Trying to integrate presence sensing in ST. Best way?

[pcgirl65]

I am interested in trying to setup being able to get notified when my hubbie leaves his work and when my daughter gets to school and her work. It seems very complicated to do it in ST because I have to create Locations and then add their iphone into that location. I am currently trying Life360 but I don’t know if it is worth upgrading the the Plus account. How well does Life360 integrate with ST? Is there any other ways?

[JDRoberts]

This should help.

FAQ: The Many Ways of Detecting Presence

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? 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. The following FAQ runs through the the usual troubleshooting…