Not sure if the latest firmware has caused an issue, but presence detection upon returning home after being away for 30 minutes or more has stopped working as expected. I have a routine that basically says when i return home after being away for 30+ minutes, turn on a virtual presence sensor, then …

It’s shared to Alexa to trigger an Alexa routine. Only certain types of virtual sensors worked for me with Alexa. I found the presence sensor met my needs and used to work consistently.

to me, it looks like you are using a virtual motion sensor for a presence sensor. That would account for it changing. I may be wrong :slight_smile:

Yes that’s what it is. I didn’t read/interpret your original response properly. I know i had to do some experimenting to find one that worked with Alexa.

[image] Dennis: It’s ironic that you created this post as I was thinking of asking for help on solving the presence sensing problems I’ve been having. ST presence sensing has never reliably worked for me either. I have tried everything that I can think of to fix it - adjusting geofence radius, …

Because it is Oscar night: Tomorrow, Tomorrow! Identified - The issue has been identified and seems to be affecting users due to “Daylight Savings Time” being on for US region. Expectation is that as the day turns to tomorrow, the issues should go away. Mar 12, 2023 - 23:29 UTC I think it is most…

I’m not using any part of the Amazon Alexa ecosystem so that isn’t an option for me. What I like about MacroDroid is that it gives me the ability to set the GPS location polling frequency - which works great. At first I thought my trouble with ST presence sensing was being caused by the fact that I …

What OS are we using, IOS or Android?

[image] Jake_Mohl: What OS are we using, IOS or Android? Using both.

I have several different types of presence sensing methods on Android. Tasker using a Geofences plugin called AutoLocation. Stock ST location that sets a VR presence Sensor. This has a switch capability that allows you to toggle, on/off / present/not present (If you have a Schlage Smart lock you …

Hitting two birds with one stone in this thread; I’m giving up on ST presence sensing and trying the virtual switch approach that’s triggered by a Google Home app Away routine. Should’ve done this long ago. Thanks.

Presence detection no longer working as expected

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Explained here.

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Presence detection no longer working as expected

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