Automation only works when Home app is open

jkane001 — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 00:44:23 GMT

I have an automation that turns lights on at night when motion is detected in an area. That automation works fine. I also have an automation that turns those same lights off when no movement is detected. That one does not work - unless I open the home app, and then it suddenly works. The script is posted below.

The motion detector is an Aqara Presence Sensor FP2. Is there a reason the lack of motion doesn't trigger when the Home app is not active?

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metadata:

name: Bathroom walk lights

description: Turn on the under-bed lighting when someone's going to the bathroom during the night

automations:

- starters:

- type: device.state.MotionDetection

device: Bathroom walk - Master Bedroom

state: motionDetectionEventInProgress

isNot: true

actions:

- type: device.command.OnOff

devices: Bed Lights - Master Bedroom

on: false

- starters:

- type: device.state.MotionDetection

device: Bathroom walk - Master Bedroom

state: motionDetectionEventInProgress

is: true

condition:

type: and

conditions:

- type: device.state.OnOff

device: Master Bedroom TV - Master Bedroom

state: on

is: false

- type: device.state.OnOff

device: Bed Lights - Master Bedroom

state: on

is: false

- type: time.between

after: 12:00 AM

before: sunrise

actions:

- type: device.command.ColorAbsolute

devices: Bed Lights - Master Bedroom

color:

name: barbie pink

- type: device.command.BrightnessAbsolute

brightness: 20

devices: Bed Lights - Master Bedroom

Re: Automation only works when Home app is open

Kidibul — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 08:37:31 GMT

There are other users with the same problem, check also this thread: https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Home-Automation/Automations-only-start-after-I-open-the-Home-app-and-go-to-tab-Devices/td-p/455869

My Philips Hue sensors are working fine without opening the home app.

Re: Automation only works when Home app is open

PeterHammer — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 04:30:05 GMT

Here same problem. I have an ewelink light and a tuya switch. I want the switch to control the light via Google Home, but it only works 70% of the time, the other 30% I have to open the app in my phone, I just doing that makes the automation work. As if it was executed from the phone and not the servers, and the app was sleeping. Wierd. Google Home is such a let down.

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