app without subscription user experience

ZWick — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:57:04 GMT

Hello

Arlo Pro 3 and Smart hub owner.

Does anyone have any insight as to how the app feels without a subscription to the cloud? I understand we get motion alerts.

Is it purely 'motion detected with a thumbnail' or just motion detected and then when you tap on it takes you to live mode?

Can I view my 'feed' on 4g/5g?

What else can I do/not.

Once port forwarding glitch has been fixed for iOS users I can view and download videos later yes? But what's the difference between the feed playback and port forwarding??

Thanks.

Re: app without subscription user experience

StephenB — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:09:13 GMT

@ZWick wrote:

Does anyone have any insight as to how the app feels without a subscription to the cloud?

What else can I do/not.

This summarizes the features you get w/o a subscription.

https://kb.arlo.com/000062312/What-options-will-I-have-when-the-Arlo-trial-ends

Basically you lose smart notifications, activity zones, and cloud storage.

Restrictions on local storage:

Recordings can be seen in the app, but not the browser
Recordings can be seen from the primary account, but not friend accounts
No ability to make manual recordings or take snapshots
No thumbnails, so videos need to be downloaded to the phone before you can see anything
Viewing the recordings requires a few extra steps compared with "Feed". (select devices, then the base, then storage settings to see them).
Remote access requires router setting changes that many find difficult, and which don't work with some internet service providers.

@ZWick wrote:

Once port forwarding glitch has been fixed for iOS users I can view and download videos later yes?

Yes.

@ZWick wrote:

what's the difference between the feed playback and port forwarding??

Not sure what you are asking here, but I think I might have covered it above. If not, please follow up.

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