topic Always live on Homekit in Partner Integrations

Always live on Homekit

Sneakyham — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:03:16 GMT

Question for the homekit users out there.

I've recently connected my Arlo system to Homekit and spotted something that i can see is going to cause a huge battery problem.

Everytime i open the HomeKit app (and i'm assuming in the background also) the Cameras start streaming/going live for a preview in HomeKit but there's no option to turn this off!

Meaning everytime i go into the homekit app it's needlessly draining battery from my arlo cameras, as this aren't on charge nor can i rely on a solar panel for these cameras.

Is there a way to turn this feature off?

Re: Always live on Homekit

Ribman — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 06:58:05 GMT

Hi Sneakyham, did you manage to get an answer to this issue?

Re: Always live on Homekit

Cobra54 — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:57:10 GMT

I just connected my Arlo cameras to Homekit, and I have the same issue. The four cameras stream for about 10s, then restart the stream again. Is there anyway to stop this?