topic Video Doorbell - automate Silent Mode in Arlo Video Doorbell 2nd Gen

Video Doorbell - automate Silent Mode

GuyUsingArlo — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:21:03 GMT

Can we please have a feature to automate Silent Mode? It seems like a really big missing feature.

I don’t want to get a call when someone rings the doorbell when I’m at work (but others are home). Should be easy to geofence Silent Mode just by tying it to Standby, Armed Stay etc. (Ideally I’d have it always on in Armed Stay and off in Standby, but this should be an option.). Or make it controllable with a Shortcut so I can create an iOS automation to do this.

I know others have asked for this also.

Re: Video Doorbell - automate Silent Mode

JamesC — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:02:20 GMT

Thank you for the suggestion, I will pass your feedback along to the development team for consideration.

JamesC

Re: Video Doorbell - automate Silent Mode

StephenB — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:33:19 GMT

@GuyUsingArlo wrote:

Can we please have a feature to automate Silent Mode? It seems like a really big missing feature.

I don’t want to get a call when someone rings the doorbell when I’m at work (but others are home). Should be easy to geofence Silent Mode just by tying it to Standby, Armed Stay etc.

@JamesC - I agree that this needs some improvement.

But IMO It'd be better make it a separate action in the automation, and not tie this behavior to a mode. And that action should be available in both geofencing and schedule automations.

Re: Video Doorbell - automate Silent Mode

liszlisz — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:47:14 GMT

Making silent mode available in phone automations would be perfect. If not, at least allow linking it to location mode (as changing location mode through phone automations is already available).