Location/Geofence routines slow after Android 15 update

I have a pair of routines that are meant to trigger when I enter or leave the geofence around my home. They worked nearly flawlessly until my (and my wife’s) Galaxy S22 Ultra(s) updated to OneUI 7 and Android 15. Previously, I had to build in a 10 second delay to prevent the routine from running before I was actually home. However, after the update, I have removed the delay, and the routine still may not run until I am already inside the house. Due to the location of streets near my subdivision, I cannot increase the size of the geofence without creating a new set of issues. I have done all the normal diagnostic steps, uninstalled/reinstalled, clear cache and data, restart the hub (V3, 2018), restart phone, etc. Permissions are correct and have not changed from prior to the update. I used to be able to email SmartThings support, but that email address appears to be discontinued. Does the community have any suggestions to improve the reliability of these location based routines?

Thank you.

Since there appears to be no fix for poor geofence triggers in SmartThings, I took advice found in other threads, and I am using Amazon Alexa’s geofencing capabilities to trigger the routine in SmartThings. So far, it has been 100% responsive to the geofence. Seems silly to have to rely on a third party to trigger a routine that worked flawlessly in ST for years, but here we are.

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does that include the app update that was released yesterday? https://community.smartthings.com/t/smartthings-android-app-1-8-33-25-june-2025/301820

Samsung Store and Google Play only show 1.8.29.24, May 29, 2025. I don’t show the June update available.

when it gets pushed out, use the one from Samsung App Store :slight_smile:

Also, disable get location for this phone, wait a minute and re-enable it.

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