topic Re: Arlo Essential Pan & Tilt 2025 & Basestation in Arlo Essential Security Camera 3rd Gen

Arlo Essential Pan & Tilt 2025 & Basestation

avaleriano — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 02:38:06 GMT

I just got some of the new Pan & Tilt Cameras. Right now all of my Ultra V3’s are connected to the Hub so I can also see them in HomeKit. Is there a way to have the essentials use the hub also or is that something they typically add with a firmware update later?

Re: Arlo Essential Pan & Tilt 2025 & Basestation

jguerdat — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:50:31 GMT

The latter. New cameras almost never have connection to a hub baked in upon release. Hopefully there will be a notification when that firmware is released.

Re: Arlo Essential Pan & Tilt 2025 & Basestation

avaleriano — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:38:50 GMT

Thanks! I was hoping you would say they’d eventually add that functionality. Guessing there won’t be any notifications on it being release.

Re: Arlo Essential Pan & Tilt 2025 & Basestation

StephenB — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:27:00 GMT

@avaleriano wrote:

Thanks! I was hoping you would say they’d eventually add that functionality. Guessing there won’t be any notifications on it being release.

Usually @JamesC posts something here.

But to be very clear - neither @jguerdat nor I work for Arlo, so we do not know if they will ever add base station support for the pan-tilt cameras (or what base stations will support the cameras if they do add it).

Re: Arlo Essential Pan & Tilt 2025 & Basestation

JamesC — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:12:41 GMT

While there are plans for Apple Home compatibility to be implemented later this year, there are no plans currently to implement Base Station/SmartHub compatibility. I will provide more information as it becomes available.

JamesC

Re: Arlo Essential Pan & Tilt 2025 & Basestation

Zeppelindad — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:41:43 GMT

You really have no plans to add hub compatibility to the pan/tilt cameras? This doesn’t seem to make sense.

Re: Arlo Essential Pan & Tilt 2025 & Basestation

avaleriano — Tue, 12 May 2026 00:15:24 GMT

Has there been any new info on this? There are no plans to add is NOT A SOLUTION.