IFTTT - Arlo, why not?

[AZ_Life]

My initially overly excited joy with arlo has been coming to a screeching halt lately.

Can you PLEASE support IFTTT like the rest of the smart home industry is moving to? I get the feeling arlo is going to be destroyed by competition is months to come if they continue the support/update/upgrade path they have.

It's incomprehensible how slow the app is to reach the arlo base station. Basic features that should have been standard out of the box we have no word on.

I'd like to stay with arlo, but you need to engage your customers and constantly be innovating.

[AZ_Life]

I'll throw in another request for HomeKit support while I'm at it 🙂

[Schorschi]

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AZ_Life wrote:
Can you PLEASE support IFTTT like the rest of the smart home industry is moving to?

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According to an article on TechHive from November, IFTTT was supposed to be supported by Arlo in December. Here's the relevant snippet from the article:

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Skripic also said Netgear will also offer IFTTT integration starting in December. “We want Arlo to integrate with other devices,” he said. “Turn on your Philips Hue or LIFX lights if motion is detected, for example. That’s a good deterrent feature. You’ll be able to archive video to your Dropbox account. It won’t be the same user experience as storing it in our cloud, but at least you get the video.”

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So, I guess/hope they are just behind schedule.

[AZ_Life]

That is definitely encouraging news. Sure hope this gets implemented. That is exactly what I want it for, to integrate with Hue and Nest.

Thanks!

[dubrex]

IFTTT now coming in April according to this: http://www.cybershack.com.au/news/netgear-to-open-up-arlo-with-ifttt-integration-this-april-030316-2

[Antiddote]

Is it coming on April 1st?! 

[coldcuppatea]

I'd love to believe this but Netgear are one of the most unresponsive tech companies I've ever had the misfortune of buying from. I'm not really sure why they have staff posting on the forum. I'm pretty sure that the stock response of "we always listen to customers and I will pass this to the relevant product manager" actually means "I will print this off and use it to wipe my ***".

[Rjseat]

+1 for IfTTT integration.....

[ewj1]

I have a number of Arlo wireless and wired cameras but will be (most likely) selling them in the next few weeks. There is no support for ANY thing such as IFTTT, Homekit, or Amazon Echo. 

Each month we are told a new update is coming but it never does.

[JamesC · Accepted solution]

We are excited to let the community know that IFTTT integration has been announced! For more information, take a look here: Introducing IFTTT Integration

JamesC

[ejo142015]

Is there a way to use the IFTTT Integration to get the app to use a custom sound when motion is detected, the app currently only makes the same notification sound as other apps on my phone, I would really like to have a custom sound come out of my phone for just the Arlo app.

Thanks in advance.

[JamesC]

ejo142015,

Available Arlo recipes for IFTTT can be found by navigating to the Arlo Channel.

JamesC

[WyldGinger]

IS IFTTT supported with ARLO Q and Q Plus cameras?

[JamesC]

WyldGinger,

Yes, IFTTT recipes can be created for Arlo Wire-free as well as the Arlo Q and Q Plus.

JamesC