⏸️ Presence Hold

The Presence Hold feature creates a dedicated switch for an area that acts as a manual override presence sensor.

This allows you to force the area’s presence state to occupied by toggling the switch on, regardless of other presence detections.

⚙️ Configuration Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
Timeout	Integer	0 (disabled)	If defined, presence hold will automatically turn off after this timeout expires (minutes).

🚀 How it Works

The presence hold switch is automatically added as a "presence entity" in the area and will trigger the regular logic as any other presence entity.

• Turning the Presence Hold switch on forces the area presence to occupied
• When off, presence detection behaves normally based on configured sensors and logic
• If a timeout is set, the switch automatically turns off after the timeout period

Use Cases

• Manually mark a room as occupied even if presence sensors don’t detect anyone (e.g., pets, guests)
• Keep an area “occupied” temporarily for testing automations or events
• Override presence during unusual circumstances like maintenance or cleaning

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Simple and powerful, Presence Hold gives you manual control over presence states whenever you need it.