iOS 1.7.1 Mobile Presence Issues

[JDRoberts]

@outguy

Same exact scenario here. Galaxy Note 4 on Verizon as well as iPhone 6 on Verizon. At times, while I’m sitting in the chair it thinks I’ve left and starts changing modes. Its even worse on my dogs because I have our arrivals tied to Sonos to play tracks when either one of us arrive. The dogs know the songs and start barking and running to the door and I’m already here.

Developers, it is not just iPhone that’s an issue

I am now using a new approach to occupancy indication that handles the “coming and going” issue caused by random drop offs. Doesn’t help with the sunny field issue, though, or anything related to it. And the method I’m using requires combining a virtual presence indicator, an actual geopresence detector, a physical sensor, and multiple modes, so it’s a pain to set up. But it does keep from driving the dogs crazy.

A dual device approach to geopresence for smaller areas (sequential detection)

Continuing the discussion from Smart Presence Sensor randomly "leaving" and "returning": Battery life is fine on my presence fob, but I still get random drop-offs with both the fob and the phone presence. Using an idea from @DigitalM0nkey , I am changing over the way I use presence sensing for all activities. I’m now using dual devices at the geo-fence barrier, as well as a virtual presence sensor for better continuous occupancy indication. Basically I’m trying both reduce the range and improve reliability by using two devices that will be recognized in sequence rather than both at the same time. So this is how it will work at my house now: Smartthings recognizes that my phone or the fob, mainly the fob , has entered the Geo fenced area. but nothing else happens yet. I do not tri…