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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/bmcent1 on 2024-11-17 20:55:55+00:00.

What’s the best way to get occupancy data to use in automations?

I want to factor how many people are home into whether some of my automations run, or perhaps turn devices off if no one is home. My house is 2 floors, 4 bedrooms, and 2500 feet so I don’t want to use occupancy sensors.

I could install home assistant app on each family member’s iphone, create separate Home Assistant accounts for each person, then use the one of these:

• device_tracker.[iphone_name]
• sensor.[iphone_name]_geocoded_location

But that seems kind of high touch to have to install the app on all of their phones. Considering possibly polling my UniFi wifi AP to determine which iPhones are currently connected.

Are there other good ways or existing integrations to get this “who’s home” / “how many family members are home” type information?