[Install Instructions] webCoRE Presence Sensor on your Android (beta)

#164

@jsducote
John, I came across your post today and this is exactly what I am looking for. Any advice or guide on how to do this? I have never used ifttt. Thanks!

V/R,
Frank

#165

Itā€™s fairly straightforward. Log into the API and create a virtual switch under devices. Go to the app: automation > smartapps > webcore > settings > available device and contacts > available devices. Add your new virtual switch under switches. Then go to automation > smartapps > IFTTT and add the virtual switch allowing IFTTT to control it. In the IFTTT app, create a new applet ā€˜If connects to (name of your wifi) then switch on your virtual switchā€™. Create a second, ā€˜if disconnects from (name of your wifi) then switch off your virtual switch.ā€™

Now you can write almost anything you can imagine in a webcore piston to do something when the virtual switch changes to on or off. Mine unlocks the door from the garage to the kitchen (alarm must be manually disarmed, donā€™t worry) and turns on the kitchen lights. If itā€™s later than 30 minutes to sunset, other lights are turned on as well.

#166

Would this work with Hubitat or just for ST?

#167

Just on ST

#168

FYI, the android app presence is broken on Oreo and has been for some time. You can use the app to work on pistons but that is it. Anyway of getting a fix for this?

#169

Discussions are ongoingā€¦

#170

I would love to see functionality restored to the webCoRE presence sensor. Iā€™m still hanging on to several of my old pistons in the hope that it will happen. If I had the skills, Iā€™d tackle it myself. Unfortunately, I know just enough to be dangerous.

#171

Itā€™s not so much about having the skillsā€¦ more itā€™s about having access to the source code and app storesā€¦ only @ady624 has those and heā€™s tied up working for ST these daysā€¦ but weā€™re hoping to get access sometime soon.

#172

Gotcha.

Of course, while it didnā€™t surprise me at all that ST would hire @ady624 last year, it mystifies me even today that they wouldnā€™t give him at least a modicum of time to continue webCoRE development, a project to which he contributed so much and which has such potential for the ST community. But those decisions and the reasoning for them are well above my pay grade, and Iā€™m sure it make sense for everyone involved somehow.

#173

I think everyone forgets that ST has a new API :wink:

#175

??

#176

New API needs a new ???

#177

Iā€™m digging trying to find out about this new API and canā€™t find it on the Samsung community forums. Sorry I havenā€™t been following super closely lately. But I did a quick look-see and canā€™t find anything. heck I just found out @ady624 went to work for Samsungā€¦ Itā€™s a good thing because that means everything has been working like clockwork!

#178

@ipaterson has been keeping things running in @ady624ā€™s absenceā€¦ been a few major bugs which he has expertly stamped on.

#179

Here is an overview and in-depth guides for the new API platform and the new Developer Workspace. Itā€™s all still in beta. It should both expand the possibilities of integrating with SmartThings and significantly increase the barriers for projects like webCoRE since all platform costs will be borne by the developer who needs to run services to process everything.

#180

Oh wah. LIke you guys have anything else to do with your time and money. :rofl::rofl:

#181

Thank you!!!

#182

I was super excited to use this as the ST presence just wasnā€™t firing often enough. Of course, come to find out itā€™s broken in the more recent Android builds. In my case, with Android Pie, I can only get the webcore presence to update once when I open the webcore app. Would love to see the Android app open sourced or at the very least updated.

#183

In my case (and others) it became ā€œbrokenā€ when Oreo came on line. It stopped working on both mine and my wifeā€™s phones. Didnā€™t matter, it was drawing 15% battery use on our Galaxy S8, S9 and my daughterā€™s android-based Blackberry. For that reason especially is why I deleted it for all of us.

#184

Hi,

I just installed on my S9. I notice that the APP has to be open in order to trigger somethingā€¦ It seems that it does not run on the background (when the app is closeā€¦ ). Am i right or did something wrong?

Thanks!
Diego