Is there a way to use a binary_sensor as an device_tracker?

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You need the device_tracker.see service.
It will create a known devices file with trackers and update those entities. The created trackers can be added to a person.

Redacted example:

# additional device tracker dynamically created
# based on binary_sensor presence template sensors to defeat Unifi wrapper logic
- id: presence_plus_refresh
  alias: "Update presence plus device tracker"
  mode: queued
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.presence
      from: "off"
      to: "on"
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.presence
      from: "on"
      to: "off"
  condition: []
  action:
    - service: device_tracker.see
      data:
        dev_id: "tracker1"
        location_name: "{{ 'home' if is_state(trigger.entity_id, 'on') else 'not_home' }}"
        source_type: "router"
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