# Suggestions for presence (home/away) detection

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/suggestions-for-presence-home-away-detection/15287>\
**Category:** Devices\
**Created:** [July 7, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/suggestions-for-presence-home-away-detection/15287 "2019-07-07T18:58:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Bravestarr2k](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bravestarr2k/32/13119_2.png) [@Bravestarr2k](https://community.homey.app/u/Bravestarr2k)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/suggestions-for-presence-home-away-detection/15287/1 "2019-07-07T18:58:00Z")

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Hello,

I am just starting to work with homey and I wanted to reach out for suggestions / best practices on home/away detection so that the system knows when I (+ optionally additional persons) are in the house.

I first tried to do it with my nuki system but thats a) slow and b) since I only have version 1 of nuki, can only be triggered when the door is unlocked (which I usually don’t do, I just open it with nuki but there’s no trigger for that).

I might be able to use the tado home/away status. Didn’t try so far but having something unique for that purpose somehow feels better.

What’s currently the best way / gadget to do this which works fast and flawlessly with homey? I’m thinking of something like a beacon which I can wear on my keyring or something like that.

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![Jan\_Willem\_Visser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jan_willem_visser/32/10747_2.png) [@Jan\_Willem\_Visser](https://community.homey.app/u/Jan_Willem_Visser)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/suggestions-for-presence-home-away-detection/15287/3 "2019-07-07T19:56:51Z")

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i use macrodroid now for presence, it works awesome…

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**Author:** ![Bravestarr2k](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/bravestarr2k/32/13119_2.png) [@Bravestarr2k](https://community.homey.app/u/Bravestarr2k)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/suggestions-for-presence-home-away-detection/15287/4 "2019-07-07T21:03:25Z")

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Hi,  
how exactly do you trigger the status in homey from macrodroid?

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**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:** [May 5, 2020, 11:38am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/suggestions-for-presence-home-away-detection/15287/5 "2020-05-05T11:38:02Z")

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Could you be more specific please. I’m also interested in a potential way to let macrodroid communicate with Homey. Thanks

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**Author:** ![Jan\_Willem\_Visser](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jan_willem_visser/32/10747_2.png) [@Jan\_Willem\_Visser](https://community.homey.app/u/Jan_Willem_Visser)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/suggestions-for-presence-home-away-detection/15287/6 "2020-05-05T13:03:43Z")

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I use webhooks for the communication between macrodroid and Homey.

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**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:** [May 5, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/suggestions-for-presence-home-away-detection/15287/7 "2020-05-05T14:05:42Z")

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Thank you for the answer 🙂

In this case I think I will have to learn something new 👍 😄