# Presence app do you use **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Created:** [October 29, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720 "2020-10-29T22:24:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CB83](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cb83/32/30125_2.png) [@CB83](https://community.homey.app/u/CB83)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/1 "2020-10-29T22:24:29Z")
Hello. Trying out presences apps there days so i can open the garage door a few seconds beforehand im arriving. So what apps do you guys use today? My garage is about 30 m meters from the house. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_vande\_kerkhof](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/walter_vande_kerkhof/32/28963_2.png) [@Walter\_vande\_kerkhof](https://community.homey.app/u/Walter_vande_kerkhof)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 6:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/2 "2020-10-30T06:41:42Z")
Hi, I use Locative (IOS) and this works perfect. Locative gives you the opportunity to add multiple geo-fences and send a webhook entering/leaving each of those geo-fences. Just curious, how about security? if someone ‘borrows’ your phone and approaches your garage, will the door open as well? ---
**Author:** ![MoPepettes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mopepettes/32/14988_2.png) [@MoPepettes](https://community.homey.app/u/MoPepettes)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/3 "2020-10-30T15:18:40Z")
Hi, i’m using the Homey native presence, works great. ---
**Author:** ![CB83](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cb83/32/30125_2.png) [@CB83](https://community.homey.app/u/CB83)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/4 "2020-10-30T16:31:12Z")
Locative, is that an app? Cant find it. Good question, but that’s also a question about the whole house. That’s why I don’t have a smartlock connected to my smartsystem. ---
**Author:** ![CB83](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cb83/32/30125_2.png) [@CB83](https://community.homey.app/u/CB83)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/5 "2020-10-30T16:32:14Z")
Hmm, that’s what i am trying now, but its so slow. Yesterday it took around 20 min before i got a message that i was home. Perhaps im doing something wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_vande\_kerkhof](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/walter_vande_kerkhof/32/28963_2.png) [@Walter\_vande\_kerkhof](https://community.homey.app/u/Walter_vande_kerkhof)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/6 "2020-10-30T17:03:13Z")
Homey presence is not reliable for everyone. Locative is an app on IOS. I’m sure there is an Android equivalent as well. ---
**Author:** ![CB83](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cb83/32/30125_2.png) [@CB83](https://community.homey.app/u/CB83)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/7 "2020-10-30T17:33:38Z")
Do you know why its not reliable to everyone? ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Zwetsloot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robert_zwetsloot/32/12399_2.png) [@Robert\_Zwetsloot](https://community.homey.app/u/Robert_Zwetsloot)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/8 "2020-10-30T17:35:59Z")
for andoid you can use macrodroid > > > Number one automation app for Android - Over 10 million Downloads... see [Tado Thuis/Afwezig na update - #50 by M\_a\_r\_c\_o](https://community.homey.app/t/tado-thuis-afwezig-na-update/27784/50) for more details for ios and locative see > [@IOS Presence app (locative)](https://community.homey.app/t/ios-presence-app-locative/14451): > > An IOS presence app working with webhooks. Found an IOS presence app in the app-store working with webhooks or GET requests. So you can use the build-in logic cards in Homey for receiving a webhook or the Better Logic app for receiving a GET request. Go with your IOS device to [this link](https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/locative/id725198453) and download the app. Setting a geofence When you first downloaded the app the geofences will be empty. Click the + sign on the top right to add a geofence. Setting the url When the geofence is adde… ---
**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:** [October 30, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/9 "2020-10-30T17:58:51Z")
> [@CB83](#): > > Locative, is that an app? Cant find it. [Lookie look](https://community.homey.app/search?q=locative) Like @Robert_Zwetsloot mentioned alr ---
**Author:** ![Adrian\_Rockall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/adrian_rockall/32/13209_2.png) [@Adrian\_Rockall](https://community.homey.app/u/Adrian_Rockall)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/10 "2020-10-30T18:02:13Z")
I use Life360. I pay the subscription and it covers the whole family. Also has multiple zones so I know to freeze the credit cards when the wife gets to town 🤣 You can set up the radius for each location and I normally find the lights come on as the house comes into sight. ---
**Author:** ![M\_a\_r\_c\_o](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/m_a_r_c_o/32/146_2.png) [@M\_a\_r\_c\_o](https://community.homey.app/u/M_a_r_c_o)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/11 "2020-10-30T18:28:31Z")
Lights where probably on all day already 😂 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Adrian\_Rockall](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/adrian_rockall/32/13209_2.png) [@Adrian\_Rockall](https://community.homey.app/u/Adrian_Rockall)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/12 "2020-10-30T20:15:46Z")
😋 I see them come on. ---
**Author:** ![DennisS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/denniss/32/12767_2.png) [@DennisS](https://community.homey.app/u/DennisS)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/13 "2020-10-31T14:00:48Z")
Since 1 week I’m using Life360 also. Free version, for now. I must say, it works perfectly! Fast and reliable. Yesterday, I received a message my son was home from school…I looked out my window and there he was…just parking his bike in the shed. So yes, I think I keep this! Very convenient. ---
**Author:** ![CB83](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/cb83/32/30125_2.png) [@CB83](https://community.homey.app/u/CB83)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/14 "2020-11-11T19:31:14Z")
Been trying the internal precense some more. It’s 3 hours sincerely i came home and now its telling me on my mobile that im home. Usw a simple flow that will send me a push notification when i get home. And I have manually selected where homey is located. Running on 4.2 Any ideas however to make it faster? ---
**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:** [November 12, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/15 "2020-11-12T07:47:57Z")
Yes, use one of the already mentioned workoarounds and report the problem of the build-in solution to Athom. ---
**Author:** ![RRAEts](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rraets/32/30058_2.png) [@RRAEts](https://community.homey.app/u/RRAEts)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/16 "2020-11-12T16:47:48Z")
I user Egigeozone (Android) > **[Manual](https://www.egigeozone.de/manual/default_en.html)** It works very good. On the same way like with IOS (with webhook) The app is not supported anymore , but it still works and its free ---
**Author:** ![Julian\_Driver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/julian_driver/32/12699_2.png) [@Julian\_Driver](https://community.homey.app/u/Julian_Driver)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/17 "2022-01-27T11:18:26Z")
A question from a newbie, please. I have an Android phone which works perfectly with detecting my presence in or near to my house. My wife has an IoS phone which we believe to be set up in the same way as the android, but it doesn’t register in any way when she is in or out of the house. Is there something strange about IoS in this context? Also why are there so many reports of the native app not being reliable? Are Homey on the case or is thrid part app the way forward? ---
**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:** [January 27, 2022, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/18 "2022-01-27T13:45:18Z")
> [@Julian\_Driver](#): > > why are there so many reports of the native app not being reliable? Works fine for me, since firmware v5.x.x The Homey cloud version works fine too. I’m using Android. Just realize that users with no problems aren’t gonna open topics because of things run fine without problems 😉 _For ios phones, there was a bug in v15.x It seems to be solved with v15.3_ > [@Homey location not working after update iPhone tot iOS 15](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-location-not-working-after-update-iphone-tot-ios-15/52088): > > I have used the built in location function from Homey for years without any problem. Always with an iPhone. Last Monday I updated my iPhone 12 pro to iOS 15 and then I started to have problems with location detection. Sometimes it works, but most of the time not, or only when I open the Homey app. Settings are ok. In iPhone privacy Homey is set to always have acces to my location. How can this be fixed? At this point I’m hoping for a fix not an alternative way for Homey to detect my location. I … ---
**Author:** ![Philip\_Montgomery](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/philip_montgomery/32/12434_2.png) [@Philip\_Montgomery](https://community.homey.app/u/Philip_Montgomery)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/presence-app-do-you-use/36720/19 "2022-01-29T20:27:28Z")
Same problem with Android app, never worked for us. I use Macrodroid and webhooks and it all works perfectly