# How did you make your homey know when u are awake? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [August 3, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162 "2020-08-03T00:27:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/1 "2020-08-03T00:27:10Z")
And how does she know when u asleep Im meaning to homey know it alone Not by marking it in the app How u do it? I can creat a flew of course but i cant think of a way to do it automatically… ---
**Author:** ![viix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/4af34b/32.png) [@viix](https://community.homey.app/u/viix)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 3:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/2 "2020-08-03T03:44:26Z")
I use the zone function but I have motion sensors in every part of my home. If I’m awake only to take a piss at night or a cup of drink, its less than 5 minutes. But any longer and my sleep mode functions within homey gets turned off and it will set me to awake. For me, if zone is active more than 5mins set awake. ---
**Author:** ![Ria\_Banis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ria_banis/32/7966_2.png) [@Ria\_Banis](https://community.homey.app/u/Ria_Banis)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 6:35am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/3 "2020-08-03T06:35:55Z")
On week days I use an alarm clock. [https://homey.app/f/Vsu1Pe](https://homey.app/f/Vsu1Pe) In the weekend I start this flow with google “ Ria wakker”. Then the shades go up and I am set awake, if it is still before sunrise the bed lamp goes on as well. [https://homey.app/f/sv62Pe](https://homey.app/f/sv62Pe) ---
**Author:** ![anon61197305](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anon61197305](https://community.homey.app/u/anon61197305)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 9:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/5 "2020-08-03T09:03:58Z")
There are multiple ways of doing this. I have a few things that have to be true to be awake: nightstand light or light in living room on after 6.30 in the morning for example. You have to dig in your habits to see if this works and if you cover all your days, moments. If you forget one, you might sleep all day! 😉 I have motion sensors everywhere, except in the living room (where it is logical to monitor activity), so I cannot use that. So, zone activity (more than 5 minutes) like @viix says isn’t great for me (unless I spent more than 5 minutes in the hall or toilet 😉 There are a lot of topics on this forum covering this. But it depends on your situation and preference. ---
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 9:50am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/6 "2020-08-03T09:50:36Z")
First off all thank u all for the answer 😃 The alarm is god idea but i need something more automatically I do not use an alarm most of the days and uselly my day is not the same as the day before So ehat i want is somting more like… Lets say some kind of sensor pressuer under my side of the bed And than flow: If the pressure gas changed After 5 hours of pressure Then set homey to i am up Is it possible? ---
**Author:** ![Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijn_hoogenbosch/32/10647_2.png) [@Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://community.homey.app/u/Martijn_Hoogenbosch)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/7 "2020-08-03T09:58:19Z")
Yes, there are pressure sensors. You could do it with a vibration sensor too. Aqara makes them, cheep too. I’m doing it by detecting roaming of my cell phone. If I roam to another AP, I’m awake. At nights when taking a leak or getting a sip of water I usually don’t take my phone with me. I’ve got a backup flow which sets me awake at 9am. ---
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/8 "2020-08-03T10:18:59Z")
And how the sensor works? Viberation is same as pressure? What info do u get from it? ---
**Author:** ![Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/martijn_hoogenbosch/32/10647_2.png) [@Martijn\_Hoogenbosch](https://community.homey.app/u/Martijn_Hoogenbosch)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/9 "2020-08-03T12:46:41Z")
No, it isn’t the same… but you can add a timer to it. Unless you are a very steady sleeper. ---
**Author:** ![anon61197305](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anon61197305](https://community.homey.app/u/anon61197305)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/10 "2020-08-03T13:28:33Z")
How sensitive are those vibration sensors of Aqara? I never really saw a point in using those. I cannot find a purpose for them. ---
**Author:** ![Jordi\_Visbeen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jordi_visbeen/32/27957_2.png) [@Jordi\_Visbeen](https://community.homey.app/u/Jordi_Visbeen)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/11 "2020-08-03T13:41:24Z")
I’ll just use IFTTT to start a flow when my phone is charging. It charges at night 🙂 Put in the charger = sleeping, pull out of charger = awake. This is guarded by time, so you cannot go to bed before a certain time, etc… Works since I have Homey. ---
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/12 "2020-08-03T14:03:35Z")
This is sound good Can u shere the flow to show me how? ---
**Author:** ![Jordi\_Visbeen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jordi_visbeen/32/27957_2.png) [@Jordi\_Visbeen](https://community.homey.app/u/Jordi_Visbeen)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/13 "2020-08-03T14:13:29Z")
In IFTTT: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/9/4974d2219ef5bbc4e4a4f771f79e066d07876cd8.png) In Homey (go to sleep flow): [https://homey.app/f/HbFGQe](https://homey.app/f/HbFGQe) ---
**Author:** ![Tangodelta](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tangodelta/32/9471_2.png) [@Tangodelta](https://community.homey.app/u/Tangodelta)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/14 "2020-08-03T17:51:59Z")
Netatmo welcome cam (recognition), or Face app ---
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/15 "2020-08-04T14:52:33Z")
I need to lern the german languch if i want to stay in this forum lol 😃 coolllll i dident know i can do it like this… this is what i have done i hope this will work 😃 p.s…how do u shere ur ifttt and homey flow like this? screenshot ? ![Annotation 2020-08-04 174811](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/f/0fa81e5b2da5d1ef1247cde59d9719f5a5ded3df.png) ---
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/16 "2020-08-04T14:56:11Z")
![Screenshot_20200804-175334_IFTTT](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/f/5f8afaee7738be34c8da17dda9dde8117d96982f.jpeg) The words u do not understand is the name of the flow above 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DirkG](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/dirkg/32/118897_2.png) [@DirkG](https://community.homey.app/u/DirkG)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/17 "2020-08-04T16:03:49Z")
I do it in a combination of @RoyWissenburg and @Jordi_Visbeen. I use a WallPlug on my bed-side cell phone charging station. When I put my cell phone on the charging station in the evening, I am marked as sleeping. When I take the phone off the charging station in the morning, I am marked as awake. The whole thing can be modified with times and possibly motion sensors. The advantage of this variant in comparison to IFTTT is that no connection to the Internet is required. ---
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/18 "2020-08-04T18:14:49Z")
thats not so bed idea… i have sonoff plug wich i can use and try…thanks ---
**Author:** ![Oren\_Malki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oren_malki/32/13766_2.png) [@Oren\_Malki](https://community.homey.app/u/Oren_Malki)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/19 "2020-08-04T22:05:55Z")
work perfectly and easy… thanks !! ---
**Author:** ![Arjan\_Immeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Arjan\_Immeker](https://community.homey.app/u/Arjan_Immeker)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/20 "2020-08-06T08:00:27Z")
I’m using an app, Sleep Cycle, in which my bedstand light (Philips Hue) is set as wakeup light. In Homey there is a flow [when] Light goes on [and] I’m asleep [and] the time is between a period [then] mark me as awake ---
**Author:** ![Oakhill](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/oakhill/32/16705_2.png) [@Oakhill](https://community.homey.app/u/Oakhill)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162/21 "2020-08-06T11:52:39Z")
I have the Withings Sleep mat, which is compatible with Homey and is triggering a Flow as soon as I wake up. Motion sensors are not an option as we live with 3 cats 🙂 [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/how-did-you-make-your-homey-know-when-u-are-awake/33162.md?page=2)