2. Turn presence sensing on or off

You can automate devices and manage everyday tasks based on your location with presence-based automations (Home & Away) in the Google Home app with a Google Account. For example, set up an Away automation so that your lights turn off automatically after you leave home.

Set up presence sensing

1. Open the Google Home app .
2.  At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial.
3. Tap Home settings  Presence sensing.

You can set up your devices to automatically determine presence in a number of ways:

• Home Device sensors: You can use sensors on your devices to determine if someone is present in the home, for example by sensing motion, touch, or voice commands. Learn how each device helps sense presence.
• Phone location: With the Google Home app, your phone can use a combination of GPS, cellular, and Wi-Fi signals to help sense if you've left or returned home. 
• With the Google Home app: You can also start a presence-based automation with the Google Home app:
  1. Open the Google Home app .
  2. At the top, tap Home or Away , then choose the mode you want.
  3. This will start automations based on presence sensing. Learn about presence sensing & how to manage your data.

Learn more about presence-based automations.