Google Pixel 7 Pro geolocation presence sensor in ST

[h0ckeysk8er (Bruce Pinsky)]

@HalD

If the issue is strictly in the SmartThings app you may want to consider some other method of reacting to location changes.

The Alexa app has the ability to do geolocation. You can even create multiple Alexa Routines with different boundaries.

The Google Home app can detect Home and Away based on a single boundary and run a script.

A number of people use Alexa to control SmartThings virtual devices which can then be used to run SmartThings Routines.

Google Home is more limited so may or may not be able to trigger a suitable SmartThings device. You may need to sign up for the “Public Preview” of the Home app.

I found ST geo-tracking to be completely unreliable after trying it when the Life360 integration was discontinued earlier this year. I now use Alexa for tracking to trigger ST virtual presence sensors which are used in all my presence based Routines. It works great and separates the presence state from the underlying tracking mechanism. Explanation of that setup here.