Bry
January 13, 2019, 2:24pm
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If you search for presence you will find that this has been discussed ad nauseum. The bottom line is that ymmv. For some it works flawlessly, for others, not so much.
Start here to see if you can find something that works better for you than native presence:
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
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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…
Search for “presence” to find the rest.
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