Device status shows away instead of zone

Configuration
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Hi,

I am using owntracks with http and it looks to be working. the devices are shown in the map correctly but when I put the device_tracker.XXX in Lovelace, I am getting status as away instead of the zone name.

The zones are set at a radius of 250 and they do show up in the maps. Also in developer < > it shows the device tracker status as not_home.

can someone help me with this. although I set the zones in my configuration.yaml it still shows away in Lovelace.

thank you

2

Where did you define the zones? In Owntrack or in HA?

3

in configuration.yaml file in HA

4

hum that’s odd. And in HA on the map you clearly see the device icon showing up inside the radius?

5

yes. its completely inside the radius.

6

can you share your config?

7

its like this

zone:
  - name: Office
    latitude: XX.XXXXXX
    longitude: XX.XXXXXX
    radius: 250
    icon: mdi:suitcase
8

I agree with @lolouk44, this is odd.

This explains why it’s being shown as Away - i.e., the entity’s state is not getting set to the zone name. So it’s not a “front end” problem.

By any chance, are you seeing any messages in the log that contain the following string?

"Could not parse gps value for "

9

I checked it now and it works… maybe it just needed like a couple of hours to set itself up.

10

me too, but It worked now when I push “report” on my Owntracks to update my latest location. great!