Hey everyone,
Not sure where to post this. Not sure what frontend" means exactly, and cannot find a category called “automations”, so very unsure. I hope this post finds its way to some good samaritan
I am very new to HA, and have limited knowledge, so please consider that when responding.
I have this version installed:
I am not sure if that info is enough for someone to know what’s going on, so, some more info: It is installed as a VM in Oracle Virtualbox, on a Debian 11 OS. The system seems to run, and most things appear to be working well.
I have installed Google Assistant SDK, so that I can use a text field to give a “command” to my Google Home products, and this works lovely.
I have the companion app installed on my Android (Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra), and on my wife’s Apple 'whatever" ( I think it is a 10 XR or something like that). The companion apps work, and I can control HA from the phones.
I have HA Cloud account up and running, and can access HA from outside and inside my LAN, and HA also “sees” both phones and their locations.
My problem is an automation based on location. It is set to trigger when either my phone, or my wife’s phone enters the zone (this being our home). It has a condition: check if the garage door is closed. If the garage door is open, it ignores the triggers. If the garage door is closed, then the action runs: open the garage door. Below is an image of the automation, and below that is the YAML version of it.
So, when I leave, and return, the garage door opens (based on my phone’s location). When my wife leaves, and returns, it just gives her the finger!
Now, I have checked that HA actually “notices” the location of the iphone. And it does. See image below:
Obviously I have set every possible parameter on the Apple to allow location, for the phone, in sleep mode, in resting mode, in battery saving, for the HA app, etc etc etc, and, as mentioned, it does appear that HA “sees” her phone leave and return. And yet, the garage door never opens when she returns.
So, after that short novel, could anyone comment or advise on whet I should be trying next?
Any help would be much appreciated