From b40ea4dd972cc4cbe1601a11dc6f78a1f4b0e78c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DubhAd Date: Sat, 26 May 2018 08:38:38 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Added notes about the states (#5432) * Added notes about the states A common question is "what's the state of the device tracker", so I've added a summary * Update link --- source/_components/device_tracker.markdown | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/_components/device_tracker.markdown b/source/_components/device_tracker.markdown index b595407d138..41fd9b25a54 100644 --- a/source/_components/device_tracker.markdown +++ b/source/_components/device_tracker.markdown @@ -88,3 +88,7 @@ devicename: | `track` | [uses platform setting] | If `yes`/`on`/`true` then the device will be tracked. Otherwise its location and state will not update. | | `hide_if_away` | False | If `yes`/`on`/`true` then the device will be hidden if it is not at home. | | `consider_home` | [uses platform setting] | Seconds to wait till marking someone as not home after not being seen. Allows you to override the global `consider_home` setting from the platform configuration on a per device level. | + +## {% linkable_title Device states %} + +The state of your tracked device will be `'home'` if it is in the [home zone](/components/zone#home-zone), detected by your network or Bluetooth based presence detection. If you're using a presence detection method that includes coordinates then when it's in a zone the state will be the name of the zone (in lower case). When a device isn't at home and isn't in any zone, the state will be `'not_home'`.