iPhone as a presence sensor

Devices & Integrations
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My wife and I both have iPhone 14 Pros running iOS 16.1.2. Looking for the steps to get them set up as presence sensors. I’ve read some threads, didn’t see a consensus of what actually works. Perhaps I missed one. Much appreciated!

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two options:

  • use the presence in the ST app
  • Or use iPhone’s presence and HomeKit, if you have either a HomePod mini or AppleTV. With a cheap HomeKit Meross plug, you can use it in both platforms. Set up an automation in homekit to turn on/off the plug for arriving/leaving. In ST, create a Routine to react to the state of the plug.

both work well for me but “some” users have issues with the ST presence sensor.

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to setup presence in the ST app… go to Menu > Settings (the cog) and enable get Location for this iPhone.

There is also a homekit version of the Kasa smart plug that could be used.

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I’m not home so I just set up the presence in the ST app. I then created a routine to turn on a few lights when I arrive back home. Hopefully it will work. Really appreciate the information!

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My test routine worked when I arrived home… thanks!

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