The idea was to work around unreliable presence sensors as best as theoretically possible. It can do nothing with a faulty sensor that doesn’t update at all. That’s like having no sensor.
Thank you for your app it's wonderfull!
If I can suggest something, could you add a delay to Boolean-OR Combiners?
I tried an automation:
When I arrive, unlock the door
Is nobody home start a playlist.
It didn't work because as soon as I arrive, the combine presence is turn on and therefore, my condition is not met.
If I could add a delay, for example 30 seconds, the rule will start and the someone is home will still be off. My condition will be true!
Thanks!
Practically everyone WANTS the most immediate presence change, based on every single OwnTracks, HomeKit, Life360, and other presence threads. First use case I've heard that wants a delay!
Aside from whether or not the author implements the idea, I have a somewhat similar situation with turning on certain lights but use a different implementation. My rule simply says when I arrive, if no one ELSE is home, then do XYZ. My wife does things differently, so her arrival routine is different, so if she arrives and no one else (me) is home, the routine will do ABC.
I have separate rules for when individuals arrive vs when the combined "Someone home" arrives. They work simultaneously, so they both work regardless of the timing of the combiner.
If you are ONLY wanting the music to turn on when YOU arrive and no one else is home, select the other presence devices that make up the "SOMEONE" combiner in the logic of "If nobody is home"
If you want the music to start anytime ANYONE arrives, then make a separate rule for when the combiner presence arrives.