Life360 home/away Automation

Configuration
1

I’d like to use Life360 to turn on a light when I arrive home. I have it configured, but I’m at a loss to know what syntax to use to create an automation. I’m really new at HA and have just basic time of day switches configured (so far).

2

Do you have written any config so far for the automation?, if yes just share it. Use the </> for the correct formatting of the code here on the forum

You could use something like below.

- id: '1563879765987'
  alias: Home Light on
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: <Your entity ID>
    from: 'home'
    to: 'not_home'
  condition: []
  action:
  - service: light.turn_on
    entity_id: <Your entity ID>
3

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I guess I have nothing to share because I can’t create a config. I don’t understand how to use the state with Life360. For my Life360 ID (displayed at the top of HA along my home/away/zone status) it doesn’t have an entity_id when I click on “me”, so how can I define that in the trigger?

Conditions and actions are no problem, I’ve got that down.

EDIT: maybe I got a little closer, still have to test. Does this make sense?

- id: '1567448037661'
  alias: Steve Arrives Home
  trigger:
  - entity_id: device_tracker.life360_steve_major
    from: away
    platform: state
    to: home
  condition: []
  action:
  - data:
      entity_id: switch.82707084dc4f22908b45_1
    service: light.turn_on
4

Please look at my code above. Because at the trigger you’re using the wrong strings. I.e. ‘home’ and not_home should be used.

And you’re using light turn on on a switch? If you want to use a switch. The correct statement should be switch.turn_on

Sorry but I am on my phone so i can’t upload your code properly

5

Thanks. I was looking at the way Life360 was displaying at the top of HA, it shows Home, Work, or away (the first two being zones I created) so I figured the state would change from “away” to “home” since when not in any zone, Life360 just displays “away.” I’ll try not_home.

Thanks for the catch on the switch vs light.

6

You can always see how your device tracker behaves. Check your logs when you leave the house

I know my life360 acts as ‘not_home’. But I’m using my router as presence detection. But I’m using my life360 as location tracking in zones and other addresses.

The sky ain’t the limit with HA

7

Haha, thanks, I know I’ve not even scratched the surface. I wanted to use my Asus router for presence detection too, but for some reason (like others reported) it is only sending state changes for my wired LAN. I have another thread here on that.

8

Everything takes time. It took me at least two years from the start and where I’m now. And I’m not even there yet :sweat_smile:

9

FWIW, you probably don’t want to specify from: not_home, you should just specify to: home. E.g.:

  trigger:
  - entity_id: device_tracker.life360_steve_major
    platform: state
    to: home

Although it’s not likely, it is possible for a device_tracker entity’s state to change directly from a zone to home. By just specifying to: home it will trigger regardless of what the previous state was.

10

Thanks, that’s a good idea.