Presence Sensor Not updating. Force the HUB?

[JDRoberts]

I feel your pain. I wasn’t able to get really reliable presence detection until I switched to a two device method and included an iBeacon. Presence is one of those things which is very much affected by local conditions, which is why one method will work great for one person but not for another.

The following might give you some additional ideas, but I agree, it’s way more maintenance than it should be.

FAQ: The Many Ways of Detecting Presence (2020)

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 [image] 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…