I have reasons I want to move away from Geofency I set up the Hubitat fencing on my phone… But I’m a bit confused because I’m out of my Geofence that’s what it shows on the map… but my device shows as present. I’m clearly missing something very basic.

Have you followed the steps in these two documentation articles to setup geofencing in the mobile app? Mobile App Learn how to download and use the (optional) Hubitat Elevation mobile app How to Set Up Mobile Presence Sensing Learn how to set u…

And FWIW, I use both Geofency and the Hubitat mobile app to create a combined presence sensor. Mobile presence is often challenging to get working 100%. Combining more than one solution is a popular strategy.

[image] ts1234: I’m out of my Geofence that’s what it shows on the map… but my device shows as present. Funny, that happened to me on an S23 phone, twice now. I got a new phone, set it all up while waiting for my new SIM card to arrive, and it was doing that. I even posted about it. It ju…

[image] chrisbvt: It showed the geofence area as few miles north of me in the woods, same as the first phone The geofence in the app can be moved. IIRC by dragging with two fingers. OP didn’t mention whether the geofence is in the right or wrong geolocation.

If you don't end up happy w/the Hubitat geofencing, take a look at this. A lot of us find it reliable. It does take more work to set up. [image] [RELEASE] OwnTracks for Hubitat Presence Detection ⚙️ Custom Apps and Drivers I was looking for a fall back solution as Life360…

[image] marktheknife: The geofence in the app can be moved. IIRC by dragging with two fingers. Hmm... that doesn't work on my phone. Two fingers scrolls the map, just like one finger. My only option is to set the current GPS location as home, but it always centers the fence around my curren…

[image] danabw: take a look at this I looked at OwnTracks a bit ago, then I realized I don't really have a good use for home presence anyway. I can't get others in my household to install the Hubitat app to track them (understandably), so it is just me it would track. I used to have Echo an…

It is a sad thing when family members won't play along. I talked my wife into it thusly: Doggie cam can be turned on/off depending on our presence Any automations she doesn't like can be disabled when she's home Number two above is her favorite. :slight_smile: Maybe update the announcements: C…

Yes, This works "sometimes" I built a rule to send me a message when enteriing...it triggers "sometimes."

Thanks. I've been fairly happy with Geofency...and I think Owntracks doesn't sell your data anymore? Right? My only issue with Geofency is I'm not really sure if it's actually being maintained...and I have some sort of "ghost" fence left over from before that was slightly larger than mine now. It t…

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If you don't end up happy w/the Hubitat geofencing, take a look at this. A lot of us find it reliable. It does take more work to set up.