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Live view is not fast enough to start. Upon receiving a notification and clicking it there is a 5-20 second delay before video is shown. In most cases (thief, break in, etc) where you would want to trigger an alarm enough time has gone by that it would no longer be useful. Other cameras such as nest start their live view in 500ms to 2s, Arlo needs to do it as well. ... View more

Hi Arlo Could you have a mode that can automatically activate / deactivate when your personal device (mobile) is connected/disconnected to the same wifi router as the Arlo system?     It would be better and more reliable than using geofencing.   Thanks ... View more

We shouldn't have to eject them and manually find the videos to watch. They should be accessible remotely as well via mobile apps. ... View more

Need Arlo doorbell! Is it possible to set a record schedule for individual cameras. I’d like to have my front door armed all the time. While the back door I only want to record at night. I’m currently disabling the back. I usually forget to turn it back on. Possible schedule option? ... View more

I understand that the Arlo Pro 2 cameras can do unlimited recording with cloud storage if you pay extra for the plan.  My question is, if I want to live stream continuously to an iPad, it times out after about 30min.  I would like to continue to use the multiple Arlo Pro 2 kit for my house so I can have a unit outside observing the driveway and swingset to watch my kids, but at the same time also have one inside monitoring our baby.  I understand it isn't the "baby monitor", but as I just described, it can be used for other means both inside and outside, such as in the basement to monitor the kids playing, etc.  It makes the most sense to allow for me to monitor all of these things simultaneously since if the baby is napping, it's useful to be inside with the baby but to still be able to monitor the older kids playing outside.     I understand the issue with the Arlo Pro 2 if it is on battery power to have it turn off after a set period of time, however, this unit can also be wired.  Perhaps there could be an option to "disable the 30 min timeout" default setting, or the unit could just notice that it is plugged in and automatically turn off the "time out" default.  This seems like an incredibly easy fix to just "allow continuous live streaming when plugged in" or something to that effect.  Myself and other family members that I have recommended this to may have to move on to another product if this simple option isn't available.   ... View more

Lets get the app updated so the Alexa can speak the Alro's motion detection alerts. I appreciate the phone notifications, BUT if I'm in my home walking around I normally don't have my phone on me and would like to be vocally notified if there's motion detected around the outside of my home without having to go through lengthy IT "hacks" to get Alexa to vocalize the detection. I believe it would be a beneficial and a great way to upsell your system. Hoping this gets added soon  ... View more

I am practically giving you the solution to your customer's heavily requested and valuable feature.     Due to intense processing required to monitor so called "activity zones" you currently do not allow this feature in battery operated mode. I propose you allow activity zone configuration, and trigger the camera on motion detection, the same way you currently operate. The video feed goes out to the base station as usual. However, the main difference is that you do not push a notification or save the recording to the server *yet* -- your software processes the first few frames of the video to see if the activity zone was triggered, continues processing as you see fit to determine if any of the motion captured falls within the trigger zone.   If you don't find anything, you discard the video (or let the user review it later, without notifiactions). If you have a good indicators that you caught something within the activity zone, great. You push the notification and keep recording/processing. If this is too complex, at least provide your customers with the option, and expose the limitation that setting up a "battery-powered" activity zone is not as robust or instant as the standard always-powered option.   This is a happy compromise. I absolutely welcome your communication if you need any proof of concept help or implementation approach. ... View more

In schedule, it would be nice if you could make a plan for even and uneven weeks, respectively. And it would be a good idea if the brightness could automatically turn up when the night vision is turned on and down again when it's turned off. ... View more

Keyhole camera with audio ... View more

Example Use Case: Nanny/sitter is watching kids/pets/home/etc and you need to grant access to another individual during a restricted time frame.  In our case, I need to grant access to 2 of 2 cameras M-F from 9am-5pm.     Details: In Arlo Admin Dashboard (desktop)> Grant Access> Add User - I would like to be able to select cameras & Allow Access based on time-of-day and day-of-week ... View more

***I am asking that Arlo implement the feature for shared accounts to have the OPTION to recieve Arlo Smart Notifications.***   The Arlo Smart feature is awesome. If a person is detected you can get a snapshot right in the notification feed on your phone.  The problem is, right now these notifications can only go to the account owner and NOT any accounts the cameras are shared to.    This is only semi-useful because if I'm out traveling but the wife is still in town (but working away from home) she gets none of the notifications for what is going on at home. I end up summarizing for her, or more inconveniently she has to log into arlo to get an idea of what has occured since she has been gone.   ... View more

Currently, I would have to create multiple rules in a custom mode to do what I want. Here is an example: I would like a mode that when any of my indoor cameras get triggered to start recording on all cameras inside and out until motion is no longer detected on any camera. This would also be ideal to delay motion stop as well to ensure that and delay between cameras detecting motion would all be captured in one alert. Currently, I have to create an exponential amount of rules to cover all basis. In this case, 4 cameras would come out to 16 rules. 4 rules for each camera just to select recording on each individual camera. ... View more

Hi, Any chance of investigating a stanalone wifi panic button device.  Something that could be wall mounted or sit on a desk and that had options to set the base alarm off and email/sms/message a third party that there was an issue. Regards ... View more

Would be nice as accidental calls cost our emergency department uneeded expenses. ... View more

I don't think 'admin' and 'non-admin' offer enough freedom. I'd like to be able to offer rights based on individual cameras. This would be a set of tick boxes for each camera, for each user, that included 'can turn on/off', and 'can use voice', 'can record', 'can see library recordings' For example: I'd like person A to be able to use voice through 2 cameras but not through the others. I'd like person B to be able to use voice through all cameras and to be unable to view the library of only one camera. I'd like Person A to be notified of motion only through specific cameras but not all.   At the moment there is only Admin or non-admin. this means if I grant someone the right to speak through a camera, they also have the right to turn it on or off. I don't like that. I'd like to have super-admin rights to control who can see which camera, at which time, and who can do what with each camera. In addition, I think that for IFTTT, the cameras must be armed (or set to a custom setting). This forces us to recieve an email or notification on motion.. but if we want to use IFTTT for notifications and others things, we shouldnt be forced to get an email. For example, if I want to use IFTTT to turn on a light when motion is detected, I don't need a notification or email from the arlo app, but currently we can only 'do nothing' in terms of recording, but we must pick a notification type. ... View more

I would like Arlo to make several plastic mounts for outdoor use that could make it more difficult to steal. Here is an example of a (ugly but works well) mount I made using a plastic electrical junction box. It can mount with 4 to 6 long screws making it not worth a burglar's time to try to remove it, I used cheap window shims glued together, painted and screwed into the eave of my house. I only paid about $2 for the box although it was quite a bit of work to make as the inside of the box has many ridges that must be filed down. Since I drillled the holes in the eave slightly smaller than the screws, it takes quite a bit of work to remove it. Coupled with the solar panel it works out great even if it is ugly. I thiink a nicer looking mount could be made very inexpensively and sure would offer a great deal more security. I will try to insert some photos of my moount.   Front view Top View Side View ... View more

It would be great to have continuous recording option available for local storage and/or cloud storage. This would mitigate cameras where a solar charger is being used. Also, if local cvr was available, it would guarantee that everything is being captured in case motion isn’t triggered in time. ... View more

This has to do with the Android app. Specifically the screen where you play back videos. At the bottom of the screen are things like a trashcan for deleting the video. Having those icons at the very bottom of the screen place them in the same place the normal Android "back" button would be. It would be good to move the icons up so that you don't accidentally press the trashcan icon when you were just trying to go back to the previous screen. Also, why is that playback screen black when all the rest of the app screens are white backgrounds? It doesn't match the rest of the app at all. It even has an "X" close button. That's ugly. ... View more

I have been using Arlo for over a month and I the primary reazon I purchased them is for the fexibility of instaling the cameras with no wires. in this respect they work great. I replaced a Samsung Smart Cam with the Arlo system, and unfortunately the Samsung is far superior in image quality, motion detection and recording. So here is what I would suggest would make Arlo much better in my optinion.   Camera buffer for recording motion If the cameras had a buffer that was able to include 5 seconds of recording BEFORE motion was detetcted that would solve many of the issues that users mention in the forums about motion being recorded too late.   Local recording with no internet connection. My internet was down for most of last night due to a storm, and within that time there was no activity recorded by the cameras. I realize that part of the business model is to sell subscriptions for storage but how about allowing local storage of videos for 1 day in cases like this.   ... View more