# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Beacon - Detect your presence with BLE beacons **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** app, tools, homey-pro\ **Created:** [November 1, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550 "2018-11-01T17:45:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 36
**Author:** ![victoroos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/victoroos/32/8344_2.png) [@victoroos](https://community.homey.app/u/victoroos)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/723 "2021-09-03T13:53:20Z")
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**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 6:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/724 "2021-09-04T06:42:46Z")
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**Author:** ![Sepp\_Malec](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sepp_malec/32/13516_2.png) [@Sepp\_Malec](https://community.homey.app/u/Sepp_Malec)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/725 "2021-09-05T19:25:51Z")
how do you use the output in homey, in MQTT explorer i can se the status as connected = false most of the time, is that because they also exists in homey, and are connected their? ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 5:19am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/726 "2021-09-06T05:19:19Z")
> [@Sepp\_Malec](#): > > how do you use the output in homey I don’t, it’s running ESPHome which I use together with Home Assistant. ---
**Author:** ![Sepp\_Malec](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sepp_malec/32/13516_2.png) [@Sepp\_Malec](https://community.homey.app/u/Sepp_Malec)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/727 "2021-09-06T06:52:04Z")
aahh, okay, i installed the ble2mqtt linked in this thread… i’ll have a look at ESPHome then 🙂 i need a working way of tracking when my youngest daugther comes home from school, to disable the alarm 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Quakerix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/quakerix/32/10155_2.png) [@Quakerix](https://community.homey.app/u/Quakerix)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/728 "2021-09-14T18:24:17Z")
Hey guys, I just upgraded from 4.x to latest. I’m getting some weird updates from my Tiles. What are the most common settings these days? And second question. Do you update the Presence of a user based on a Beacon? I’m getting some “timing” issues in which the phone and the tile leave the building at the same time. Does the smart phone app over rule the presence of a user? ---
**Author:** ![Koktail](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/koktail/32/51498_2.png) [@Koktail](https://community.homey.app/u/Koktail)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2021, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/729 "2021-09-14T20:25:50Z")
You have to make your own flow for changing the location of a user. You can find all the answers in this topic. ---
**Author:** ![Quakerix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/quakerix/32/10155_2.png) [@Quakerix](https://community.homey.app/u/Quakerix)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 5:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/730 "2021-09-15T05:47:16Z")
Yeah I understand. But I wonder the following. If a mobile phone leaves, can I block Homey setting the user to away if the BLE is still here? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_de\_Vos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_de_vos/32/151925_2.png) [@Peter\_de\_Vos](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_de_Vos)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 6:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/731 "2021-09-15T06:03:20Z")
Not if your using homeys build in geofence i suppose. Then you have to use macodroid oid ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 10:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/732 "2021-09-15T10:34:37Z")
You can’t prohibit Homey to mark that user as “Away”. That’s a bit of a bummer. But that is kind of solvable: It depends what you tell Homey what to do when Homey detects a user/phone as “Away”. This flow doesn’t run if a beacon’s status is marked “within reach”. You’ll have to use a similar flow for the beacon. IF Beacon is out of reach AND (homey presence) PersonX is away THEN Do the “PersonX left the house” routines ---
**Author:** ![Quakerix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/quakerix/32/10155_2.png) [@Quakerix](https://community.homey.app/u/Quakerix)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/733 "2021-09-15T21:02:59Z")
Thanks for the tip. I was trying to solve the situation in which my gf takes my keys and here phone out. Then all are marked as away. Maybe I’ll disable gps acces for the Homey app on both phones. Then my beacons are leading. Btw. Are you asking your phone whether the system should set itself to away? What do you see on your phone? A yes/no. Or just the notification. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/734 "2021-09-15T21:14:06Z")
Yw. > [@Quakerix](#): > > Are you asking your phone whether the system should set itself to away? What do you see on your phone? A yes/no. Or just the notification. A question with a yes or no option. Ignoring it is the same as answering “no” Example: ![Screenshot_20210915-231329_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/7/b7f728cca1f1e9e080fe0d9278d345d56d0c7cd1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/735 "2021-09-16T05:05:06Z")
> [@Peter\_Kawa](#): > > Ignoring it is the same as answering “no” How long does that take in ur flows? Been waiting for this for like 4 years but in 6.x it’s still not there it seems. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/736 "2021-09-16T12:44:19Z")
I’m not sure what you mean. Hope this answers your Q: I’ve done some testing, the ignore holds until the flow is triggered again. And then it just sends the same ack question again. ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/737 "2021-09-16T13:01:41Z")
If yes turn light 2 on. ELSE If no (is the same as ignored u say) turn light 3 on. Light 3 is never turned on, unless u click no urself. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/738 "2021-09-16T13:09:41Z")
That’s true Roco. My bad! ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/739 "2021-09-16T13:24:03Z")
Well , this was working in like 1.5 or something. Then it disappeared and never came back. I used it for the tv and lights. Question: is there anybody still awake? If yes do nothing. If no/ignored turn off the tv and the lights. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/740 "2021-09-16T14:31:27Z")
I did some tests Roco. I’m using it since the first v5 rc’s. It now works different, compared to the earlier fw versions so it seems? Normal ack: Reversed ack: > _Note the reversed state it’s not visible > This is the push ack card:_ > > ![Screenshot_20210916-163323_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/c/1c0b0bed89c5ae00cd4ea92d143c63dd735598fb.jpeg) I now have started a test flow, ignored the push ack, and going to wait (24hrs) for what happens next. _Curious if there’s a time limit at some point_. [Last time I checked](https://community.homey.app/t/enhance-the-localisation-option/45865/16), the flow stayed on hold for 1 hour. ---
**Author:** ![Rocodamelshekima](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rocodamelshekima/32/8209_2.png) [@Rocodamelshekima](https://community.homey.app/u/Rocodamelshekima)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/741 "2021-09-16T15:15:25Z")
> [@Peter\_Kawa](#): > > and going to wait (24hrs) for what happens next. U can wait until u weigh an ons but nothing is going to happen. > [@Peter\_Kawa](#): > > the flow stayed on hold for 1 hour But on hold is not a “no”. After an hour nothing happens. U know who knows what we are missing but is busy with other things. Putting on the forums that we need this option does not affect any of it. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 10:51am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/742 "2021-09-17T10:51:35Z")
> [@Rocodamelshekima](#): > > U can wait until u weigh an ons but nothing is going to happen. Almost there, I have about 5 ‘ons’ to lose, but still no push msg from the flow.😅 But I got your point. Going back to my pizza and beer diet now! [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550.md?page=35) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550.md?page=37)