The Quest for A 100% Reliable Presence detection

[JDRoberts]

Different methods will work for different people because there are often local issues involved, even architectural ones.

Have you had a chance to look at the presence FAQ yet? It covers seven or eight different methods that people use. Sometimes it’s just a matter of trial and error to find out which one works best at your house.

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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…