essential question

[Confused23]

This device is idle but available to detect motion, audio, and view live video.???????????????????

[StephenB]

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@Confused23 wrote:

This device is idle but available to detect motion, audio, and view live video.???????????????????

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Can you clarify what camera you actually have?  This post says "Essential", your duplicate post says "Go 2"?????

[jguerdat]

"Idle" simply means it's not currently being used for live view or recordings. In other words, it's active (has a proper rule in the current mode) but isn't doing anything.