Turn on Philips Hue lights when someone arrives home
Other popular Group Location workflows and automations
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Get notified when group members enter or leave an area
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Play a song on Android when a group member arrives home
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Arm Blink system and lock Ultraloq doors when the last member leaves home -
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Arm Blink when everyone leaves home
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Turn off Wiser Away mode when the first group member arrives
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Update Google Sheets cell when a group member enters an area
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Get an IFTTT notification when everyone is home
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Resume Ecobee schedule when any group member arrives
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12 triggers, queries, and actions
Any member enters an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when any member of the group enters an area.
Any member enters or exits an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when any group member enters or exits an area.
Any member exits an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when any member has exited an area.
First member enters an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the first person in a group enters an area, meaning only one person from this group is in the area.
First member enters or exits an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when a member in the group enters or exits an area.
First member exits an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger occurs when the first member of a group exits an area, meaning one person has left.
Last member enters an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the final member has entered an area, meaning all members are in the same area.
Last member enters or exits an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when everyone in the group has entered or exited an area.
Last member exits an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the final member exits an area, meaning all members have left the area.
CHANGE SPEED
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will change the speed of your VMC
TURN OFF
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will turn off your VMC
TURN ON
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will turn on your VMC
Any member enters an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when any member of the group enters an area.
Any member enters or exits an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when any group member enters or exits an area.
Any member exits an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when any member has exited an area.
CHANGE SPEED
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will change the speed of your VMC
First member enters an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the first person in a group enters an area, meaning only one person from this group is in the area.
First member enters or exits an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when a member in the group enters or exits an area.
First member exits an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger occurs when the first member of a group exits an area, meaning one person has left.
Last member enters an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the final member has entered an area, meaning all members are in the same area.
Last member enters or exits an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when everyone in the group has entered or exited an area.
Last member exits an area
Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires when the final member exits an area, meaning all members have left the area.
TURN OFF
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will turn off your VMC
TURN ON
Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will turn on your VMC
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About Group Location
Group Location allows you to start automations based on the location of everyone in your Group. Group members must download the IFTTT app on iOS or Android and enable location permissions. Save money, increase your safety, and stay connected with group-enhanced location Applets.
Group Location allows you to start automations based on the location of everyone in your Group. Group members must download the IFTTT app on iOS or Android and enable location permissions. Save money, increase your safety, and stay connected with group-enhanced location Applets.
About VMC Italia
Connect your VMC Italia HVAC system to monitor and optimize air quality, temperature, and ventilation.
Automate fresh air flow, reduce energy consumption, and create a healthier indoor environment—wherever you are.
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