[OBSOLETE] Improved Mobile Presence (Android only)

johndc7 · October 31, 2018, 7:24pm

Make sure your presence sensor app it updated. That option sends a command directly to the app and requires it to be updated. Your version number is located in the settings screen in the presence sensor app. (Currently the latest version is 1.6.2)

Nelinski · November 9, 2018, 11:04pm

Hi,

I’ve got the latest apps (just downloaded today). I’ve setup the device handler and smart app. When adding the smart app in SmartThings and selecting ‘pair this device’, the android app has an error in the notification bar saying update error #3, error setting presence.

Any ideas what is going wrong? I can’t see any ‘Things’ which match the name I’ve just created for this presence sensor.

johndc7 · November 9, 2018, 11:28pm

Checking the logs. Give me a minute.

My bad… i messed it up in the last update lol. Just updated the app again.

Nelinski · November 10, 2018, 7:53am

Thanks for that. I’m no longer getting an error in the presence app. I’ve got two different issues now (one just looks like a bug I can work around).

On SmartThings when adding a presence sensor, I press new, enter a name for the device but the option to select this device or a different device doesn’t load until I put a name in and press save. This will give me an error then end up loading the boxes to select this device or a new device.
After adding a device within SmartThings, it says invalid device Id. When putting the device id in from your app, it says ‘please fill out the required fields’ but all the fields are filled.

If I change the minutes from 0.0 to 1, it allows me to save but still says invalid device Id.

johndc7 · November 10, 2018, 3:12pm

So you shouldn’t have to enter device IDs or anything. Once you pair the app, it should automatically create the device.

Where are you getting the error to fill out required fields? The timeout shouldn’t be required.

Nelinski · November 10, 2018, 3:57pm

This is what it looks like for me:

It will always stay on invalid Id even after manually entering it.

johndc7 · November 10, 2018, 4:20pm

Update your device handler. That’s an old version.

github.com

johndc7/Smartthings/blob/master/devicetypes/johndc7/improved-mobile-presence.src/improved-mobile-presence.groovy

/**
 *  Improved Mobile Presence
 *
 *  Copyright 2018 John Callahan
 *
 *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
 *  in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed
 *  on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
 *  for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 *
 */
 
metadata {
	definition (name: "Improved Mobile Presence", namespace: "johndc7", author: "John Callahan") {
		capability "Presence Sensor"
        capability "Sensor"

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Nelinski · November 11, 2018, 12:22am

Weird, I grabbed it all from your github yesterday. I’ve just checked for updates and it said it was obsolete. I’ve updated it and it seems to be working now. I’ll try it out over the next few days.

One nice to have for a future release, the ability to set a device image for the presence sensor thing.

Thanks for the help!

viguera · November 28, 2018, 1:37pm

This whole setup actually stopped working for me on Friday morning.

I still have the app installed and I see no indication that it’s having issues, but ST no longer sees the device as arriving / departing.

I’ll have to look into the logs today and see if I can figure out what’s going on.

johndc7 · November 28, 2018, 2:12pm

If you find any errors in the logs online, let me know. If not, you can PM me your device ID and I can check to make sure everything is good on the server.

joe.asmar · November 30, 2018, 5:32am

Hi there,

I’m getting the update error #3 . I have a samsung S8 pls help !

johndc7 · November 30, 2018, 12:02pm

What does the rest of the error say?

joe.asmar · November 30, 2018, 12:43pm

The error says

Update error #3 Error setting presence

I have downloaded and removed the app many times, did the patch as well , still getting the same results. Pls help

joe.asmar · December 1, 2018, 12:46am

Hey any help you can provide? I’m stuck

viguera · December 1, 2018, 12:50am

I remember getting this at some point but I can’t recall how I fixed it.

I think I removed everything and re-installed the app and the “Oreo” fix. Also make sure you follow the instructions carefully because if you do anything out of order it goes crazy

johndc7 · December 1, 2018, 1:03am

Please PM me your device ID. I think I already know the issue but I want to be sure.

Pressorv · December 5, 2018, 10:36am

Well, I’m about to take the plunge and switch to using this presence sensor. I spent an hour reading, that includes skipping about a third of the posts, johndc7, you have certainly put a lot of effort into this, so first of all thank you for your contributions!

I’ve noticed on many of my adventures in smartthings, as a solution grows, one common problem is new users typically run into problems that were identified previously, but never made it to the install instructions.

So before I take the plunge for my wife, who won’t have the smartthings app installed on her note 5 phone, and my note 8, wanted to check if the instructions are up the date with all the known issues? 1)

I’ll be happy to help document or provide additional write up to help if need to address known issues etc. If I’m understanding right, you may have an update in the works, should I hold off? 2)

Thanks!

johndc7 · December 5, 2018, 12:56pm

Everything should be updated and there are currently no known issues with the setup.

Let me know if you have any issues with it and I can update the instructions if needed.

rlichtefeld · December 5, 2018, 10:12pm

I am trying to use this device. I believe I have followed the instructions, but when attempting to add the Presence Sensor from the My App under SmartThings. After selecting to Create a new device, and giving it the name of “Rob”, I get an error that says: “There was a problem processing your request. Please try again.”
It does create a New Device Id.

If I then click in Pair this Device, and open the tab in the browser, I get the following error:
Update Error #3.
And, in the notifications on my watch is says:
“Unable to locate linked SmartThings account. Linking your account again should resolve the issue”

Where does it need to be linked?

I am using a Galaxy S9 (SM-G960U1) running 8.0.0 with the latest update security update.

Thanks for any assistance.

johndc7 · December 5, 2018, 10:32pm

That would make sense since it doesn’t save in the SmartThings app.

Do you see any errors in the logs (online under live logs) when you attempt to save in SmartThings? I assume OAuth was enabled correctly and everything right?

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