# Automating Smart Home Monitor?

**URL:** <https://community.smartthings.com/t/automating-smart-home-monitor/169768>\
**Category:** SmartApps & Automations\
**Created:** [August 3, 2019, 8:07am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/automating-smart-home-monitor/169768 "2019-08-03T08:07:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![JDRoberts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/jdroberts/32/56577_2.png) [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/automating-smart-home-monitor/169768/3 "2019-08-03T12:55:48Z")

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You can do it in the V2 classic app, but not the new V3 app. See the FAQ. (The topic title is a clickable Link.)

> [@FAQ: Why can’t I use Geopresence or an Automation to set the alarm state in the new (V3) app? (Updated 1 November 2019–now you can!)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/faq-why-can-t-i-use-geopresence-or-an-automation-to-set-the-alarm-state-in-the-new-v3-app-also-applies-to-unlocking-smart-locks/162408/):
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> After getting mad at ourselves for again setting off the intruder alert, for the second time in 2 days, I looked into the Classic App for a possible solution. There I find that I can automatically turn off or on the alarm mode when the presence sensor arrives or departs. Why can’t I set an automation like this a the new App?

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