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Adding kids to the Homey family without a mobile device but with a beacon

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#1

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 send a link.

Thanks for your support!

Kind regards,

Martijn

User account for someone that does not have the app
#2

You just have to add the beacons and give the beacons the name of your kids.

#3

Ah, but then you don’t use the presence flow? A person came home etc? But a beacon (with the kids name) is in reach?

#4

Exactly. It can only be “integrated” when they have the app & an account.
With beacons you can create the flows similar, just like you said.
I will share my flows for 1 beacon and the beacon app settings, b/c it took a while to get rid of false positives.
For the status, I created a virtual “light”, which is set to on/off by the Status flow.
(The beacon icons themselves don’t reflect the status, so I put them in a zone called z_NotToBeOperated)
Flow AtHome
Flow Away
Flow Status
Beacon detection settings:

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Here how the status tiles look:
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#5

Great Peter! Not sure if I completely understand your flows, but let me play with it and see if I can get this to work. Thanks for your quick response and guidance!

#6

YW!
I used some logic variables as well, to store the status.
But I can imagine your not familiar with that.
Just ask if you want to know more
Oh and I use timers to reduce the chance of bouncing or flipping flows (triggered too much in short time)

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#7

Your kids never go out, without their jacket? Even in summer?

#8

Do you have a better solutions that doesn’t require a surgical intervention?

#9

Sorry, No I haven’t, it was just a remark, (we) technicians overlook such minor details sometimes. :wink:

#10

:crazy_face::upside_down_face: beacon bracelets, beacon necklaces, beacon shoes, beacon bag, beacon lunchbox, beacon bike :laughing:
The dog / cat should be beaconed too when you’re at it.
I got €3,50 beacons from a wellknown Chinese shop, they do the job!

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#11

great tip here!

#12

Big thanks for all your support, this works perfectly!

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