topic Camera staying active in standby mode in Arlo Pro

Camera staying active in standby mode

Djwest1 — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:28:21 GMT

Not happy with my arlo cameras. I have a mixture of Essential, Pro 4 and doorbell 2k, altogether 6. They don't turn off even when I put them on standby. Then if you try to shut each camera off you have to do this multiple times until it registers. They take forever to charge. They pick up movement in zones that they shouldn't. And I see cheaper cameras that allow you to pinch zoom and move the camera. These do neither. Very disappointing.

Re: Westchester county NY

StephenB — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:44:15 GMT

@Djwest1 wrote:

I have a mixture of Essential, Pro 4 and doorbell 2k, altogether 6. They don't turn off even when I put them on standby.

Are you saying that you get recording and notifications after you press "standby" on the dashboard screen?

Re: Westchester county NY

Djwest1 — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:38:12 GMT

Yup, it happens pretty regularly. Not sure how to fix it or if it can be fixed. But again that is only one issue.

Re: Westchester county NY

StephenB — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:56:28 GMT

@Djwest1 wrote:

Yup, it happens pretty regularly. Not sure how to fix it or if it can be fixed. But again that is only one issue.

Have you checked the wifi strength at the camera locations?

Re: Westchester county NY

Djwest1 — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:39:57 GMT

That's the first step I'm asked to do, wifi is not the issue. Not sure what is.

Re: Westchester county NY

StephenB — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:18:20 GMT

@Djwest1 wrote:

That's the first step I'm asked to do, wifi is not the issue. Not sure what is.

If you want help here, you'll need to provide a lot more details on what you've done to troubleshoot and the results so far.