I'm having trouble using my parents' phones as presence sensors - both Android devices. I want to use the Geofence feature to detect when they are home or away, but for some reason it's not working. I did wonder if it was because they only worked when the app was open, but I can't find a way to tes…

Try looking at PositionGuard. You can have track tpresence at several locations. [image] [RELEASE] PositionGuard Family Presence — one presence device per family member, area-level, no coordinates on your hub Custom Apps and Drivers Since Life360 shut off…

Not looking to start any arguement but my OwnTracks app on my pixel 9 is the most stable, accurate and robust tool I've ever had. I'm not experienced in multi-user implementations but the family stuff is there, and because my individual function works so flawlessly, I would feel safe in saying I'd …

Mine is erratic and slow to update as well. It does work, most of the time. I've found after hub updates, I need to delete the phone app, reboot, then reinstall the phones hubitat app. It also needs to stay active all the time.

Good afternoon I've finally set this up on my parent's phones and I'm encountering some issues. I've set my house up as Home, theirs as Mum and Dad's and an area for their holiday home. If I look on my version of the app, on both of them it says they are at Mum and Dad's, but on Hubitat if I look…

+1 for Owntracks. Works 100% reliably on our two Pixel 9s for home/away status and automations. if you need assistance the developer @lpakula is the best, one I happily contribute to.

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JimB September 28, 2026, 2:21am 2

Try looking at PositionGuard. You can have track tpresence at several locations.