Problems with proximity

1

Users status never changes and don’t show up on map. The icons for the zones appear on the map but not the device tracker(s). User status always states away even though I work from home quite a bit.

config file entries

zone:
  - name: Home
    latitude: coordinates of home are entered here
    longitude: coordinates of home are entered here
    radius: 100
    icon: mdi:home
    
  - name: MikeWork
    latitude: 38.932903
    longitude: -94.691920
    icon: mdi:office-building
    
  - name: JenniferWork
    latitude: 39.043003
    longitude: -94.592940
    icon: mdi:office-building

proximity:
  mike_home:
    zone: Home
    devices:
      - device_tracker.mike
    tolerance: 50
    unit_of_measurement: mi
  jennifer_home:
    zone: Home
    devices:
      - device_tracker.jennifer
    tolerance: 50
    unit_of_measurement: mi
2

you don’t need to specify home, it defaults to home. Also, home is lowercase if you really want to specify it. Also, the proximity doesn’t really have anything to do with these items showing up on the map. You need to investigate your device_trackers. Where are they coming from, and are they updating?

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3

Thank you for replying. I’m using the Home Assistant app installed on an iPhone. When installed I answered allow for the app to use tracking and such during setup

4

I’ll remove home and then verify the device trackers. I’ll start with fixing the problem with them always showing away on the lovelace card. Then I’ll move onto tracking and such

5

Does your phone get notifications? Also, do all the sensors that come with the mobile app integration update?

6

My phone gets notifications from other apps, not HA I’ll have to check on your other question.

7

I removed the old entities and uninstalled/re-installed the home assistant mobile app. I can not see the entities on the map. It looks like the tracking part is working. Now to figure out automations using proximity.