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I promised to report back, so here we go.
Itâs not instant so you cannot use âWalk into room activationsâ â Apple Watches are super finicky to get sensing properly
But overall I really like it. It helps me and the wife know where each other are in the house (my office is in basement hers is on second floor), I have some automations that I have hooked up to location. Example, my dog needs a pill at 9am and 9pm every day, so if someone goes into the kitchen at 8:45-8:59 it sends a reminder to handle the pill then. If that hasnât been sent at 9pm then it reminds both of us.
Definitely neat, but entirely skippable for most people. Itâs not going to be very effective for much other than âoh sheâs in the bathroom I wonât disturb herâ
thanks for the update.