Is it possible to make smartthings poll the Smartthings presence sensor more often?

[JDRoberts]

@Ryan00

And I was just going to head out to Best Buy and buy a ST presence sensor . Maybe I should hold off ???

As long as you can return it without a restocking fee, there’s no reason not to try it.

It works very well for a lot of people. It’s just that it doesn’t work for a fair number of people. It depends very much on local conditions.

But I don’t expect anything to change with it anytime soon in the future unless They do something different for The TV-based version. It is what it is.

SmartThings Presence Sensor Device--Working Well for Anyone?

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