iPhone presence sensor help

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Thank you :blush:

I agree. My son didn’t want another app on his phone so I set his presence up via an iPod mini. I find reliability for both to be 100%.

Two pros for Locative:

  1. Is not limited to your wifi bubble so I can have it trigger earlier (greater distance) when coming home.

  2. Can handle multiple locations.

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Thanks. I’m also going to check into HomeKit.

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There have been reports of problems with this on IOS26.

Reported fix is:

  1. Settings->Privacy & Security->Location Services->System Services->Home Accessories TURN OFF
  2. Reboot phone via buttons (Volume Up, Volume Down, press&hold Power)
  3. Turn on Home Accessories (above)

Worked for me.

The other option is to change your automations from for example, when I arrive home, to when I arrive at my home address.

When I arrive home
Change to
When I arrive at 123 Jones St

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FWIW, this seems to be fixed in iOS 26.1 (currently in beta).

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I had already tried the first option and didn’t work for me. When I enter the address rather then select home it defaults to home. May try the neighbor address and see if that works.

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Soon I hope

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In the same boat- I can not get either my phone, or daughters, to trigger on presence whether we are arriving or leaving. Sometimes it works when we arrive but its rare.
I have noticed that you can not select " always" and I'm sure this has been that way for a few updates..
It only allows "while using app" or " widgets"