Essential 2nd Gen support for HomeKit

[SolimanSn]

Hi Folks

Does Essential 2ng Gen outdoor support Homekit? I picked up a bunch of Essential 2ng Gen from Costco. Currently have a couple of Pro4 and works great with HomeKit.

[StephenB]

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@SolimanSn wrote:

Does Essential 2nd Gen outdoor support Homekit? 

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No.  Hopefully that will be added, but it is not supported today.

[Borisimo]

I am patiently waiting for HomeKit support on my essential Gen2 cameras.  I keep reading remarks that it’s coming, but nothing else.  Would love to see it actually happen and better communication from Arlo on this.

[Disappointed97]

There are multiple pages on the Arlo website that say that the camera is supported on HomeKit, namely:

https://kb.arlo.com/000062279/How-do-I-connect-my-Arlo-camera-to-Apple-HomeKit

https://blog.arlo.com/arlo-innovations/which-arlo-cameras-and-doorbells-work-with-homekit/

I just bought cameras and a smart hub just because of these websites. I will have to return them because of this error on Arlo's end.

[StephenB]

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@Disappointed97 wrote:

There are multiple pages on the Arlo website that say that the camera is supported on HomeKit, namely:

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No, they don't.  You are confusing the original Essentials with the Essential Gen 2 models.

An understandable mistake to be sure.  FWIW, I think it would have been better if Arlo had launched Gen 2 cameras worldwide with homekit, base station support.

[JamesC · Accepted solution]

Apple Home integration is now available for Arlo 2nd Generation devices. For more information on this release, take a look here: https://community.arlo.com/t5/Announcements/Apple-Home-integration-is-now-available-for-Arlo-Essenti...

JamesC