topic Re: Essential 2nd Gen support for HomeKit in Arlo Essential Outdoor 2nd Gen

Essential 2nd Gen support for HomeKit

SolimanSn — Thu, 02 May 2024 19:07:03 GMT

Hi Folks

Does Essential 2ng Gen outdoor support Homekit? I picked up a bunch of Essential 2ng Gen from Costco. Currently have a couple of Pro4 and works great with HomeKit.

Re: Essential 2nd Gen support for HomeKit

StephenB — Fri, 03 May 2024 11:57:39 GMT

@SolimanSn wrote:

Does Essential 2nd Gen outdoor support Homekit?

No. Hopefully that will be added, but it is not supported today.

Re: Essential 2nd Gen support for HomeKit

Borisimo — Fri, 17 May 2024 00:37:19 GMT

I am patiently waiting for HomeKit support on my essential Gen2 cameras. I keep reading remarks that it’s coming, but nothing else. Would love to see it actually happen and better communication from Arlo on this.

Re: Essential 2nd Gen support for HomeKit

Disappointed97 — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 18:03:49 GMT

There are multiple pages on the Arlo website that say that the camera is supported on HomeKit, namely:

https://kb.arlo.com/000062279/How-do-I-connect-my-Arlo-camera-to-Apple-HomeKit

https://blog.arlo.com/arlo-innovations/which-arlo-cameras-and-doorbells-work-with-homekit/

I just bought cameras and a smart hub just because of these websites. I will have to return them because of this error on Arlo's end.

Re: Essential 2nd Gen support for HomeKit

StephenB — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 18:45:07 GMT

@Disappointed97 wrote:

There are multiple pages on the Arlo website that say that the camera is supported on HomeKit, namely:

No, they don't. You are confusing the original Essentials with the Essential Gen 2 models.

An understandable mistake to be sure. FWIW, I think it would have been better if Arlo had launched Gen 2 cameras worldwide with homekit, base station support.

Re: Essential 2nd Gen support for HomeKit

JamesC — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:08:41 GMT

Apple Home integration is now available for Arlo 2nd Generation devices. For more information on this release, take a look here: https://community.arlo.com/t5/Announcements/Apple-Home-integration-is-now-available-for-Arlo-Essential-2nd/m-p/2444686/thread-id/300

JamesC