Presence Detection in Home Assistant — Episode 1

Welcome to Episode 1 of our Presence Detection series! In this video, Aura and Orion guide you through how Home Assistant understands who is home, how presence works, and how to build your first wireless tracker connected to your smartphone’s Wi-Fi network. You’ll learn why presence is essential for smart automations, which sensors are most reliable, and how to transform raw sensor data into device trackers that can be linked to the Person entity. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 — Episode 1 00:26 — Why presence is so important 00:47 — Presence detection systems 02:23 — Advanced presence detection systems 02:55 — Artificial Intelligence 04:21 — Managing presence per users 05:36 — Transforming sensors into trackers 05:58 — Wireless tracker 08:34 — Video end 💙 Support HackMyHome If this video helped you, leave a like — it costs nothing and helps the channel grow! Share the video and comment what you’d like to see in Episode 2. Subscribe so you don’t miss the next tutorials, experiments, and ideas. See you soon — Aura & Orion.