iOS activity automation trigger not firing

Mobile Apps Home Assistant Companion for Apple
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Hi,

I am trying to trigger an automation when my phone is detected in ‘automotive’ but it won’t fire. The current trigger is as per below code, I have tired without the ‘Types’ attribute and automotive not capitalised but they don’t work. The sensor is definitely changing state as my state history shows walking, stationary, automotive etc

Anyone else use the activity as a trigger?

trigger:
  - platform: state
    to: Automotive
    entity_id: sensor.gj_s_iphone_activity_2
    attribute: Types
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Did you get anywhere with this?

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Hi there, did you have any luck with this?
I’m trying to implement the same thing… but the condition keeps failing.

The best guess I get from other automations is: even though the sensor lists “Automotive” as a state with capital A, I noticed that in the end HA wants it with lower case initial… not sure this might influence the result.

Any chance you got it working?

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@pixel_xyz, I have managed to get it to work in an automation. The automation I use it for, is to open the garage as I approach the house. Naturally this should only work when I am in automotive mode. Sadly I have had to disable the automation because when my wife is with me in the car both our iPhones trigger the automation. As my garage works on an impulse switch - click to open and click to close with no status whether its open or closed (that I will do later when I get an appropriate contact sensor.

My code is as follows:

alias: Zone Entry - Garage opens on arrival
description: Garage opens on arrival
trigger:
  - platform: zone
    entity_id: person.w
    zone: zone.home
    event: enter
  - platform: zone
    entity_id: person.s
    zone: zone.home
    event: enter
    enabled: false
condition:
  - condition: and
    conditions:
      - condition: or
        conditions:
          - condition: template
            value_template: "{{ states('sensor.wg_iphone_activity') == 'Automotive'}}"
          - condition: template
            value_template: "{{ states('sensor.sg_iphone_activity') == 'Automotive'}}"
            enabled: false
      - condition: state
        entity_id: binary_sensor.vw_ev_car_is_active
        state: "on"
action:
  - delay:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 5
      milliseconds: 0
  - metadata: {}
    data: {}
    target:
      entity_id: button.garage_switch
    action: button.press
mode: single

Yes another condition is that my EV is on. So it only works with the car.

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Wow that’s a great help! thank you so much, I’ll try it out and let you know! :slight_smile:

EDIT: @wgumaa the condition didn’t work for some reason and blocked the execution of the whole automation, being it inside an and if condition. Don’t know why, but I’m sure i wrote it correctly because all the data were recognized when i switched from yaml back to the web UI setup page.

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