Automatically arm smart home monitor

[DaWeav]

@Waynosan

2. My location is overriding the virtual “home security switch”. For instance, if I know that a friend is planning on swinging by when I’m not home I would like to be able to turn off the home security switch and not have it notify me whenever there’s a door or motion sensor is triggered. When I try this now it puts itself back into Arm (Away) mode a few moments later.

I’m not sure why your Geolocation mobile presence would re-trigger it’s Geolocation presence as ‘member isn’t there’ when it’s already outside the Geolocation zone and hasn’t been inside the Geolocation zone and left it again. I have done the same thing and it leaves it off, but I haven’t done it in a long time. With all the mobile presence issues SmartThings was been experiencing lately, they may have change something. I’ll have to try it again to see what happens nowadays.

@Waynosan

3. Would be nice it there was a way to have my Alexa speakers tell me if there’s been an intrusion when the system is in the Arm(stay) state. Is there a way to do this?

I use an Alexa virtual switch with a Smart Lighting routine.

Alexa virtual switch which I simply named it ‘Intrusion’.

Smart Lighting
What do you want to control,
Intrusion

What do you want to do,
Turn On

Select Trigger
Open/Close

Which Open/Close Sensors
I selected multiple multipurpose sensors.

Turn On when,
Opened

More Options
Only when Mode is,
Night

Note: Night Mode is set when going into Armed Stay.

Alexa Routine
When Alexa virtual switch is Opened,
Then Action Messaging/Send Announcement ‘Intrusion’.

And, if your not using the Alexa Momentary virtual switch, then add turn Off the Intrusion Alexa virtual switch.

Update: Alexa virtual switch

[Release] Virtual Alexa Switch/Button

I put together some device handlers that take advantage of Alexa’s support for contact sensors: Alexa now supports motion and contact sensors connected to a SmartThings Hub. Play a welcome message when the door opens, turn on a connected light when motion is detected, or ask, “Alexa, is the back door open?” To get started, connect a Works with SmartThings contact or motion sensor to the SmartThings Hub, following the manufacturer’s instructions, then link the SmartThings skill using the Alexa app. These handlers can be triggered by SmartThings routines, while also showing up in Alexa as contact sensors. Switch: Button (momentary switch):