd89092 100644
--- a/source/HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem.mc
+++ b/source/HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem.mc
@@ -49,125 +49,61 @@ class HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem extends WatchUi.ToggleMenuItem {
         if (state != null) {
             if (state.equals("on") && !isEnabled()) {
                 setEnabled(true);
-                WatchUi.requestUpdate();
             } else if (state.equals("off") && isEnabled()) {
                 setEnabled(false);
-                WatchUi.requestUpdate();
             }
         }
     }
 
-    // Callback function after completing the GET request to fetch the status.
-    // Terminate updating the toggle menu items via the chain of calls for a permanent network
-    // error. The ErrorView cancellation will resume the call chain.
-    //
-    function onReturnGetState(responseCode as Lang.Number, data as Null or Lang.Dictionary or Lang.String) as Void {
-        // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: " + responseCode);
-        // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Data: " + data);
-
-        var status = WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Unavailable) as Lang.String;
-        switch (responseCode) {
-            case Communications.BLE_HOST_TIMEOUT:
-            case Communications.BLE_CONNECTION_UNAVAILABLE:
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: BLE_HOST_TIMEOUT or BLE_CONNECTION_UNAVAILABLE, Bluetooth connection severed.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoPhone) as Lang.String + ".");
-                break;
-
-            case Communications.BLE_QUEUE_FULL:
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: BLE_QUEUE_FULL, API calls too rapid.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.ApiFlood) as Lang.String);
-                break;
-
-            case Communications.NETWORK_REQUEST_TIMED_OUT:
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: NETWORK_REQUEST_TIMED_OUT, check Internet connection.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoResponse) as Lang.String);
-                break;
-
-            case Communications.INVALID_HTTP_BODY_IN_NETWORK_RESPONSE:
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: INVALID_HTTP_BODY_IN_NETWORK_RESPONSE, check JSON is returned.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoJson) as Lang.String);
-                break;
-
-            case Communications.NETWORK_RESPONSE_OUT_OF_MEMORY:
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: NETWORK_RESPONSE_OUT_OF_MEMORY, are we going too fast?");
-                var myTimer = new Timer.Timer();
-                // Abandon the update to this menu item, and any template, and move on to the next with a back-off delay.
-                // Now this feels very "closely coupled" to the application, but it is the most reliable method instead of using a timer.
-                myTimer.start(getApp().method(:updateNextMenuItem), Globals.scApiBackoff, false);
-                // Revert status
-                status = getApp().getApiStatus();
-                break;
-
-            case 404:
-                var msg = null;
-                if (data != null) {
-                    msg = data.get("message");
-                }
-                if (msg != null) {
-                    // Should be an HTTP 404 according to curl queries
-                    // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: 404. " + mData.get("entity_id") + " " + msg);
-                    ErrorView.show("HTTP 404, " + mData.get("entity_id") + ". " + data.get("message"));
-                } else {
-                    // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: 404, page not found. Check API URL setting.");
-                    ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.ApiUrlNotFound) as Lang.String);
-                }
-                break;
-
-            case 405:
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: 405. " + mData.get("entity_id") + " " + data.get("message"));
-                ErrorView.show("HTTP 405, " + mData.get("entity_id") + ". " + data.get("message"));
-
-                break;
-
-            case 200:
-                status = WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Available) as Lang.String;
-                var state = data.get("state") as Lang.String;
-                // System.println((data.get("attributes") as Lang.Dictionary).get("friendly_name") + " State=" + state);
-                if (getLabel().equals("...")) {
-                    setLabel((data.get("attributes") as Lang.Dictionary).get("friendly_name") as Lang.String);
-                }
-                setUiToggle(state);
-                if (mTemplate == null) {
-                    // Nothing more to do
-                    // Now this feels very "closely coupled" to the application, but it is the most reliable method instead of using a timer.
-                    getApp().updateNextMenuItem();
-                } else {
-                    updateTemplate();
-                }
-                break;
-
-            default:
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem onReturnGetState(): Unhandled HTTP response code = " + responseCode);
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.UnhandledHttpErr) as Lang.String + responseCode);
-        }
-        getApp().setApiStatus(status);
+    function buildTemplate() as Lang.String or Null {
+        return mTemplate;
+    }
+    function buildToggleTemplate() as Lang.String or Null {
+        return "{{states('" + mData.get("entity_id") + "')}}";
     }
 
-    function getState() as Void {
-        if (! System.getDeviceSettings().phoneConnected) {
-            // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem getState(): No Phone connection, skipping API call.");
-            ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoPhone) as Lang.String + ".");
-            getApp().setApiStatus(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Unavailable) as Lang.String);
-        } else if (! System.getDeviceSettings().connectionAvailable) {
-            // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem getState(): No Internet connection, skipping API call.");
-            ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoInternet) as Lang.String + ".");
-            getApp().setApiStatus(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Unavailable) as Lang.String);
+    function updateState(data as Lang.String or Lang.Dictionary or Null) as Void {
+        if (data == null) {
+            setSubLabel(null);
+        } else if(data instanceof Lang.String) {
+            setSubLabel(data);
+        } else if(data instanceof Lang.Dictionary) {
+            // System.println("HomeAsistantToggleMenuItem updateState() data = " + data);
+            if (data.get("error") != null) {
+                setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.TemplateError);
+            } else {
+                setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.PotentialError);
+            }
         } else {
-            var url = Settings.getApiUrl() + "/states/" + mData.get("entity_id");
-            // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem getState() URL=" + url);
-            Communications.makeWebRequest(
-                url,
-                null,
-                {
-                    :method  => Communications.HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_GET,
-                    :headers => {
-                        "Authorization" => "Bearer " + Settings.getApiKey()
-                    },
-                    :responseType => Communications.HTTP_RESPONSE_CONTENT_TYPE_JSON
-                },
-                method(:onReturnGetState)
-            );
+            // The template must return a Lang.String, a number can be either integer or float and hence cannot be formatted locally without error.
+            setSubLabel(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.TemplateError) as Lang.String);
         }
+        WatchUi.requestUpdate();
+    }
+    function updateToggleState(data as Lang.String or Lang.Dictionary or Null) as Void {
+        if (data == null) {
+            setUiToggle("off");
+        } else if(data instanceof Lang.String) {
+            setUiToggle(data);
+            if (mTemplate == null and data.equals("unavailable")) {
+                setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.Unavailable);
+            }
+        } else if(data instanceof Lang.Dictionary) {
+            // System.println("HomeAsistantToggleMenuItem updateState() data = " + data);
+            if (mTemplate == null) {
+                if (data.get("error") != null) {
+                    setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.TemplateError);
+                } else {
+                    setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.PotentialError);
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            // The template must return a Lang.String, a number can be either integer or float and hence cannot be formatted locally without error.
+            if (mTemplate == null) {
+                setSubLabel(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.TemplateError) as Lang.String);
+            }
+        }
+        WatchUi.requestUpdate();
     }
 
     // Callback function after completing the POST request to set the status.
@@ -214,6 +150,7 @@ class HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem extends WatchUi.ToggleMenuItem {
                         state = d[i].get("state") as Lang.String;
                         // System.println((d[i].get("attributes") as Lang.Dictionary).get("friendly_name") + " State=" + state);
                         setUiToggle(state);
+                        WatchUi.requestUpdate();
                     }
                 }
                 status = WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Available) as Lang.String;
@@ -227,15 +164,14 @@ class HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem extends WatchUi.ToggleMenuItem {
     }
 
     function setState(s as Lang.Boolean) as Void {
+        // Toggle the UI back, we'll wait for confirmation from the Home Assistant
+        setEnabled(!isEnabled());
         if (! System.getDeviceSettings().phoneConnected) {
             // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem getState(): No Phone connection, skipping API call.");
-            // Toggle the UI back
-            setEnabled(!isEnabled());
             ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoPhone) as Lang.String + ".");
         } else if (! System.getDeviceSettings().connectionAvailable) {
             // System.println("HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem getState(): No Internet connection, skipping API call.");
             // Toggle the UI back
-            setEnabled(!isEnabled());
             ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoInternet) as Lang.String + ".");
         } else {
             // Updated SDK and got a new error
@@ -281,127 +217,4 @@ class HomeAssistantToggleMenuItem extends WatchUi.ToggleMenuItem {
         setState(b);
     }
 
-    // Callback function after completing the GET request to fetch the status.
-    // Terminate updating the toggle menu items via the chain of calls for a permanent network
-    // error. The ErrorView cancellation will resume the call chain.
-    //
-    function onReturnUpdateTemplate(responseCode as Lang.Number, data as Null or Lang.Dictionary) as Void {
-        // System.println("HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: " + responseCode);
-        // System.println("HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Data: " + data);
-
-        var status = WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Unavailable) as Lang.String;
-        switch (responseCode) {
-            case Communications.BLE_HOST_TIMEOUT:
-            case Communications.BLE_CONNECTION_UNAVAILABLE:
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: BLE_HOST_TIMEOUT or BLE_CONNECTION_UNAVAILABLE, Bluetooth connection severed.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoPhone) as Lang.String + ".");
-                break;
-
-            case Communications.BLE_QUEUE_FULL:
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: BLE_QUEUE_FULL, API calls too rapid.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.ApiFlood) as Lang.String);
-                break;
-
-            case Communications.NETWORK_REQUEST_TIMED_OUT:
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: NETWORK_REQUEST_TIMED_OUT, check Internet connection.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoResponse) as Lang.String);
-                break;
-
-            case Communications.INVALID_HTTP_BODY_IN_NETWORK_RESPONSE:
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: INVALID_HTTP_BODY_IN_NETWORK_RESPONSE, check JSON is returned.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoJson) as Lang.String);
-                break;
-
-            case Communications.NETWORK_RESPONSE_OUT_OF_MEMORY:
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: NETWORK_RESPONSE_OUT_OF_MEMORY, are we going too fast?");
-                var myTimer = new Timer.Timer();
-                // Now this feels very "closely coupled" to the application, but it is the most reliable method instead of using a timer.
-                myTimer.start(getApp().method(:updateNextMenuItem), Globals.scApiBackoff, false);
-                // Revert status
-                status = getApp().getApiStatus();
-                break;
-
-            case 404:
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: 404, page not found. Check API URL setting.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.ApiUrlNotFound) as Lang.String);
-                break;
-
-            case 400:
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: 400, bad request. Template error.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.TemplateError) as Lang.String);
-                break;
-
-            case 200:
-                status = WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Available) as Lang.String;
-                var label = data.get("request");
-                if (label == null) {
-                    setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.Empty);
-                } else if(label instanceof Lang.String) {
-                    setSubLabel(label);
-                } else if(label instanceof Lang.Dictionary) {
-                    // System.println("HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() label = " + label);
-                    if (label.get("error") != null) {
-                        setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.TemplateError);
-                    } else {
-                        setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.PotentialError);
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    // The template must return a Lang.String, a number can be either integer or float and hence cannot be formatted locally without error.
-                    setSubLabel(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.TemplateError) as Lang.String);
-                }
-                requestUpdate();
-                // Now this feels very "closely coupled" to the application, but it is the most reliable method instead of using a timer.
-                getApp().updateNextMenuItem();
-                break;
-
-            default:
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState(): Unhandled HTTP response code = " + responseCode);
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.UnhandledHttpErr) as Lang.String + responseCode);
-        }
-        getApp().setApiStatus(status);
-    }
-
-    // Massive code duplication from TemplateMenuItem, but cannot inherit from two classes.
-    //
-    function updateTemplate() as Void {
-        if (mTemplate == null) {
-            // Nothing to do here.
-            // Now this feels very "closely coupled" to the application, but it is the most reliable method instead of using a timer.
-            getApp().updateNextMenuItem();
-        } else {
-            if (! System.getDeviceSettings().phoneConnected) {
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem getState(): No Phone connection, skipping API call.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoPhone) as Lang.String + ".");
-                getApp().setApiStatus(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Unavailable) as Lang.String);
-            } else if (! System.getDeviceSettings().connectionAvailable) {
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem getState(): No Internet connection, skipping API call.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoInternet) as Lang.String + ".");
-                getApp().setApiStatus(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Unavailable) as Lang.String);
-            } else {
-                // https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/api/native-app-integration/sending-data/#render-templates
-                var url = Settings.getApiUrl() + "/webhook/" + Settings.getWebhookId();
-                // System.println("HomeAssistantTemplateMenuItem getState() URL=" + url + ", Template='" + mTemplate + "'");
-                Communications.makeWebRequest(
-                    url,
-                    {
-                        "type" => "render_template",
-                        "data" => {
-                            "request" => {
-                                "template" => mTemplate
-                            }
-                        }
-                    },
-                    {
-                        :method       => Communications.HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_POST,
-                        :headers      => {
-                            "Content-Type" => Communications.REQUEST_CONTENT_TYPE_JSON
-                        },
-                        :responseType => Communications.HTTP_RESPONSE_CONTENT_TYPE_JSON
-                    },
-                    method(:onReturnUpdateTemplate)
-                );
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/source/Settings.mc b/source/Settings.mc
index c5c5f61..1bb7520 100644
--- a/source/Settings.mc
+++ b/source/Settings.mc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Settings {
         mClearCache            = Properties.getValue("clear_cache");
         mVibrate               = Properties.getValue("enable_vibration");
         mAppTimeout            = Properties.getValue("app_timeout");
-        mPollDelay             = Properties.getValue("poll_delay");
+        mPollDelay             = Properties.getValue("poll_delay_combined");
         mConfirmTimeout        = Properties.getValue("confirm_timeout");
         mMenuAlignment         = Properties.getValue("menu_alignment");
         mIsSensorsLevelEnabled = Properties.getValue("enable_battery_level");
diff --git a/source/TemplateMenuItem.mc b/source/TemplateMenuItem.mc
deleted file mode 100644
index 89e0431..0000000
--- a/source/TemplateMenuItem.mc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,182 +0,0 @@
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-// Distributed under MIT Licence
-//   See https://github.com/house-of-abbey/GarminHomeAssistant/blob/main/LICENSE.
-//
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-// GarminHomeAssistant is a Garmin IQ application written in Monkey C and routinely
-// tested on a Venu 2 device. The source code is provided at:
-//            https://github.com/house-of-abbey/GarminHomeAssistant.
-//
-// P A Abbey & J D Abbey, 24 August 2024
-//
-//
-// Description:
-//
-// Menu button that renders a Home Assistant Template.
-//
-// Reference:
-//  * https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/api/rest/
-//  * https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/templating
-//
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-using Toybox.Lang;
-using Toybox.WatchUi;
-using Toybox.Graphics;
-
-class TemplateMenuItem extends WatchUi.IconMenuItem {
-    private var mTemplate as Lang.String;
-    private var mCallback as Method() as Void;
-
-    function initialize(
-        label    as Lang.String or Lang.Symbol,
-        template as Lang.String,
-        // Do not use Lang.Method as it does not compile!
-        callback as Method() as Void,
-        icon     as Graphics.BitmapType or WatchUi.Drawable,
-        options  as {
-            :alignment as WatchUi.MenuItem.Alignment
-        } or Null
-    ) {
-        WatchUi.IconMenuItem.initialize(
-            label,
-            null,
-            null,
-            icon,
-            options
-        );
-
-        mTemplate = template;
-        mCallback = callback;
-    }
-
-    // Callback function after completing the GET request to fetch the status.
-    // Terminate updating the toggle menu items via the chain of calls for a permanent network
-    // error. The ErrorView cancellation will resume the call chain.
-    //
-    function onReturnGetState(responseCode as Lang.Number, data as Null or Lang.Dictionary) as Void {
-        // System.println("TemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: " + responseCode);
-        // System.println("TemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Data: " + data);
-
-        var status = WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Unavailable) as Lang.String;
-        switch (responseCode) {
-            case Communications.BLE_HOST_TIMEOUT:
-            case Communications.BLE_CONNECTION_UNAVAILABLE:
-                // System.println("TemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: BLE_HOST_TIMEOUT or BLE_CONNECTION_UNAVAILABLE, Bluetooth connection severed.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoPhone) as Lang.String + ".");
-                break;
-
-            case Communications.BLE_QUEUE_FULL:
-                // System.println("TemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: BLE_QUEUE_FULL, API calls too rapid.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.ApiFlood) as Lang.String);
-                break;
-
-            case Communications.NETWORK_REQUEST_TIMED_OUT:
-                // System.println("TemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: NETWORK_REQUEST_TIMED_OUT, check Internet connection.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoResponse) as Lang.String);
-                break;
-
-            case Communications.INVALID_HTTP_BODY_IN_NETWORK_RESPONSE:
-                // System.println("TemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: INVALID_HTTP_BODY_IN_NETWORK_RESPONSE, check JSON is returned.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoJson) as Lang.String);
-                break;
-
-            case Communications.NETWORK_RESPONSE_OUT_OF_MEMORY:
-                // System.println("TemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: NETWORK_RESPONSE_OUT_OF_MEMORY, are we going too fast?");
-                var myTimer = new Timer.Timer();
-                // Now this feels very "closely coupled" to the application, but it is the most reliable method instead of using a timer.
-                myTimer.start(getApp().method(:updateNextMenuItem), Globals.scApiBackoff, false);
-                // Revert status
-                status = getApp().getApiStatus();
-                break;
-
-            case 404:
-                // System.println("TemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: 404, page not found. Check API URL setting.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.ApiUrlNotFound) as Lang.String);
-                break;
-
-            case 400:
-                // System.println("TemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() Response Code: 400, bad request. Template error.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.TemplateError) as Lang.String);
-                break;
-
-            case 200:
-                status = WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Available) as Lang.String;
-                var label = data.get("request");
-                if (label == null) {
-                    setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.Empty);
-                } else if(label instanceof Lang.String) {
-                    setSubLabel(label);
-                } else if(label instanceof Lang.Dictionary) {
-                    // System.println("TemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState() label = " + label);
-                    if (label.get("error") != null) {
-                        setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.TemplateError);
-                    } else {
-                        setSubLabel($.Rez.Strings.PotentialError);
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    // The template must return a Lang.String, a number can be either integer or float and hence cannot be formatted locally without error.
-                    setSubLabel(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.TemplateError) as Lang.String);
-                }
-                requestUpdate();
-                if (mCallback != null) {
-                    mCallback.invoke();
-                }
-                break;
-
-            default:
-                // System.println("TemplateMenuItem onReturnGetState(): Unhandled HTTP response code = " + responseCode);
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.UnhandledHttpErr) as Lang.String + responseCode);
-        }
-        getApp().setApiStatus(status);
-    }
-
-    function getState() as Void {
-        if (mTemplate == null) {
-            // Nothing to do here.
-            if (mCallback != null) {
-                mCallback.invoke();
-            }
-        } else {
-            if (! System.getDeviceSettings().phoneConnected) {
-                // System.println("TemplateMenuItem getState(): No Phone connection, skipping API call.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoPhone) as Lang.String + ".");
-                getApp().setApiStatus(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Unavailable) as Lang.String);
-            } else if (! System.getDeviceSettings().connectionAvailable) {
-                // System.println("TemplateMenuItem getState(): No Internet connection, skipping API call.");
-                ErrorView.show(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.NoInternet) as Lang.String + ".");
-                getApp().setApiStatus(WatchUi.loadResource($.Rez.Strings.Unavailable) as Lang.String);
-            } else {
-                // https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/api/native-app-integration/sending-data/#render-templates
-                var url = Settings.getApiUrl() + "/webhook/" + Settings.getWebhookId();
-                // System.println("TemplateMenuItem getState() URL=" + url + ", Template='" + mTemplate + "'");
-                Communications.makeWebRequest(
-                    url,
-                    {
-                        "type" => "render_template",
-                        "data" => {
-                            "request" => {
-                                "template" => mTemplate
-                            }
-                        }
-                    },
-                    {
-                        :method       => Communications.HTTP_REQUEST_METHOD_POST,
-                        :headers      => {
-                            "Content-Type" => Communications.REQUEST_CONTENT_TYPE_JSON
-                        },
-                        :responseType => Communications.HTTP_RESPONSE_CONTENT_TYPE_JSON
-                    },
-                    method(:onReturnGetState)
-                );
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    function hasTemplate() as Lang.Boolean {
-        return (mTemplate != null);
-    }
-
-}