New App upgrade?

[Dwnh]

So I’ve still held off switching to the App version for Gen 2 cams. 

Two questions:

1. How’s it working for everyone? 

2. Will I have to re-sync my 9 cameras if I upgrade?

thanks for your advice!

[Dwnh]

(All my current cams are on a base station.)

[StephenB]

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@Dwnh wrote:

2. Will I have to re-sync my 9 cameras if I upgrade?

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No.

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@Dwnh wrote:

1. How’s it working for everyone? 

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Mileage varies, depending on what features you care about.

1. Geofencing doesn't quite work when you arrive home.  You have to pick one mode to switch to, you cannot just say" follow the schedule".  So you will sometimes have to change the mode manually when you arrive.
2. Scheduling works, but is hampered by the lack of custom modes.  If you use geofencing, you end up switching between Arm Home and Standby - often modifying Standby so it doesn't disarm all cameras.  Even if you don't use geofencing, you still are limited to scheduling three combinations of cameras.  
3. If you have cameras in multiple locations with one subscription, then you'll need to get a subscription for each location.
4. The thumbnails in the "Feed" are smaller than the ones in "Library".  I don't find that to be a problem, but there are quite a few people here who do.

[Dwnh]

Thank you- maybe I’ll get brave and upgrade now!

[Edinburgh_lad1]

You'll regret it!

[AikaneKai]

Do not upgrade.  It is a horrible piece of garbage.

The interface alone is so much more difficult to use.  What used to be easy is now convoluted.  They removed critical functionality and it will now make you and your property less secure.

[ittroll]

With 9 cameras you may have complex requirements; e.g. different cameras enabled at different times.

I would recommend ensuring that you can recreate your current setup with the new experience before upgrading.

Arlo do not give you any compatibility warnings during the migration process and do not let you revert to the old system.

[Tgruninger]

If you use custom modes, I would not upgrade. You lose them al and the ability to really customize them. New App is a downgrade and really bad at this point in time in my opinion.