Having a problem with setting up location based smart action rules. when i find my address whether it be for work or for home, it'll find the address but when i click on it, a prompt says "creating shortcut url". I click on proceed and another prompt pops up saying "unfortunately, smart actions has stopped". please help
Try using wifi for locations..home and work..sends to work better for sa..
epiphone74 is correct. Smart Actions (SA) requires WIFI to be ON, even when not anywhere near a WIFI connection, in order to accurately determine your location. It uses nearby WIFI hotspots (even those locked down with password protection, WPA, WEP, etc.), to "triangulate" or "approximate" your physical location. This means you have two choices for location-based SA, either keep WIFI on ALL THE TIME (not advisable unless you are in an area where WIFI is available all the time and you are using it in place of Cellular Data for internet connection), or you use the
Verizon WIFI Auto-On tool to turn on WIFI based on your Cellular location. This way, you aren't wasting power on the WIFI radio, you don't need to keep GPS on and waste that power either, and since Cellular is always on (except under Airplane mode), you will still be able to get the precise location information you need in order for SA to work. Another benefit is, it will turn on WIFI when you are in a known active and available WIFI location, such as at your work where WIFI is provided, or at home if you have a WIFI equipped router.
You will set the Verizon WIFI Auto-On tool to recognize specific locations where you want WIFI turned on, either to actually USE WIFI, or if youwant SA to Trigger a location-specific Action. It doesn't matter if there is NO WIFI at those locations if you just want WIFI turned on so that SA will work in those spots. For instance, you go to the movies, so you set Verizon WIFI Auto On to turn on WIFI at the Movie Theater (even though this theater has NO WIFI), then you create a SA called "Theater", let it use the location of the theater as the Trigger, and have it turn off your ringer or set to vibrate as the Action.. Now every time you go to that theater, the Verizon WIFI Auto-On will turn on WIFI, then the SA "Theater" will turn your ringer to silent or vibrate. When you leave the theater, SA will turn the ringer back on, then Verizon WIFI Auto-On will turn OFF WIFI and you're golden!
I use it for both work and home, since both have WIFI (work because I installed the WIFI router behind the firewall in our network), and the only time WIFI is NOT on for me is when I am either not at work or not at home. I did have it set to recognize the Hospital my wife was in as a WIFI location, so I could have SA turn off the ringer while I visited the Hospital - so as to not disturb those around me. Since she is no longer at the Hospital, I've since removed that SA and that WIFI location.