From 49d8cd08190a99f5029897ef532146fdbd062fca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: GTH Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:17:57 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add doc for 'Send Current Position' feature in Geofency 5.1 (#3704) * Add doc for 'Send Current Position' feature in Geofency 5.1 * Fix typo --- source/_components/device_tracker.geofency.markdown | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_components/device_tracker.geofency.markdown b/source/_components/device_tracker.geofency.markdown index f8f022558c7..320b59d4883 100644 --- a/source/_components/device_tracker.geofency.markdown +++ b/source/_components/device_tracker.geofency.markdown @@ -42,3 +42,5 @@ To configure Geofency, you must configure (via the Webhook feature) to send a PO Geofency will automatically generate the device tracker name used for geofences, and you will find it in `known_devices.yaml` after the first request. For beacons, the device name will be `beacon_`, e.g., `device_tracker.beacon_car`. When you enter a geofence or stationary beacon, your location name in Home Assistant will be set to the name of the geofence or beacon location in Geofency. When you exit a geofence or stationary beacon, your location name in Home Assistant will be set to 'not home'. For mobile beacons, the location name will be 'not_home' whenever the beacon is entered or exited outside of a [zone](https://home-assistant.io/components/zone/), otherwise, it will be set to the name of the zone. + +To make Geofency work better with the [proximity](https://home-assistant.io/components/proximity/) component, you should enable the 'Send Current Location' feature in the Webhook configuration screen. This ensures that the _current_ GPS coordinates are included in exit events instead of the coordinates of the (center of) the zone that was exited. \ No newline at end of file