# \[APP\]\[Pro\] 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:** 7
**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:** [January 12, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/122 "2019-01-12T20:29:45Z")
Are the devices always outside or inside range? Have you other apps that uses BLE? ---
**Author:** ![Eternity](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/eternity/32/102113_2.png) [@Eternity](https://community.homey.app/u/Eternity)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/123 "2019-01-12T20:58:38Z")
I have 3 of these and they work great with Homey Firmware 1.5.x. They have a range of approx. 5 meters. ![Screenshot_20190112-215607](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/2X/c/c923a8bad308579499494623cedb64a89d310b4b.jpeg) ---
**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:** [January 12, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/124 "2019-01-12T22:35:30Z")
No it’s first time using ble, no other apps. The beacons are frozen in or out of range. Not always in or out. It feels like that the ble module freezes up. And no idea what the trigger or couse is. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2019, 6:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/125 "2019-01-13T06:30:54Z")
They work very good in deed, the range is not that far however. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2019, 7:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/126 "2019-01-13T07:08:00Z")
The issue you describe looks simular as issues i’ve had when Homeys BLE was in its early days. I’ve first developed xiaomi mi flora, on that app the firmware 1.5.3 required a reboot every now and than. However i cannot verify the issue from the logs. Can you try the follow: 1. Remove all beacons from the app. 2. Remove the app from Homey. 3. PTP of Homey and wait 10 minutes. 4. Install tile app on mobile and attach the beacons to it. 5. Test if the beacons respond from the mobile tile app. 6. Disable BL on your phone. 7. Install ‘beacons app’. 8. Pair your beacons again in Homey. (They are inside range) 9. Wait 1 minute. 10. Enable BLE on your phone (They connect to the beacons, and they are not discoverable anymore) 11. Wait 1 minute. 12. The beacons are outside ran? Go further. 13. Disable BLE on your phone. 14. The beacons are inside ran? Try 10 again. If either 12 or 14 failed, send a log to the developer and note the time the action failed. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2019, 9:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/127 "2019-01-13T09:57:20Z")
> [@Koktail](#): > > 1. Remove all beacons from the app. > 2. Remove the app from Homey. > 3. PTP of Homey and wait 10 minutes. > 4. Install tile app on mobile and attach the beacons to it. > 5. Test if the beacons respond from the mobile tile app. > 6. Disable BL on your phone. > 7. Install ‘beacons app’. > 8. Pair your beacons again in Homey. (They are inside range) > 9. Wait 1 minute. > 10. Enable BLE on your phone (They connect to the beacons, and they are not discoverable anymore) > 11. Wait 1 minute. > 12. The beacons are outside ran? Go further. > 13. Disable BLE on your phone. > 14. The beacons are inside ran? Try 10 again. First of all, thanks for all the help so far. I did all the steps. All the steps were successful. I did like 10 times enabling/disabling BL on my phone. And each time it works flawless. Now time will tell if it continues to work. I’ll do a donation when i have this up & running 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eternity](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/eternity/32/102113_2.png) [@Eternity](https://community.homey.app/u/Eternity)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2019, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/128 "2019-01-13T12:35:08Z")
I checked the release notes, but can’t find the answer. Does the latest version of this App work with the latest Homey firmware (v.2.0)? If it works, do I need to re-add the beacons? Thank you! ---
**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:** [January 13, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/129 "2019-01-13T13:04:21Z")
Read the Q&A in the OP. > **Q3** Is the app compatibel with v2.0.0? > > _All the functionality is the same in the v2 compatibel version: `v1.2.0` . All issues of not triggering flowcards are resolved in the newest RC as wel. Except for the discovery of the beacon itself. That does not give 'live results as mentioned in de skd-app [issue](https://github.com/athombv/homey-apps-sdk-issues/issues/6) ticket to athom on github. Athom is looking for a fix for this issue ‘soon’ untill than the app wil **not** be compatibel._ You don’t have to re-add the beacons if the issue is resolved, there is nothing changed about the driver and devices itself. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2019, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/130 "2019-01-13T13:12:57Z")
This is what Emile said yesterday: All BLE issues: We will address this issue in a 2.x release. Sorry for the delay! ---
**Author:** ![Eternity](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/eternity/32/102113_2.png) [@Eternity](https://community.homey.app/u/Eternity)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2019, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/131 "2019-01-13T13:29:06Z")
Thanks @Koktail and @Peter_de_Vos So, your App is working but it’s a Athom issue that prevents the beacons from being discovered in the current v2.0 firmware. > [@Peter\_de\_Vos](#): > > All BLE issues: We will address this issue in a 2.x release. I guess I’ll wait for the v2.x (hope that it’s not v2.9…) release 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 15, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/132 "2019-01-15T21:51:40Z")
Unfortunately it didn’t help. It stopped working again after x-hours. I’m mailing Athom support… ---
**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:** [January 16, 2019, 6:31am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/133 "2019-01-16T06:31:53Z")
> [@Koktail](#): > > If either 12 or 14 failed, send a log to the developer and note the time the action failed. Have you send a log to the developer when this happend? ---
**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:** [January 16, 2019, 6:54am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/134 "2019-01-16T06:54:28Z")
* * * Advertisement * * * For the people that don’t follow a lot of threads on the forum: I’m asking for support for a second Homey to make my home automation stable for myself. Every small donation is very much appreciated! 🤗 > [@Another developer ask the community for support](https://community.homey.app/t/another-developer-ask-the-community-for-support/6689): > > Following the example of @Gruijter and @DaneedeKruyff and replying the encouragement of some other active developers i want to ask the community for support. I’m developing and maintain Homey BLE apps for [xiaomi mi flora](https://community.homey.app/t/xiaomi-mi-flora-sensor-ropot-app/45/1) and [beacon (presence) app](https://community.homey.app/t/beacon-an-app-for-presence-detection-using-ble-beacons/3550/1) from the time that BLE was in a very fragile state (and released the [p1 smartmeter](https://community.homey.app/t/p1-smartmeter-api/6150) into beta). Always trying to make my apps compatible with the latest firmware (BLE changed a lot after each release cycle) has been (and will be) an massive challenge.… > _Please do not feel obligated to donate. if you are not in the position or if you want using the app for free it is your right to do so._ * * * ---
**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:** [January 16, 2019, 7:42am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/135 "2019-01-16T07:42:18Z")
I can do that again; but last time you didn’t see anything. So I assumed that would be the case again. And; I was doing those steps and it all worked. It’s after a x hours that it stops ---
**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:** [January 18, 2019, 8:06am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/136 "2019-01-18T08:06:42Z")
Please add your brand/type to the list! | Beacon name | Max range (through concrete) | | --- | --- | | Tile Pro | 8m | | Tile Mate | 8m | | Nordic nRF51822 | 5m | | iTag | Turns off after 15 minutes | ---
**Author:** ![hans-J](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hans-j/32/5576_2.png) [@hans-J](https://community.homey.app/u/hans-J)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/137 "2019-01-21T20:40:07Z")
How can i add these to homey? I can’t get it done by the tile android app? I’ve bought two rf51822 beacons but homey (2.0)won’t detect them. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/138 "2019-01-21T23:09:50Z")
There is a bug in 2.0 which makes this app unusable for now :s. Not the apps fault ---
**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:** [January 21, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/139 "2019-01-21T23:14:36Z")
The. 1 rc 2 doesn’t seem to fix it… Looking at the log ---
**Author:** ![hans-J](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/hans-j/32/5576_2.png) [@hans-J](https://community.homey.app/u/hans-J)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2019, 8:29am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/140 "2019-01-22T08:29:44Z")
Ok, thank you victor. I thought it was fixed allready… ---
**Author:** ![Eternity](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/eternity/32/102113_2.png) [@Eternity](https://community.homey.app/u/Eternity)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 11:20am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550/141 "2019-01-23T11:20:13Z")
> [@Jamie](#): > > It is? not? [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550.md?page=6) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-beacon-detect-your-presence-with-ble-beacons/3550.md?page=8)