topic Re: automation not work - help in setup needed in Arlo Pro 2

automation not work - help in setup needed

getty8 — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:47:52 GMT

Hi all,

I setup 2 automations in the new app. 1 to do Arm at night. 1 to do Standby in the morning at specific times. Simple enough ? Not so with the new app. Below is the setup. Please correct if its done wrong. Thanks in advance.

1. Morning schedule. In Edit schedule - field 1 (Morning), field 2 (Standby > standby enabled only). Schedule when (7:35am, everyday). schedule then (send notification, standby > standby mode selected). When i test that automation, it works but it doesn't standby at set time.

2. Evening schedule. In Edit schedule - field 1 (Evening), field 2 (Arm home > Arm home enabled). schedule when (7:00pm, everyday), schedule then (send notification, arm home > arm home mode selected). When i test it it, it works but it doesn't arm automatically at set time.

Also, in edit schedule, whats the reason of prompting for modes to enable twice in the setup ? first in field # 2, then in the action.

Appreciate whatever help you can offer. Thank you !

Re: automation not work - help in setup needed

StephenB — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:45:05 GMT

@getty8 wrote:

Also, in edit schedule, whats the reason of prompting for modes to enable twice in the setup ? first in field # 2, then in the action.

Understanding this is the key to your problem. The top field is telling you the mode(s) in which the automation is enabled. It won't run if the system is in a mode that is not in the list. If you set the two fields the same, then the automation has no effect - it would only switch to Standby if the system is already in Standby.

Re: automation not work - help in setup needed

getty8 — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:22:21 GMT

First off, my hats off to StephenB for helping !

Stephen has correctly nailed the issue. The top / naming section is the problem. I had the same mode enabled/entered the same so that automation has no effect. The safest is to leave all 3 modes enabled so any automation would work. Stephen is a lifesaver 🙂

Re: automation not work - help in setup needed

getty8 — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:26:57 GMT

one minor edit, i think the key point is missing a NOT and should say "it would only switch to Standby if the system is NOT already in Standby."

Re: automation not work - help in setup needed

StephenB — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:57:49 GMT

@getty8 wrote:

one minor edit, i think the key point is missing a NOT and should say "it would only switch to Standby if the system is NOT already in Standby."

I was describing how the system behaves when it is incorrectly configured. If both fields are the same, it would only switch if the system is already in the target mode - which has no effect. Of course, this is not what you want.