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Device tracker in Home Assistant

device_tracker part of Home Assistant since 0.7

Quality: Internal

Device tracker is an official Home Assistant integration for Presence detection.

Facts about this integration

Compatible with Home Assistant
yes, official integration
Setup
in configuration.yaml
Kind
Entity type
Quality scale
Internal – Part of Home Assistant itself, not rated separately.
Installations
14,499 (2.0 % of the installations that share statistics)
Categories
Presence detection
Maintained by
@home-assistant/core

Setup

  1. Nothing to install: this is part of Home Assistant and available as soon as it is running.

Blueprints that use this integration

  • Automation Frigate Notifications (0.14.0.3l) – Sends Telegram notifications via Frigate when motion is detected, using camera and device tracker entities. ♥ 608 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Automatic Gate ⛩️ – Automates gate operations using switches, covers, and device tracking, sending notifications and logs via mobile app integration. ♥ 40 · Import · Forum
  • Automation ZEN32 and ZEN35 Scene and State (Z-Wave JS)(v2026.9.5) – Manages ZEN32/35 scenes and states with Z-Wave JS, using multiple entities and logbook calls. ♥ 37 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Person: Status Update ♥ 32 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Zone Presence of People & Devices – Tracks presence in zones using device trackers and input booleans. Requires zone and person entities. ♥ 24 · Import · Forum
  • Automation Tesla controlled charge rate based on power sensor – Adjusts Tesla charge rate based on power sensor data, using Tesla Fleet and Lektrico integrations. ♥ 17 · Import · Forum

All blueprints for it

Known issues and fixes

3 open issues and 5 bug fixes in the last twelve months are recorded for Device tracker in the Home Assistant issue tracker. If something does not work, update first: the most recent fix shipped with Home Assistant 2026.8.0.

Open

  • open Reported problem #185973 since October 12, 2026 · 0 reactions · 3 comments · #185973
  • open Reported problem #188120 since October 23, 2026 · 0 reactions · 1 comment · #188120
  • open Reported problem #180274 since August 26, 2026 · 0 reactions · 1 comment · #180274

Fixed

Source: the issue tracker of Home Assistant, as of October 27, 2026. The sentences are written by a language model from the titles of the issues; the reports themselves are on GitHub.

Check a specific device for known problems in the product check →

Source of this entry: the official documentation of the integration

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