Arrival sensor without Smart things app

[JDRoberts]

Life360 is an official integration that will do this.

Some people find that too intrusive because you could track them throughout the day. So you can also use IFTTT just have it turn on a virtual presence sensor. That way there’s no tracking until the person gets to your house.

Wi-Fi connection tracking is yet another option. These are all discussed in the presence FAQ.

FAQ: The Many Ways of Detecting Presence (2020)

Presence, regardless of the device you use, is one of those features that works great for some people, not at all for other people, and is randomly flaky for still others. It’s very much affected by local conditions. So some people will find that phone presence works much better than the SmartThings-branded presence sensor. Other people will find the reverse. Still other people, myself included, find that they have to use a combination of two devices in order to get reliable presence indication. So if this feature tends to work differently for different people, where do you start? 1. Using a Smart Phone as a Presence Indicator [image] Well, since most people who have SmartThings have a smart phone, it’s worth starting there. This method has changed significantly in the change fro…