# I want to trick HomeKit into seeing an Android Phone in the "Home Occupied" state - can anyone help?

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**Created:** [April 18, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/i-want-to-trick-homekit-into-seeing-an-android-phone-in-the-home-occupied-state-can-anyone-help/134928 "2025-04-18T02:39:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rob\_Morris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rob_morris/32/131974_2.png) [@Rob\_Morris](https://community.homey.app/u/Rob_Morris)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/i-want-to-trick-homekit-into-seeing-an-android-phone-in-the-home-occupied-state-can-anyone-help/134928/1 "2025-04-18T02:39:48Z")

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Hello everyone! I have something of a Frankenstein like setup in my home. My wife & I use Apple, so HomeKit is high up in the mix. Our adult son is a gamer - so no Apple for him, he is Android/PC all the way - so Google Home is involved. We have also recently added an Echo Pop to have Alexa for when she would be useful (which is turning out to be more than I expected!) - Sitting over all of this is my new Homey Pro 2023.

Not sure how much of that is relevant to my question, but I know I like all the info I can get before I answer a question. So, my question is - is there some kind of virtual switch or something I can add to HomeKit to include my son and his Android in the Home Occupied state? Yeah, I know it’s a long shot, but…

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**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:** [April 18, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/i-want-to-trick-homekit-into-seeing-an-android-phone-in-the-home-occupied-state-can-anyone-help/134928/3 "2025-04-18T17:06:56Z")

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@Rob_Morris  
You can add a virtual switch, or plug, which represents the presence of your son’s Android;  
That switch or plug should be published to homekit

You can control it it like this:

 ![Screenshot_20250418_190408_Firefox](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/b/3b8023d51f98050c566a3c96b1acdeef1f42b349.jpeg)  
 ![1000046585](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/0/b0df1d5e5fb2f82c01f0b91e359b3bf87127c05a.jpeg)