Hide sensor based on zone

Configuration
1

Hi,

I am fairly new to HA.

I have two sensors wich I would like to hide based on my zone “home”.

  name: A
  api_key: **********
  origin: device_tracker.iphone-a
  destination: zone.home
- platform: google_travel_time
  name: B
  api_key: **********
  origin: device_tracker.iphone-b
  destination: zone.home```

So if the tracker finds these iphone's in the "home" zone, I would no longer want to display these.

I habe been unable to find the solution anywhere.

Thanks,

Michel
2

Nobody here that has this working or knows how?

3

It sounds like you can achieve this using automations based on the state of the device ‘home’ or if the device enters the zone and the group visibility service .

4

Thanks.

Would you know an example config for that?

5

You will have to create group(s) with the things you want to hide. Are you using groups yet?

- alias: Hide Group Example
  trigger:
    - platform: zone
      entity_id: device_tracker.mike
      zone: zone.mikes_house
      event: enter
  action:
    - service: group.set_availability
      entity_id: group_group_with_the_things_you_want_to_hide

This automation will hade a group when the device tracker enters the home zone…

https://home-assistant.io/docs/configuration/group_visibility/

6

Thanks, that should do it. I’ll try to get this to work.

7

@michel72
Let me know if you have more questions. I have been busy this weekend and it is tough to post configs, etc with mobile.

8

I’m afraid I can’t get it to work yet.

Maybe I should post some configs to clarify things:

I have a tracker for 2 iphone’s:

device_tracker.iphonevanmichel
and
device_tracker.iphonevanlinda

I have multiple zone’s, but the home zone is simply zone.home.

I have 2 sensors:

# Tracking Michel to zone.home
- platform: google_travel_time
  name: Michel naar huis
  api_key: ****************************************************
  origin: device_tracker.iphonevanmichel
  destination: zone.home
# Tracking Linda to zone.home
- platform: google_travel_time
  name: Linda naar huis
  api_key: ****************************************************
  origin: device_tracker.iphonevanlinda
  destination: zone.home

and a group called reistijd (traveltime) :slight_smile:

reistijd:
    name: Reistijd
    entities:
      - sensor.linda_naar_huis
      - sensor.michel_naar_huis

That looks like:

In the most ideal situation I would like to hide any of the 2 sensors in the group when they are in zone.home (or if the travel time = 0)

Since they obviously would not always be home at the same time, I eihter want to hide the respective sensor only. If that is not possible I will create 2 seperate groups.

For now I am not even able to hide the entire group if one of the 2 trackers is home. :wink: