Mastering Geofencing in Home Assistant with Proximity and Presence Detection: An Ultimate Guide

This is the new 2024 version that is fully compatible with the latest Proximity Integration of Home Assistant!
Welcome to this comprehensive tutorial on geofencing in Home Assistant with proximity and presence detection. In this video, we will delve into the concept of geofencing, demonstrate how to set it up, and show you the art of mastering it with proximity and presence detection features available in Home Assistant. Whether you are a seasoned Home Assistant user or new to the platform, understanding geofencing and leveraging its potential can greatly enhance your smart home automation experience. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a solid foundation to utilize the power of geofencing effectively. We will begin by explaining the fundamentals of geofencing, highlighting its significance in creating location-based automations for your home. Geofencing allows your smart devices to detect when family members or individuals enter and exit predefined virtual boundaries, triggering specific actions based on their proximity. Expanding upon this, we will demonstrate step-by-step instructions on configuring geofencing in Home Assistant using GPS-based tracking and various proximity detection methods. Furthermore, we will explore the concept of presence detection in Home Assistant, an essential companion to geofencing. Presence detection enables you to detect whether someone is currently at home or away, opening up countless possibilities for automating your smart devices based on occupancy. Throughout this tutorial, we will guide you through practical examples, showcasing how to set up automations that adjust climate settings, all through the perfect synergy of geofencing and presence detection. Don't miss out on the opportunity to master geofencing with proximity and presence detection in Home Assistant. Unlock the potential of unparalleled automation possibilities and ensure your smart home adapts to your lifestyle seamlessly. Watch this video now to revolutionize your home automation experience!

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:54 Exploring the scenarios
00:01:56 Enable remote access for Home Assistant
00:03:04 Assigning tracking devices to people
00:04:10 Installing the proximity Integration
00:05:46 Testing the Proximity Integration
00:06:28 Creating the automation for our use case

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[EsotericArctos]

I have found your tutorials are some of hte best on YouTube. Simple without beign patronising. Aimed at people that want to learn, without treating us like we are idiots. It's really appreciated. This one is no different. Absolutely brilliant and easy to follow, without being too dumbed down :).
Thank you for continuing these tutorials, even when Home Assistant is changing so quickly that they get outdated quickly.

[JakobVentzel]

Been thinking about this for a while, so perfect timing that the Proximity integration was updated and you created this very thorough video 👌

[desertaip]

I finally implemented this. Thanks for another great tutorial. In addition to changing the Away and Home modes of my HVAC system using this method, I'm also controlling the interior lighting of my home (we have ambient lighting come on at dusk - but they don't need to be on if we aren't home - and we would like it turned back on when we return and it's dark). I also have the departing portion of this automation automatically arming our security system in Away mode if we leave and forget to arm the system!

[wscottfunk]

Thanks for another great tutorial Ed! You explain everything thoroughly, in an easy to follow format. I always pause/play to follow along using the HA companion app on my phone. Sometimes for testing and review, I'll replicate your automations exactly as you set them up in the visual editor, then go back & edit to add my devices. I like to review the YAML and traces to see what's going on behind the curtain. I've learned a lot from you and I'm still very grateful for the trigger ID tutorial as it's helped me consolidate and reduce the number of automations significantly. Thank you sir! 👏

[michaelthompson]

I was wondering when someone would bring a video out about this! Thanks for this, I’ll probably try out tomorrow

[videolan]

Another great tutorial - it will improve my existing automation with the towards and departing states.

[sevagjb]

Very well explanation, with creative idea for the automation
Thanks Ed

[videosfromniek]

Prima weergegeven... top uitleg zoals altijd... ik maak gebruik van Proximity voor het alarm. Werkt perfect.. gaat automatisch aan indien je buiten de zone komt en kom je er weer in dan gaat ie uit. Wel rekening houden met aantal personen. Ik raad iedereen met een Iphone deze automatisering aan..

[CMDRSloma]

I use strictly Node Red for my automations, but still I find these videos inspiring.

[Moon-Raven]

Another reason to use the person instead of the phone is that you can change the person's tracked devices. So if you get a new phone, you just change that in the person. No need to change automations (Node-RED or native).

[ajithprabhakar]

Great Video, very clearly explained, Thanks, I will surely download the blueprint to support you

[aliaghil]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

[AnalyzerParalyzer]

I’ve always considered doing this. Thank you for showing how.

[Ariana-sbix]

Your videos are awesome!! Thank you for taking the time to teach us! Your explanations are great. I am going to implement this. Question: instead of programming my “home” and “away” temperatures as set values, is there a way to make them variables that I can control on my dashboard? Thanks!!!

[xboxbenji]

Yeahhh brilliant matey has my wife contacted you to tell you to make a special tutorial for me telling you how much I have been driving her crazy trying to sort geofencing and Alarmo to work together 🤣 Thanks for this one matey its helped me massively !

[stephenjohnston]

Brilliant video. I was able to get my rules setup the way I wanted. I did a test, I left my house and it turned off my heating. But when I returned to the house, it was still showing my location as away. To get it to update I had to turn location off on my phone and turn it back on. Then it instantly recognised that I was at home and turned my heating back on. I wonder if GPS is spotty in my area?

I must have a look at see if I can set the automation to turn on high accuracy mode while I am away, then turn it off while I am at home. But your video was awesome and really easy to understand and follow. Thank you for your hard work in putting it together.

[BarryWilliams-ykrh]

This video is brilliant thank you, i am new to HA and just followed your Alarmo video also so easy to follow. I have just followed this video and when you add the heating i added the Alarmo arm and disarm instead to automate the arming and disarming of my alarm hopefully i have done it correct and will test tomorrow. is there any additional steps you would add or take away to use this proximity with Alarmo arming and disarming that i may of over looked again many thanks from a new subscriber.

[Dimmers]

Grats on 400 subs since filming this video :)

[williambravin]

Brilliant. This means i no longer need Life360 or owntracks

[danielbraun]

Thanks a lot! Unfortunately, I cannot leave the number of thumbs up I would like to. Great explanation of a heating setup that I will adapt for my home assistant. Honestly, I think your home is quite freezing. Nevertheless, I'd rather choose higher temperatures in order to prevent some arguments with my wife. 😉