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Smartthings bluetooth presence. Apr 14, 2014 · The SmartThings Hub lets you control ZigBee, Z-Wave, and Wi-Fi home-automation devices from your iOS or Android smartphone. Started with a geohopper. Sep 5, 2019 · HI, I’ve been a ST user for a few years now and so had some of the early Samsung presence sensors that use the CR2032 button battery. If prompted, allow SmartThings access to your phone's location services. It must be set up once through the SmartThings app settings. Use the SmartThings app to connect and control your Samsung TVs, appliances, wearables, and compatible smart devices. (These are also sometimes called “arrival sensors. Around it, however, seems to be more plastic than is really necessary. Once that happens, the possibilities are very exciting! I totally agree with the latter, but you miss a HUGE point of iBeacons: You won’t need them all “throughout the house” to have granular sensing. Jun 1, 2015 · This is going to be oddball, but given my router knows when a device is connected to wifi and given I know the device mac (or dns name) I should be able to make a presence device type that polls the local network for the existence of said MAC or DNS name currently associated with the AP, and if so… PRESENT So on linux something like this works on an Asus router/AP arp | cut -d ' ' -f 2,4 9This feature requires a connection to SmartThings app and use of the Bluetooth function of your Samsung mobile phone. The availability of this feature may vary depending on the product and country. Comes with an app that will do email or RSS notifications. Samsung Care is here to help you with your Presence Sensor. Its range is only going to be about 40 feet. Sometimes I see my garage door opening as I am Aug 2, 2015 · Hi fellow Smartthings users. All has been going good, except perhaps for the sometimes presence delay. So looking for the simplest solution to integrate an iBeacon to ST. Open SmartThings on your phone, and then tap Menu (3 horizontal lines). Requires initial setup on a Samsung Galaxy smartphone running Android 8. But if presence is working great for you on your galaxy, that’s great. Because of the multiple protocols we will support at launch, the amount of on board radios would begin to interfere with each other. I can’t find any presence sensor other then the SmartThings Smart Sense. First, make sure you have the EP1 connected to a USB port on your computer and select the platform you would like to install below. Im wondering if there is a way in the app to set the phone’s presence based on the currently connected wifi and bluetooth. I’m now using dual devices at the Bluetooth devices are convenient and easier to use with SmartThings and compatible devices, such as headphones and speakers that can connect seamlessly with the SmartThings app on your phone. Jun 14, 2015 · Hi all, I am new to the SmartThings community as well as home automation in general, however I am already having a great and addicting experience! The first project I had worked on was setting up garage door automation and specifically as it relates to me coming and going. 0GB or above and opt-in for location tracking through the SmartThings Find service of the SmartThings Jun 2, 2014 · Have been watching this new Kickstarter for a little bit now, looks like a very interesting device and the no-battery design really looks amazing. When Bluetooth devices are extremely convenient, and now they are even easier to use thanks to SmartThings. At times, being in the house, the system thinks I’ve broken the Geo fence (android) and the iPhone can be 3/4 miles away and it things it’s arrived. That includes the following community project: Is anyone using beacons with Android successfully for SmartThings presence in December 2018/2019 , and if so, how? I use IBeacons for Aug 23, 2016 · That being said, I believe SmartThings has such a focus on Zigbee and advancing that part of their ecosystem that I would be surprised to see Bluetooth enabled on the v2 hub at all. While it may take a while for it to show in the AppStore search, here is a direct link to the app. Apart from consuming batteries like sweets, they have one by one stopped working. Remember, that in addition to enabling the hardware on the hub, an entire development platform has to be created for the devices to interact with the SmartThings Oct 20, 2017 · Improved Mobile Presence This project is a mobile presence system with additional features and improved speed / reliability. In reading the scant bit of information on the v2 Hub purchase page, I only read zigbee, z-wave, and WiFi support - no bluetooth. Updating the instructions below to reflect my latest configuration What is this? An alternative way to set presence in SmartThings using your Android phone. samsung. Are there any true PRESENCE sensors? A device that SmartThings checks every few minutes to see whether it’s within the range of a LAN or Bluetooth connection or within a geofence to know that it’s really nearby? Here you can install the latest firmware on the Everything Presence One for direct integration with Home Assistant or Samsung Smartthings (Beta). com/ca/support/apps-services/mobile-presence-smartthings/. A Wi-Fi connection and a Samsung account are required. Mar 11, 2014 · Could always be an add on too. Is that possible? Dec 14, 2016 · I love my Tile, and use it to find me keys with somewhat embarrssing frequency. I think if you went to a super durable plastic you could shrink the overall size by 1/3 Oct 24, 2016 · It seems like I get a lot of false presence arrived triggers. They work just like presence sensors. I use I beacons now for presence, and don’t need a Bluetooth antenna in the hub to make it work. I use SONOS and May 16, 2019 · A “presence sensor” In the SmartThings context normally means a device that comes and goes from the home, so that the system can tell when you are “home” or “away. Search for the WiFi based presence solution and you could copy most of the code. Tap the Settings gear, and then tap the switch next to "Use phone location" to turn it on. For example, if my phone is connected to my home wifi network, set my presence as “Home” , then if my phone connects to my car’s bluetooth, automatically set my presence to away Mar 7, 2016 · Continuing the discussion from Smart Presence Sensor randomly "leaving" and "returning": Battery life is fine on my presence fob, but I still get random drop-offs with both the fob and the phone presence. This has got me thinking about Bluetooth integration with Smartthings again and wondering if anyone has been working on it. Alternatively, since all smartphones have GPS tracking capabilities, you can simply use your phone as a presence sensor if you don’t want to use a SmartSense Presence sensor. Then you probably have to go to an iBeacon or a facial recognition camera. Issues is, I created the automation and it works great for a few days then it stops working. If you find a picture of the other side of the lock, it looks like it’s the same product internally as the Kwikset Smartcode locks, but with an LED ring on the front instead of a keypad and Bt 4 instead of Z-Wave (Kwikset and Weiser are the same corporation). And it may take it up to 45 seconds to connect at that range. It uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology to detect when someone has entered or left the detection area. A Python script with supporting shell script that nominally runs on a Raspberry Pi (tested on 4B and Pi Zero W). Support is also available on your mobile device through the Samsung Members App. It might only work with the Hub V2 since it only have Bluetooth. Even if you leave SmartThings, your paired Bluetooth devices will still be connected to your phone. I also shut my phone off when I go to bed. You can just give another person’s iPhones permission to unlock it. I’m basically going to be creating three NodeRed nodes (I’ve been looking for an excuse to write my first NR nodes anyway) that can easily be configured/run on your own devices. My mobile presence goes off when I’m 2 blocks away, certainly don’t want my door unlocking with that trigger. The SmartThings presence sensor is a zigbee device. yaml. Jan 16, 2023 · Make sure you are following these steps to activate the feature with the phones. . Unfortunately I have triggers set up that react to these states so I get mixed results. If my battery is low, it’ll turn off GPS until I start using my phone again, so when it turns back on registers that I just arrived even though I’ve been in the house the whole time. Yoon began by reaffirming Samsung’s commitment to help SmartThings build a completely open smart home platform, stating, “Today, on […] If you happen to lose your Arrival Sensor, you can always find it with the help of the SmartThings app. Requires iOS 12. what I beacons are An I beacon is a small Bluetooth device, usually battery powered, which Aug 5, 2020 · Instead of life360 , it uses Bluetooth location from phone which I had blacked out in the picture. I would like to use Life360 like before as a presence sensor but it doesn’t have that option. They basically would be: A configuration node - where you specify your device mapping (BTLE UUID -> SmartThings Presence Device Dec 11, 2023 · I am not sure if this topic has been addressed recently or not. So now the Mar 20, 2023 · Tim's SmartThings Driver for the Everything Presence One device The best presence sensor on the market now works with the most popular smart home platform. I cannot use the cell phone, as sometimes we switch vehicles, depending on weather, or if we need to pick up a larger item at home depot/lowes. I started working on this after having many frustrations with the built in mobile presence system and battery issues with the arrival sensor. This all works as set up however when I am away and I open the Smartthings app ( latest version) to view the camera, my Bluetooth link to my vehicle indicates that I am trying to call myself. Jun 25, 2013 · End goal is to have iBeacons throughout the house to enable granular level presence for SmartThings. yaml, before entering the following. (I use “connected to wifi” for larger area presences, like home, work, car, etc…but bluetooth works too, connecting or not) You just need to create a device and set the device Nov 12, 2023 · First, what they are These are NOT “presence sensors. I am looking for a presence sensor to place in each vehicle so that when it arrives/leaves, the corresponding garage door will open. I am working to make this a ton simpler to deploy/manage. I hope they fix it with an update. SmartThings itself has a limit of 100 devices using the same capability. Your smart phone can act as a presence sensor. ”) so “Michael just got home. “If this particular Beacon is detected {webhook received}, turn on the virtual presence sensor” So from there it works like any other presence device in SmartThings. Instead of Sep 21, 2015 · Hi, Completely new to SmartThings here, but have quickly been integrating into it. Please Enrol here. The sensor is small and can be placed anywhere in your home, such as near a door, window, or hallway. Until now I’ve been relying on a script running on a raspberry pi to find any Bluetooth devices and, thru a Domoticz server running on a Synology NAS, use them as presence devices Aug 20, 2015 · I’m not saying it’s impossible, just that simply adding a Bluetooth antenna to the hub isn’t enough to turn the tile device into a practical presence indicator. They could easily allow one to define additional geofence events, like connecting to ones home network SSID, enable bluetooth connection status so that when it connects to a home based bluetooth device (like our Panasonic phone system, headphones, etc), a manual longitude & latitude, GPS, etc… Jan 3, 2023 · How does SmartThings presence sensor work. I don’t want zigbee because I have no zigbee devices so my “mesh” would be weak for zigbee. Aug 14, 2023 · There may be an option for people who have galaxy smart phones, but I don’t believe any of the Bluetooth ones work directly with smartthings iOS at the time of this writing. Then you can use turning on the virtual presence sensor as the “that” in your IFTTT applet. I agree it would be nice if they did, but right now the Multiple app approach I already outlined is the only one that I know that works with a keychain device. So I’m just putting this here to be a quick FAQ for those interested. Mar 1, 2016 · Program combinations like Tasker and Sharptools will let you set a presence based on being “near a bluetooth device”, or “connected to a bluetooth device”. Swipe to and tap the SmartThings Arrival Sensor. My phone Feb 19, 2016 · Quick question: how much does a Zigbee or zwave presence sensor cost? $25 or more? Another question: how many here have gotten consistent, reliable presence detection on their mobile phones? One more: what if we could easily track EVERY Bluetooth device we have? Cars, speakers, headsets, phones, computers, etc?? I think it’s possible. These are all paid apps, but Apr 22, 2015 · We’ve been playing around with this. Everything happens in the background. Navigate to and open the SmartThings app. Jan 19, 2020 · Hello hopefully a pretty simple one. I’m new to Smartthings and have a V2 hub after quite a bit of aggravation with a Wink hub. I havent been able to find anything from recently. Apr 25, 2016 · You might want to rephrase that. The neighbour already has a key so does not need any other door lock. I’m looking to add iBeacon for micro location and presence. ” “Linda just left home. However, I’m looking at the best and easiest place to start. People often choose the fob instead of the phone because they don’t want their door unlocking while they’re still two blocks away. yaml file. There are Apr 9, 2015 · Lately I have been having less than desirable results using both an android lollipop (galaxy note 4) and an iPhone 6 as presence sensors. 0 or later. [4] Bluetooth range is up to 120m without obstruction. For ease of use, paired devices remain connected to your phone even if you exit SmartThings. Devices that use Bluetooth, such as headphones or speakers, can connect seamlessly with the SmartThings app on your phone. 0 or higher & RAM of 2. I get that, but I want the Android to be the Dec 29, 2016 · Update May 9 2017 - I finally have a setup that has been pretty much rock solid for my phone and now my wife’s too. https://www. Now, I’m wondering if it would be possible to use Android devices with Bluetooth radios (phones, tablets, TVs, etc) as Bluetooth ‘Beacons’. The app sends updates to SmartThings when it enters/leaves the range of those beacons. Overview This Edge driver enables the Everything Presence One (EP1) sensor to work with the Samsung SmartThings platform. Tap Menu (the three horizontal lines), and then tap All devices. I’m now using dual devices at the Jan 21, 2020 · We have a garage right underneath the building. BLE presence capability is missing in the Samsung app. It's a snap to install, is relatively inexpensive, and works with IFTTT Sep 14, 2015 · ST’s inability to accurately detect an iPhone’s presence boggles my mind. Tap Beep to activate the beep noise, and then locate the SmartThings Arrival Sensor. 🙂 Changes currently in beta Nov 28, 2021 · [3] Within AR Finder feature of the SmartThings Find service, provided in the SmartThings app. ” So I don’t think that’s what you mean here since a bulb stays place in one location all the time. I would love, however, to have precense sensors, and since my Tile is almost out of juice (they need to be replaced when the battery dies) he timing is perfect to get some! One problem-- the presence sensors don’t seem to have hte cabability to help me find my keys if I’m not at home. Or a smart lock like August with Bluetooth recognition. This script is configured with people, devices and device addresses to Jan 13, 2020 · In the Smart Home Monitor, I have a Samsung Smartthings Camera set to turn on and arm the SHM to armed when my iPhone leaves the house. So you can only have 100 “switches” (which includes lightbulbs), or 100 sensors, etc. To get started, download the SmartThings app with the links below and sign in using your Samsung account. ” The new app can connect with many Bluetooth devices, but it does by connecting them to your Jan 23, 2024 · First, what they are These are NOT “presence sensors. Presence detection in a narrow area (about a 50’ radius) is excellent. Open File Editor and click configurations. This loss of functionality Jan 4, 2018 · Another option for Mobile Presence in SmartThings: webCoRE Community Forum [Install Instructions] webCoRE Presence Sensor on your iPhone (beta) UPDATE 12/22/2017: The app has been released to the iOS AppStore. No call is completed and the radio returns then it attempts to call Jan 16, 2013 · At this point, Bluetooth will most likely be an add on to the SmartThings system. Aug 13, 2015 · Here’s how it works: You place iBeacons throughout your home/office/wherever (we like these beacons from Radius Networks) Use BeaconThings to register these beacons with SmartThings. I have an automation that simple dose the following When member location me is at home Then turn on my aurora dimmer and turn on a wemo plug unlock Front door with a 1 min delay. Nov 5, 2013 · The Kevo doesn’t have wifi, so you can’t lock it remotely. My no1 scenario would be, ability to detect both me and the Looks like they lost the game. Nov 25, 2015 · There’s some existing solutions posted that do this via watching for wifi MAC addresses connecting to your home router/AP… But Bluetooth is good alternative if folks have it enabled. When I turn it on in the morning, it thinks I’ve arrived, even though I haven’t left. Dec 25, 2017 · Authorize IFTTT To access that virtual device through the SmartThings IFTTT channel. Mar 31, 2022 · To add the device, you need to copy and add the device ID in the configuration. ” They are typically WiFi, Bluetooth, or Zigbee. 3. The way would be to turn the thing around. Anyway, I have the presence notification working for both my and my wife’s iPhone but I’d like to send a notification for when I leave work. ” Presence sensors tell you when a specific device has crossed a Geo boundary. Since this was supposed to be the cellular upgrade to the Samsung SmartThings presence Sensor, this is a huge miss. Funny thing is that it triggered when somebody left the house instead of someone arriving. depending on the device “capability” being used, there will be a limit of no more than 100 Bluetooth devices connected to smartthings via BK. Just walk up to the house and it detects its presence. Dec 25, 2018 · Since google decided to cripple background scanning in order to protect phone battery life, a lot of the original ibeacon or Eddystone android apps no longer work because they fail to detect the beacon reliably. SmartThings Presence Sensor is a device that can detect when people come and go from your home. They are showing it connecting to the new app, which was originally just called “SmartThings” and is now called “SmartThings (Samsung connect). Jan 2, 2019 · Smartphone free Bluetooth Tracker (and More) integration with Smartthings (pre-release) Contact us online through chat and get support from an expert on your computer, mobile device or tablet. Jun 10, 2014 · When the presence sensor comes in and out of range of the SmartThings Hub, it can send a notification to anyone’s phone that you specify. With zwave I already have a plugged in zwave garage door controller so the signal should be strong. I’m not wondering about using the Android device as a ‘Receiving Station’ of Beacon reports from iBeacons. Sep 28, 2018 · But when was Bluetooth connectivity enabled? They are not showing it connecting to a smartthings hub. Unfortunately, the method I use won’t work for the OP, because it’s specific to iPhones. Overview This project consists of two pieces. To make things worse, right in the same block we have 3 restaurants and other leisure areas. Be sure to allow the SmartThings app has the Location Permission set to Allow all the Time. But has anyone looked into this? Can this be use with SmartThings as a presence sensor? It’s a little cheaper and a lot smaller. Requires Android 8. I use the IFTTT maker channel. I don’t know nearly enough about Arduino but it seems like you might be able to build a Bluetooth presence detector through Oct 25, 2018 · Unfortunately it really needs to be something with no action required. You are invited to the beta testing programme. Tim's Drivers - 20th March 2023 1. Set up IFTTT as a “man in the middle. Apr 14, 2016 · I know about and (thanks to @JDRoberts (here) think I understand the concept of iBeacons. I see lots of issues with current presence in ST’s- adding BT presence tags with customizable distance setting (ie unlock my door when my keys are 3ft away) would be a huge upgrade. I am open to any ideas or suggestions and check this thread often so let me know what you think. You will need a File Editor add-on to edit the configuration. 1. Mar 22, 2022 · Ironically I eventually ended up using a third-party system for Geopresence which has been very reliable, and then I bring that presence into smartthings through A virtual device. Then follow the Oct 9, 2019 · Unified Presence is a presence solution that looks at combination of WiFi, Bluetooth or BLE signals to determine if a given person is present in a physical location. Sep 1, 2015 · I couldn’t find anything on the community about the XY Bluetooth Smart Beacon. Using an idea from @DigitalM0nkey, I am changing over the way I use presence sensing for all activities. Feb 24, 2016 · Presence sensors are really ARRIVAL and DEPARTURE sensors, not PRESENCE/ABSENCE sensors. Several Aug 28, 2015 · Continuing the discussion from Smart Presence Sensor randomly "leaving" and "returning": Battery life is fine on my presence fob, but I still get random drop-offs with both the fob and the phone presence. We also have a pool. I’m not a coder or developer. ” So far the detection is great, fast and accurate, but the connection to SmartThings has about a 3 to 4 Aug 30, 2015 · Hi, Despite the fact that I can’t understand why SmartThings is wanting people to have to dig for information on the new v2 hub, I have in fact spent a lot more time than I wanted searching the forums, blogs, site and Google to try to answer my question. Jun 16, 2014 · I have to say the presence sensor is nice for things like backpacks and purses, but when it comes to putting it on your keyring, the thing is huge! I noticed it uses a CR2032 inside and that is taking up the majority of the board space. Here’s a direct link. Problem is for my partners house, her phone is a very old Samsung phone that will just not allow it to be added to the devices, even ST support couldn’t fix it. This solution uses three separate mobile phone apps, Tasker, SharpTools, and AutoLocation. The tracker has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi hardware, but only for firmware updates, not functional uses? Why?. Dec 27, 2023 · There’s a Long FAQ written two years ago about using iBeacons for presence, but some of the information is getting out of date and there’s a lot of conversation about specific projects, and I think it’s getting confusing. Feb 5, 2020 · Hi All, Im looking for some advise for Beacons+iOS+SmartThings (UK) for presence? I’m an apple or iOS user. Something like Caleb talked about is a Bluetooth/Wi-Fi bridge. Jan 30, 2019 · Just a quick update. May not be the cause of the issue but definitely has an effect of the automation Jan 5, 2015 · To kick off this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show, SmartThings CEO, Alex Hawkinson, joined Samsung’s president and CEO, BK Yoon, on stage to deliver an opening keynote address focused on the future of the Internet of Things. For any given account, there may be less than 100 Feb 10, 2015 · I want to get a presence sensor to put in my Cars so that I can disable my zwave alarm when either car is home. bwqb fhb ysqeqiv fsahb wsel qsrqdd frqu uxma tdksmgj gaut