Local recordings not showing in "local" feed. Can only see current day recordings under storage.

[heroxoot]

I have a set of Pro 5S cameras and a Smartbase VMB4540. I do not have a subscription. I do not want a subscription. My internet goes out all the time so having cloud based storage is worthless for me.

I can view my recordings for the current day under my base settings, but not previous days. Nothing shows in Feed under "local". I really like these cameras but they have been made extremely hindered without the subscription. I'm highly considering selling them at this point. All I want to do is view recordings from all days via the app. Why is this such a hardship?

[alex_loo]

you can try:

Devices >> your base >> Storage settings

Alex

[heroxoot]

It only shows the current day. Why do you have to go through extra steps when there is a "local feed". That's dumb.

[alex_loo]

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@heroxoot wrote:

It only shows the current day. Why do you have to go through extra steps when there is a "local feed". That's dumb.

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that's because ARLO is not smart enough to figure out a way to both:

• showing recordings of ALL dates, AND
• showing these recordings within 1-2 seconds

Hence, they figure out a compromised design, which shows only current day's recordings, quickly.

Alex

[heroxoot]

That isn't the problem. I can only see the current day and then no recordings show up under the base storage. It only shows "Today". What's the point of this if I have to pull the USB every time I want to see a previous day? The whole setup wasn't cheap. To make such expensive cameras and then hide behind a subscription is crazy. When I looked up information on these I saw plenty say I could get around the subscription. I'd have stuck with Eufy or moved to Reolink had I know the great camera quality was locked behind $12 a month.

[alex_loo · Accepted solution]

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@heroxoot wrote:

That isn't the problem. I can only see the current day and then no recordings show up under the base storage. It only shows "Today". What's the point of this if I have to pull the USB every time I want to see a previous day? 

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I don't think you have to pull the usb.  From the same screen, you can change the date by clicking the calendar on the upper right corner, for Android app.  Not 100% sure about iPhone, but I am sure you can click something similar.

Alex

[heroxoot]

This is it! Thank you so much. All I need is to view recordings, the AI stuff isn't a big deal.