How to detect a bluetooth device

[sjee]

Got one of these and never got it to work. Maybe this works;

[presence] Reliable, Multi-User, Distributed Bluetooth Occupancy/Presence Detection

Github Link Make sure to check out monitor as well, as it is more advanced than presence Introduction Here’s the problem I faced: all presence detection options I tried didn’t work reliably for my family. The various GPS-based options (e.g., OwnTracks, iOS App, HomeKit, etc.) periodically would stop working if an app on our phones crashed. Plus the minimum radius for ‘home’ or ‘away’ was often way larger than our house. I would register as ‘home’ when I was on a dog walk a few blocks away. N…