diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mobile_app/helpers.py b/homeassistant/components/mobile_app/helpers.py
index c22aad8b6f1..e0656f158c8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mobile_app/helpers.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mobile_app/helpers.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from nacl.secret import SecretBox
 from homeassistant.const import ATTR_DEVICE_ID, CONTENT_TYPE_JSON
 from homeassistant.core import Context, HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import DeviceInfo
-from homeassistant.helpers.json import JSONEncoder, JsonObjectType, json_loads_object
+from homeassistant.helpers.json import JSONEncoder, JsonValueType, json_loads
 
 from .const import (
     ATTR_APP_DATA,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def _decrypt_payload_helper(
     ciphertext: str,
     get_key_bytes: Callable[[str, int], str | bytes],
     key_encoder,
-) -> JsonObjectType | None:
+) -> JsonValueType | None:
     """Decrypt encrypted payload."""
     try:
         keylen, decrypt = setup_decrypt(key_encoder)
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ def _decrypt_payload_helper(
     key_bytes = get_key_bytes(key, keylen)
 
     msg_bytes = decrypt(ciphertext, key_bytes)
-    message = json_loads_object(msg_bytes)
+    message = json_loads(msg_bytes)
     _LOGGER.debug("Successfully decrypted mobile_app payload")
     return message
 
 
-def _decrypt_payload(key: str | None, ciphertext: str) -> JsonObjectType | None:
+def _decrypt_payload(key: str | None, ciphertext: str) -> JsonValueType | None:
     """Decrypt encrypted payload."""
 
     def get_key_bytes(key: str, keylen: int) -> str:
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def _decrypt_payload(key: str | None, ciphertext: str) -> JsonObjectType | None:
     return _decrypt_payload_helper(key, ciphertext, get_key_bytes, HexEncoder)
 
 
-def _decrypt_payload_legacy(key: str | None, ciphertext: str) -> JsonObjectType | None:
+def _decrypt_payload_legacy(key: str | None, ciphertext: str) -> JsonValueType | None:
     """Decrypt encrypted payload."""
 
     def get_key_bytes(key: str, keylen: int) -> bytes:
diff --git a/tests/components/mobile_app/test_webhook.py b/tests/components/mobile_app/test_webhook.py
index cfefe3ca86f..9d3e74d2942 100644
--- a/tests/components/mobile_app/test_webhook.py
+++ b/tests/components/mobile_app/test_webhook.py
@@ -1090,6 +1090,21 @@ async def test_sending_sensor_state(
 
     assert reg_resp.status == HTTPStatus.CREATED
 
+    reg_resp = await webhook_client.post(
+        webhook_url,
+        json={
+            "type": "register_sensor",
+            "data": {
+                "name": "Battery Health",
+                "state": "good",
+                "type": "sensor",
+                "unique_id": "health-id",
+            },
+        },
+    )
+
+    assert reg_resp.status == HTTPStatus.CREATED
+
     ent_reg = er.async_get(hass)
     entry = ent_reg.async_get("sensor.test_1_battery_state")
     assert entry.original_name == "Test 1 Battery State"
@@ -1105,15 +1120,27 @@ async def test_sending_sensor_state(
     assert state is not None
     assert state.state == "100"
 
+    state = hass.states.get("sensor.test_1_battery_health")
+    assert state is not None
+    assert state.state == "good"
+
+    # Now with a list.
     reg_resp = await webhook_client.post(
         webhook_url,
         json={
             "type": "update_sensor_states",
-            "data": {
-                "state": 50.0000,
-                "type": "sensor",
-                "unique_id": "abcd",
-            },
+            "data": [
+                {
+                    "state": 50.0000,
+                    "type": "sensor",
+                    "unique_id": "abcd",
+                },
+                {
+                    "state": "okay-ish",
+                    "type": "sensor",
+                    "unique_id": "health-id",
+                },
+            ],
         },
     )
 
@@ -1122,3 +1149,7 @@ async def test_sending_sensor_state(
     state = hass.states.get("sensor.test_1_battery_state")
     assert state is not None
     assert state.state == "50.0"
+
+    state = hass.states.get("sensor.test_1_battery_health")
+    assert state is not None
+    assert state.state == "okay-ish"