# User account for someone that does not have the app

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/user-account-for-someone-that-does-not-have-the-app/45612>\
**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Created:** [April 1, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/user-account-for-someone-that-does-not-have-the-app/45612 "2021-04-01T17:30:01Z")\
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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 2, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/user-account-for-someone-that-does-not-have-the-app/45612/3 "2021-04-02T00:43:31Z")

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You can use bluetooth beacons for presence detection of family members without a phone. Examples and flows here:

> [@Adding kids to the Homey family without a mobile device but with a beacon](https://community.homey.app/t/adding-kids-to-the-homey-family-without-a-mobile-device-but-with-a-beacon/45544):
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> All, Wow, learning a lot from this community in running and improving my Homey. I searched the forum but did not find the answer. I want to add my 3 kids to my homey family. However, they do not have a mobile device (\<10 years of age) but I intent to “installed” a bluetooth beacon in their jacket to understand when they are at home and when they are not (and therefore to adjust flows). How can I get my kids to be part of the family without the app? If I follow the basic settings I need to sen…

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