# Suggestion Presence detection for smart home using Wi-Fi **URL:** \ **Category:** Ideas and Suggestions\ **Tags:** presence, wifi, project\_presence\ **Created:** [July 27, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/suggestion-presence-detection-for-smart-home-using-wi-fi/94030 "2017-07-27T17:00:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![JDRoberts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/jdroberts/32/56577_2.png) [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/suggestion-presence-detection-for-smart-home-using-wi-fi/94030/3 "2017-07-27T18:58:15Z")
Several people have done these kinds of projects. There are a couple mentioned in the presence FAQ thread. The options available will depend in part on the specific router you are using. > [@FAQ: The Many Ways of Detecting Presence (2020)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/faq-the-many-ways-of-detecting-presence/51563): > > 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 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… You can also find them on the quick browse list in the community – created wiki by looking for the “presence” list in the Project Reports section: [http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=How\_to\_Quick\_Browse\_the\_Community-Created\_SmartApps\_Forum\_Section#Quick\_Browse\_Links\_for\_Project\_Reports.2FQuestions](http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=How_to_Quick_Browse_the_Community-Created_SmartApps_Forum_Section#Quick_Browse_Links_for_Project_Reports.2FQuestions) --- _[View the full topic](https://community.smartthings.com/t/suggestion-presence-detection-for-smart-home-using-wi-fi/94030)._