topic Re: ArloBaby(ABC1000r6)The camera stream cannot be played right now. in Arlo Baby

ArloBaby(ABC1000r6)The camera stream cannot be played right now.

pkdp — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 22:31:44 GMT

Arlo Baby stream through google nest hub keep disconnecting.
It streams for few mins and then shows error "The camera stream cannot be played right now."
I've another Arlo Product (VMC3040r6) and this one seems to work fine.

ArloBaby-1.9.15.0_817 - Doesn't work
Hardware - ABC1000r6

Arlo - 1.9.0.3_278 - Works fine.
Hardware VMC3040r6

Stream works fine from Arlo app itself for both the cameras.
I read somewhere to activate the camera from nest hub screen vs using google assistance. This did not help much.
My download speed is ~90 mbps and upload 5 mbps.
when I activate the camera by going under Google home app> It shows not connected to wifi. which is not the case as Arlo app shows the camera stream.

Any suggestion why issue only exist with Arlo Baby model?

Re: ArloBaby(ABC1000r6)The camera stream cannot be played right now.

ShayneS — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:20:52 GMT

Hi @pkdp

Please contact the Support Team to further investigate this issue with your baby camera. You will find several options for contacting support in the provided link. Arlo Tech Support

Re: ArloBaby(ABC1000r6)The camera stream cannot be played right now.

ShayneS — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 22:36:03 GMT

The Arlo development team is currently investigating this issue. We will provide an update as soon as we have more information to share with the community.

Re: ArloBaby(ABC1000r6)The camera stream cannot be played right now.

ShayneS — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:21:56 GMT

Hi @pkdp

When you experience this issue is your baby camera connect to your router or an extender?

Re: ArloBaby(ABC1000r6)The camera stream cannot be played right now.

pkdp — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:28:56 GMT

Nest router which is 20-25 feet away. I know the issue sounds like wifi connectivity but keep in mind the streaming works fine on arlo app so we can rule out wifi issue. It almost sound like some timer issue either on arlo or nest hub. Arlo support should be able to reproduce this issue fairly easy . All you need is nest hub and camera connected to wifi.

Arlo Baby stream frequently can't connect. Power cycle fixes it, but only temporarily.

timkelty — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 21:09:04 GMT

Same issues from iPhone7, iPhone 2020SE, and Amazon Fire Tablet (all latest app versions).
The Arlo Baby is plugged in, and charged
Wifi/internet is not the issue (all other arlo cams and all other connected devices working fine)

Frequently (maybe once or twice a week on average), the app cannot connect to the Arlo Baby stream.

Quitting/relaunching the app, changing devices, or restarting devices does not work.

The only thing that does work, is power cycling the Arlo Baby unit.

Then it will work fine for a while, but inevitably will fail to connect again at some point, at which the only fix is another power cycle.

Happens enough where it is quite frustrating.

Re: ArloBaby(ABC1000r6)The camera stream cannot be played right now.

timkelty — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 01:25:13 GMT

No extenders, so connected to router, which has plenty of signal.

Re: Arlo Baby stream frequently can't connect. Power cycle fixes it, but only temporarily.

Nicholasjon — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 08:21:17 GMT

TimKelty, do you still have the green ears on the camera?

I was having similar issues, removed the ears from the camera (as I suspected the unit was overheating) and have not had an issue since.

Hope it helps!

Re: Arlo Baby stream frequently can't connect. Power cycle fixes it, but only temporarily.

timkelty — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:31:12 GMT

@Nicholasjon that's a great idea. Trying now!

Re: ArloBaby(ABC1000r6)The camera stream cannot be played right now.

ShayneS — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:25:29 GMT

Hi @timkelty

Do you happen to be using Google devices for streaming?

Re: ArloBaby(ABC1000r6)The camera stream cannot be played right now.

timkelty — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 23:20:00 GMT

Nope, iPhones and an Amazon Fire tablet.

So far taking off the ears and feet seems to have working…I suspect overheating may in fact be the issue?

Re: ArloBaby(ABC1000r6)The camera stream cannot be played right now.

Nicholasjon — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 01:24:15 GMT

@timkelty, out of curiosity is it still working without the ears on?

Re: ArloBaby(ABC1000r6)The camera stream cannot be played right now.

timkelty — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 00:42:34 GMT

It seems better, but still frequently can't connect.

Re: ArloBaby(ABC1000r6)The camera stream cannot be played right now.

ShayneS — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:48:04 GMT

Hi @timkelty

I have a question for you:

When did you observe the offline issue, was the device reporting offline on all clients (android, iOS, and web)?