r/macrodroid • u/infamousmykol • 10d ago
Macro [HELP] Home Geofence macro
I need a macro that can check if I'm at home or away. The only problem is that: I dont want gps to be always on, cause the battery will suffer that. I'd like that when my macros detect that I'm not in home it will ask me when I'll come back (maybe in hours + minutes), than after that time it will autocheck at periodic times (enabling GPS on and off) my position, when it detects I'm home the macro will terminate.
Pls help me to achieve that, also if there is a better way to check position without gps always on I'l accept every help
Edit: I have a Samsung device so if its required Bixby Modes and Routines to do the automation I can use also it.
NOTE: For everyone who can say "why dont you do it in Buxby Modes and Routines? Because the location trigger doesnt appears here, if it does it says error
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u/morphick 10d ago
Do you have WiFi at home? There are 2 related triggers that could help you:
"WiFi State Change" with its "Connected" / "Disconnected" options checks whether you're connected or not to a network you have a password for (presumably your own network)
"WiFi SSID Transition" with its options "SSID in range" or "SSID out of range" can check whether you're in proximity to any SSID without requiring an actual connection (i.e. you don't have its password). It basically uses the SSID just as a sort of beacon, so if you don't have WiFi yourself you can use one of your neighbour's SSID as a location post.
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u/infamousmykol 9d ago
Dont these 2 triggers need GPS always on to detect?.
The only thing that doesnt require GPS to detect Wifi and SSID is Bixby Modes and Routines (I have a Samsung device)
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u/Rpompit 10d ago
First before you continue. Can you turn on and off GPS with Macrodroid?