Purchased 3 Arlo cams, base station, want to store vids on icloud

[Canalzone6]

I’m pretty hacked. I bought 3 cams, trying to record to iCloud. Nope, need to get a base unit to integrate with HomeKit (apple’s home automation solution). Great… Cha-Ching. So I get a hub. Add all the cams to the hub. Yay! Connect to Apple Home kit? Sure. Record to iCloud? NOPE. 

I bought the entire system for the ability to record my vids to a storage solution I was already paying for. Why pay for yet another subscription for storage? Arlo said it was compatible. Hmmmmm. It’s not 100% compatible at all. Oh, if I have a USB drive, yippee, but else, no.

My setup is fixin (up to ~ $400 if not more, now) to go back to Amazon. I’m not interested in spending more monthly $$. I’m retired and on a fixed income. Arlo’s statement that they support HomeKit, is not true or valid to the extent of HomeKit’s ability. That needs to be defined or it is FALSE ADVERTISING.

[JamesC]

Canalzone6,

Arlo's HomeKit integration does not support storage on iCloud or any other Apple storage feature.

You can read more about the Arlo HomeKit integration (and other partners) here: https://kb.arlo.com/000062278/What-smart-home-and-voice-assistant-systems-can-I-use-with-my-Arlo-dev...

JamesC