# How to change distance for comming Home **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [February 25, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-change-distance-for-comming-home/43652 "2021-02-25T14:33:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jurij\_Harboe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jurij_harboe/32/30818_2.png) [@Jurij\_Harboe](https://community.homey.app/u/Jurij_Harboe)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-change-distance-for-comming-home/43652/1 "2021-02-25T14:33:46Z")
Hello everybody… I am lokking for a way to change my home settings … My problem is that i want to change the GPS range… Right now my homey registration my iphone coming home or leaving when I am about 300 Meters from home… I would like to set i up to 10-20 meters - but I cant find anywhere to do that ! Can anybody help me ? Thanks in advace Jurij, Denmark ---
**Author:** ![Shiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5fc32e/32.png) [@Shiki](https://community.homey.app/u/Shiki)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-change-distance-for-comming-home/43652/2 "2021-02-25T15:19:39Z")
maybe you can do work around, such as plant some iBeacons tags within 10-20m, when your iphone detect the signal (broadcast) from the tags, you iphone can send a webhook to Homey to start your flow. Check out this > **[Geofency for iPhone - Mobile Time Tracking](https://www.geofency.com/)** > > Geofency - Location-based Time Tracking > **[Webhook Manager](https://homey.app/en-ca/app/webhook.manager/Webhook-Manager/)** > > Add external values to Homey webhooks ---
**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:** [February 25, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-change-distance-for-comming-home/43652/3 "2021-02-25T15:45:41Z")
With the Build-In function a change of the detection radius is not possible as far as I know. Many users use additional geofence apps on their smartphones, partly because the build-in detection is (was?) not reliable. With the app [Owntracks](https://owntracks.org) you can define the radius yourself. You can find an instructions [here](https://community.homey.app/t/location-and-presence-owntracks-howto/5126). I also have the app Geofency in use, as @Shiki already suggested and I’m satisfied. But the minimum detection range via geofence is 50 meters with this app. However, I’m not sure if a detection radius via geofence of \< 50 meters makes sense, because the accuracy is usually higher, especially when there is movement. **Edit:** @Shiki, there is no need for the Webhook Manager. It works with the logic card “A WebHook was received” in the “When…” section and the logic card “\>Tag\< is exact” in the “And…” section. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-change-distance-for-comming-home/43652/4 "2021-02-25T18:55:07Z")
And where Geofency charge u $5, [Locative](https://community.homey.app/t/ios-presence-app-locative/14451) is for free! ---
**Author:** ![ChrisBoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chrisboer/32/1252_2.png) [@ChrisBoer](https://community.homey.app/u/ChrisBoer)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-change-distance-for-comming-home/43652/5 "2021-02-25T22:00:12Z")
Use Owntracks App in Homey it works great. You can create Geofences for free and any amount you want and you can use iBeacons or BLE beacons. ![owntracks](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/a/ea0903254ef6827f830c32b96e1b80898278a374.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Shiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5fc32e/32.png) [@Shiki](https://community.homey.app/u/Shiki)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-change-distance-for-comming-home/43652/6 "2021-02-26T15:10:16Z")
@Rocodamelshekima @ChrisBoer @DirkG thanks for sharing 😃 it good that you have shared different ibeacon apps and each has its pros and cons 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_nl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chris_nl/32/27194_2.png) [@Chris\_nl](https://community.homey.app/u/Chris_nl)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-change-distance-for-comming-home/43652/7 "2021-05-22T02:57:04Z")
I’m trying to do exactly what you seem to have setup, monitor room presence, for some reason all my icons in Owntracks are orange (connected) while in your screenshot they are blue (disconnected). Did you play around with the signal strength within the beacons themselves? (and what beacons did you use)? I was trying to just determine the room i was in based on the MQTT event, but that doesn’t seem succesful so far 🙂 Could you also share a bit more information about the flows you are using? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![ChrisBoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chrisboer/32/1252_2.png) [@ChrisBoer](https://community.homey.app/u/ChrisBoer)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 8:16am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-change-distance-for-comming-home/43652/8 "2021-05-22T08:16:37Z")
You should use the -1 settings for BLE range in owntracks as explained on the internet in the help files. You should also add a Major and Minor for the BLE devices. Then you can place them on your map so they also get the correct location. The proximity you can setup with the BLE configurator of your BLE devices. But this depends on the brand. I use ELA beacons myself but you can also use cheap Aliexpress beacons. You require BLE beacons supporting iBeacon. ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_nl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chris_nl/32/27194_2.png) [@Chris\_nl](https://community.homey.app/u/Chris_nl)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-change-distance-for-comming-home/43652/9 "2021-05-22T14:57:28Z")
Currently have the range set to -1, but still it connect to multiple beacons. Currently using some ESP32’s for this setup, shareing the same UUID and major, Mionr is different for every room. Was hoping i could read the proximity within owntracks and create Homey flows based on the closest device. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisBoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chrisboer/32/1252_2.png) [@ChrisBoer](https://community.homey.app/u/ChrisBoer)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-change-distance-for-comming-home/43652/10 "2021-05-29T22:32:21Z")
You can, but you need to use owntracks together with an MQTT server/service which can then be translated within Homey to any flow. ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_nl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chris_nl/32/27194_2.png) [@Chris\_nl](https://community.homey.app/u/Chris_nl)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 2:38am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-change-distance-for-comming-home/43652/11 "2021-05-30T02:38:31Z")
I have the MQTT setup already, my phone connects to multiple esp32’s which are my iBeacons, how would i make flows in Homey to calculate the one closest then? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisBoer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/chrisboer/32/1252_2.png) [@ChrisBoer](https://community.homey.app/u/ChrisBoer)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/how-to-change-distance-for-comming-home/43652/12 "2021-06-09T06:48:54Z")
You can only set the range with the DB strength of your iBeacons but not all iBeacons have this capability. Your app presence should detect the iBeacons through MQTT. Then this is the flow. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/d/4/d4e24f4a6938540d29e530f3730717c35702be47.jpeg)