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Automation using presence of phone to ru
Automation using presence of phone to ru
2025-12-01 17:23:17
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It would be nice if Tapo smart automations had the abilty to check if one or more phones were home before running. 
 

I just checked and all my evening lights are on. Whilst it is good to show that someone maybe home, it also turned my TV on and the like. 
 

would be nice for an automation to use location as a condition

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Re:Automation using presence of phone to ru
2025-12-02 08:38:38

  @The_civvie 

Hi, 
The Tapo app supports the Geofencing feature, and you can check whether it helps in your situation.
How to set up Geofencing on the Tapo App
Best Regards

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Re:Automation using presence of phone to ru
2025-12-02 10:56:30

  @Solla-topee I use that for my home and away automations. But for timed automations, there is no way to use geolocation to check if a device is home. In ther geolocation there is only arrives or leave a location, there is no, is home/not home 

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Re:Automation using presence of phone to ru
2025-12-02 11:14:17

  @The_civvie 

I solved this problem by using an S112 as a switch to indicate presence/absence. Geofencing sets this switch. The T110's automation first checks if the status is "absence" and then sends me a message about the open door.

 
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Re:Automation using presence of phone to ru
2025-12-02 11:22:16
that might do the trick as a temp solution. geolocation needs more options
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Re:Automation using presence of phone to ru
2025-12-03 03:03:29

  @The_civvie 

Hi,
Thank you for your explanation and feedback. In this situation, I'll log your feature request and forward it to the relevant team for evaluation.
Best Regards

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