Samrtphone as presence sensor

[jkp]

@jones814

Is the whole process of adding a device handler in the IDE as a virtual presence sensor no longer necessary

I would avoid creating any virtual presence sensors in the legacy IDE at this point. IDE is for the old groovy architecture and ST is is the process of migrating to LUA and Edge drivers which can’t be managed in IDE. Anytime you notice Placeholder as the Device Type in IDE, means Edge driver or cloud-to-cloud using the new architecture. Do not edit them in IDE.

Check in Menu > Labs > if there is a virtual sensor there (on your Android but it may be limited to Samsung phones… I forget). Or you can use an Edge driver if you install CLI or use one of the custom ones such as the following…

[ST Edge] vEdge Creator: a virtual device generator for end users

Here is an Edge driver that will enable end-users to create virtual devices that run locally on-hub. UPDATED JULY 2023… Features: Supports the following virtual device types: A/C, air quality, alarm, Alexa switch, battery, CO2 level, contact, door, energy, fan, garage door, illuminance, Level/dimmer-only, lock, light (including RGBW), momentary button/doorbell, motion, panic, presence, refrigerator, smoke detector, sound pressure, sound sensor, switch, switch level/dimmer, temp/humidity, TV, thermostat, video camera, water sensor, window shade Create any number of virtual devices Easy and fast to use: No coding or CLI required Enables you to create 100% local automations with virtual devices See how many devices you’ve created of a given type (inventory) Devices include additional …