Apple recently changed the number of cameras it support for recording HSV, the 200GB plan now supports 5 cameras and 2TB now support unlimited cameras, your guess was right 10 months ago Shane!
Great video Shane! I’m sure there’s quite a few people that didn’t realize the difference between ‘works with’ and ‘secure’- you break it down perfect!
This is a really cool option, hope they bump those camera numbers up. What would be amazing is a wired camera system with a DVR and can run through HomeKit, that way it's using HomeKits advanced features and the feeds are accessible but it's stored locally and would allow more cameras.
Hi Shane, This is a very nice and well needed expansion and growth of the Homekit System. Your explanation was so plane, simple and clear, I really enjoyed.
Look forward to your videos every Sunday. Have four Logitech Circle View Secure cameras. I also have a Hue Smart switch connected to each camera as well as my Apple TV in case I need to reboot them remotely when away from home. And I fight with my Ecobee thermostat and Rachio. I can get the Ecobee back by deleting and add back. The Rachio has known issues with HomeKit. Thanks for the videos!
Awesome! Cannot wait to watch this. I hope I can get rid of my Logitech circle subscription and use my existing Apple data plan instead. Shane, your channel inspired me to build a bunch of shortcuts. Thanks!!!
Awesome, thanks for watching!! There may be some features you’ll miss out on from the Logitech subscription, but there’s no reason why you couldn’t use your existing Apple plan instead as long as you are happy with everything HSV offers.
Thanks for the video tutorial, I have just bought 2 eufy cameras and was struggling to set them up in HomeKit your video sorted me out, so thank you its appreciated
As always a great video! I use the Eve Cam for indoor, but wish I could control the state in scenes. Just having the options of away or home is nice, but would love to have more granular control of the camera being off, streaming, or streaming and recording along with other automations (e.g. Bedtime Scene)
Thanks David! I completely agree. I’d love to see more options like that one day added. It would be great to be able to use recording options in automations or scenes.
Very good video, thanks. However you did not touch several questions: 1) How many seconds are the clips when motion is detected? If motion is persistent, does it start additional clips, continue the first one or just shuts off the clip while motion continues? Assuming a good internal connection how quickly does the video takes to be transferred to iCloud from iPod mini to ensure it is secured in case somebody tampers with the camera or power?
Hey Shane, it looks like Apple changed the storage plan requirements. Now it seems 50GB/mo = 1 camera and 200GB/mo = up to 5 cameras and 2TB/mo plan is unlimited # of cameras.
Found the Eufy Indoor 2K security cam 20% off on Black Friday. They work perfectly fine and are cheep. I even have one of them outside. Its sitting below the roof of the house. It has lasted -4 degree celsius :)
Another great and informative video. You may want to pin a comment about the current maximum HKSV resolution being 1080P. I am sure that has something to do with the amount of storage Apple is willing to allow you to have based on your iCloud storage account, even though the actual physical storage on your iCloud account doesn't count against your storage quota. I would like to see Apple give people the option to pay more on a plan where you can then record at a higher resolution (2K, 4K, et cetera). Then for the majority of people that only want to do 1080P, they have that, and for those that want more resolution, they can have that as well at a more premium price. They already do that pricing model with their hardware line (Pro versus non-pro).
Wish I had known that before I bought the EufyCam2 which is 2k. Would have been better off with the 1080p version. Then again I can't get the darn things to actually connect to HomeKit anyway so I guess it doesn't matter :(
Great Video Shane...I'm a fan of your channel. I hope Arlo moves to HomeKit Secure, even though it might compete with their own cloud subscription service. I like the Arlo cameras a lot and I'm so glad that they finally allowed the wired Arlo doorbell to be HomeKit compatible. Do you think Arlo will make these changes? Keep up the good work 👍🏻
Thanks Frank! I'd love to see it, but like you said, I think HSV competes too much with Arlo's own subscription service...which I think is a big part of their business model. So I'd be surprised if Arlo ever starts supporting HSV.
Hey Shane Having an issue. I am the person that set up home kit in my house and invited other people to the home. When they ask Siri who they are it say there name. But when I ask it say they don’t know who I am. I have recognize my turned on.
Same, and my homepods dont even run shortcuts, they always say make sure your device is powered on, or i dont know who is speaking, it was working for a week then just stopped.
Shane, are you still using the Aqara doorbell cam? or what other front porch cameras are you using? With the Aqara, did you add the doorbell cam to your Aqara app? It seems if I do that, then I'm giving Aqara access to the video feeds and destroying the security of HomeKit Secure Video? Thanks!
Have you heard about Scrypted? It allows non-native IP cameras to work with HKSV. I have 8 Amcrest POE cameras running HKSV using Scrypted. I bought a HKSV native compatible camera to compare, and the Scrypted cameras have much better speed/reliability than the native cameras.
Hey Shane, thank you very much for your videos. I just found your channel and can’t stop watching them :) Would you know how to get a notification from the camera/motion sensor only when the security system is in night or away mode? It seems like you can only activate it or not and it sends you notification on every movement even if you are at home
Hey Cristiam, thanks for watching! No, unfortunately that isn't a feature native to HomeKit. You can choose to get notifications at specific times and/or when certain people are home or away. But not based on the security system mode. That is something I hope Apple builds into homekit... more integration with security modes of some sort.
Hey Shane, i installed Aqara G4 doorbell, added to HomeKit, but timeline it doesn’t show at all. I have to mention that I didn’t update home, because other family members are using an old devices (iPhone 6s, 7) they will not have access to doorbell if I update home app. It doesn’t show the name or even “recent people “ in facial recognition in doorbell settings.
You mentioned that both an occupancy sensor AND motion sensor were exposed to HomeKit. Does that mean you could actually set room lights to turn on/off in accordance with occupancy, rather than just when movement is detected (which is obviously problematic should you sit still on the sofa, for example). Great video!
Thanks! Yes you can do that when using an occupancy sensor. Not sure how reliable they are for automations since I haven't tested them much. The only occupancy sensors I have exposed to homekit are this one (front porch) and my Ecobee thermostats.
Hello Shane thanks for all the great HomeKit videos , been really helpful , just an quick question on the Logi circle view , I’ve bought 2 and they work amazing , but sometimes they dont record when people came to the door or even record anything , but setting is all correct , have you came across this issue ? I have home hub of 2 Apple TV , 8 HomePod,and 2iPad , does this affect this issue ? Sometimes i find is more stable under the hub of Apple TV not sure if this is the case, thank you for you time to ready this , once again thanks for all the amazing video you have created ! Thanks
Thanks for watching Han. I have not come across that issue. My Logitech cameras seem to do a good job at recording motion. In theory, having all those homekit hubs shouldn’t be a problem, but it is possible I suppose that it causes some issues. I’d turn OFF the option to use the iPads as homekit hubs. You can try to turn off one or both of the Apple TV’s as homekit hubs too and see if it helps. Unfortunatly, we do not have the option to choose on the homepods...they are automatically used as hubs. Another thing I do when trouble shooting is to restart all of my homekit hubs. Hope you find something that helps. Thanks again for watching!
After watching your video, I bought a Logitech Circle View Doorbell. I have a Homepod mini, and an Apple TV. I also signed up for Home Secure Video. I installed doorbell and everything worked great for three days. Then it stopped recording clips. Any ideas?
I want to put in 2 external cameras and one front door bell/camera. Is there any disadvantage in using 2 manufacture's say 2 Eve outdoor cam and 1 Logitech doorbell. or would it be better to use 1 manufacture which would mean all Logitech as eve don't have a doorbell/camera as yet. Cheers
Hi Shane, I do quite a lot of smart home research and I didnt find an answer. I hope you dont mind me asking you, but you are in my eyes the authority for Homekit :). My question is: can I configure a smart button as a doorbell and let homekit ring a sound on my homepod mini’s? Since there are no wireless doorbell cameras with homekit support yet, this would be the next best thing in my opinion. What is your thought?
Yes, you can, but it's not the best solution. You can create an automation that says, when a HK button is pressed, play audio on your HomePods (choose a doorbell sound from Apple Music). However, this isn't ideal in my opinion because 1) it will interrupt anything playing on your HomePods and you can't go back since it looks at the doorbell sound as any song, and 2) the audio/homepod automations can have a slight delay..not good for a doorbell. What I used for well over a year, was a simple Aqara wireless mini switch with the original Aqara Hub. The button is exposed to homekit so you can always use it in your HK automations if you want, but you can also configure the button to make a doorbell sound on the Aqara Hub in the Aqara app. Works great.
Shane, great video. Thanks. Q: can you recommend a HKSV camera that has similar functionality to the Ring Flood Light camera? I really like the combination of the camera + strong lights to light up the yard.
There isn’t one currently. Eufy has a camera/floodlight combo that resembles the rings functionality but it doesn’t currently support HKSV. I emailed customer support last week and they couldn’t say whether or not a future firmware update will incorporate HKSV
Thanks Jeff! Also, Arlo has a floodlight camera that I believe supports HomeKit, but not HomeKit Secure Video. Netatmo has a floodlight camera as well but still no HSV. I believe Netatmo claimed they will bring it to this outdoor camera but still hasn’t happened.
I am beginning to like Sundays. 😆 Thanks, Shane. Question: is there any possibility to store some videos permanently, beyond the standard 10 days? Just in case I want to keep something interesting or funny or important, for instance.
Haha thanks Tom! To store a any recordings permanently you would just tap the “share” icon. Then you can save it to your phone, email it, Dropbox, etc.
Can I change the order in which the cameras are displayed in home kit app? e.g. I want front camera to be displayed first, living room as second camera…. Thank you
PS - one thing I didn’t hear, for example, the Eufycam outdoor 2k camera. Even though in the Eufy app in can record in 2k resolution. HK max recording resolution is 1080p.
Hey sahane, neden home app’de canlı izliyorken, playback izleyemiyorum. Apple tv hub var. İcloud 2tb var, sd kart takılı, eufy storege bulut üyeliğim de var. Ama iphone ev uygulamasında sadece canlı video izleyebiliyorum, geçmişi playback izlenmiyor 🥴 Hey sahane, why can't I watch playback while watching live on the home app? There is an apple tv hub. I have icloud 2tb, sd card plugged in, i also have eufy storege cloud membership. But I can only watch live video in iphone home application, the past is not playedback
Would you choose the apple HomeKit Secure video over Arlo cameras? If i choose the HomeKit Secure video i Would use the face recognition. My question is therefore, Can you turn off notifications for certain People and not others?
Personally? Yes, I like HomeKit Secure Video over Arlo because I already have an iCloud+ plan, so I don't need any additional subscriptions as I would with Arlo. To answer your second question, no, you cannot get notifications only for specific people.
Hi Shane, I don’t know if you can help me but I can’t get the recordings of my eufy indoor cam 2k pan and tilt. I can only see the streaming and that bothers me. I checked everything I see on your video but it doesn’t help. I have a 200 gigabytes iCloud storage. Where should I find the recordings on iCloud? Thanks
I have two Eufy Cam 2 camera set up outdoors, and they worked for Homekit Secure Video. Within the last 2-days, however (I think it was immediately after upgrading to iOS 17.0.3) I cannot use the STREAM AND ALLOW RECORDING option for either of them. I’m using an Apple TV for the Homekit hub. What happened?
At first it was only doorbells, but recently HomeKit was update to include this feature on all cameras. So any camera can be configured on the Apple TV to pop up when motion is detected.
hey do you know if there is a way to trigger lights/homekit device when specific motion is detected (people/facial recognition) to trigger dry contact for door lock or lights as the sensor is way too sensitive? (i'm using 2 x circle view and 1 x circle view doorbell along with fibaro HC3 and homebridge as the linking device
How do I add people to "Known to Household"? On my HomeKit, it stays at ZERO people known. My Netatmon cameras are HomeKit Secure Video compatible, I run iOS 16.2 My plan is iCloud+ 200GB, and my photo album has the names for many family members, so I'm stuck...
Ok, I now have 2 people, I need to wait for them to be seen at least one time so they are added to "Known to Household". HomeKit won't let me add all faces from faces album.
Already picked my favorite on your Instagram account... Just wanted to ask, please, if the Logitech circle view doesn’t add all 3 sensors that circle 2 adds to homekit?
@@ShaneCreates last time bothering you on this topic, I promise... My circle 2 died on me a couple of months ago😔 Ordered a couple and due to COVID-19 it takes longer than usual... BUT I heard there was an update a while ago removing all sensors and only a regular motion sensor is available from now on. Is it true? Do you still have all 3 on your circle 2? If not there’s no point of getting new ones and look elsewhere... Thanks for everything Shane! You’re by far the best RUclipsr regarding homekit and smart home, by far!!!
Only some cameras support local storage on SD cards. That is specific to the manufacturer of the camera and all settings and management of that local storage (if available) is handled through a manufacturer's app.
Yes, absolutely. I switch mine up often. All you have to do is switch them to “stream only” and then that should open up the spot to allow you to set another to “stream & record.”
Is there anyway to stream to more than one device??? I have a wall mounted iPad with the HomeCam app to show all the cameras. But when I check the camera from my phone it says another device is streaming the same feed. Any thing I can do?
Nothing you can do if the camera only allows one stream at a time. This will vary depending on the camera. Some allow more simultaneous streams than others.
Hey Daniel, yes, in order to utilize HomeKit secure video, you‘ll need a compatible iCloud plan. You can still use the camera in HomeKit and in the Aqara app, just no recording in the Home app without a plan.
Hello) Is that possible to make zoom of camera streaming view on iPhone? Is Apple Watch showing stream video of security HomeKit camera or just shows notification? Thanks)
Hi, thinking about the iPad you have in your wall to control HomeKit, do you think that maybe there is some way to make a shortcut or automation, to turn on a smart switch when the battery of the iPad get at 20% to star charging it and turn it off when it gets to 100%???
Hi Shane, looking at buying the Eufy cams. Debating not getting the doorbell (as it doesn't work with Homekit Secure Video) and just use one of the normal cameras at the from door with a regular doorbell. Will the apple tv prompts still show up without a doorbell press? Can i set a motion alert to notify the TV? Or is this just a doorbell feature?
If a person was to move very slowly, like under one inch per second, could that person avoid detection by the "people detection" feature of HomeKit Secure Video? Or what if the person was walking up to the door with a Halloween costume (eg, a horse head). Would that trigger an animal detection alert or a human detection alert?
@@TheNameOfJesus haha ok I admit I don’t have a horse head costume. But I do have some goblin masks and a gorilla suit...and now I’m curious. If I get bored enough, I might just try it out! I haven’t tested this but I’d imagine a horse head costume would not trigger animal detection. It would probably still either register as human, because of the general shape and movement, or just as general movement (uncategorized). Again, just my assumption.
@@ShaneCreates You'll be the first to test, and the first to post results. I really don't know exactly how the hub detects humanity or animality. A gorilla suit would be great, in fact I considered using the gorilla as my animal instead of horse when I wrote my post. It would be hilarious if you had to "walk like a gorilla" to trigger animal detection.
I was looking for an outdoor camera to keep an eye on my dogs in the yard when I'm not home. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxOXxsTZ3ptV_Pk0fFl8bNZvVqeoqBQFwe Tried a different one that was absolutely terrible, so I got these instead. They work perfectly! With 3 of these cameras I can see every corner of the yard, and they were very easy to set up. The best part is I only get the footage I want to see, not hours of videos of the bird feeder swaying in the breeze.
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Apple recently changed the number of cameras it support for recording HSV, the 200GB plan now supports 5 cameras and 2TB now support unlimited cameras, your guess was right 10 months ago Shane!
Great video Shane! I’m sure there’s quite a few people that didn’t realize the difference between ‘works with’ and ‘secure’- you break it down perfect!
Thanks Jim!
This is a really cool option, hope they bump those camera numbers up.
What would be amazing is a wired camera system with a DVR and can run through HomeKit, that way it's using HomeKits advanced features and the feeds are accessible but it's stored locally and would allow more cameras.
Another Excellent job Shane explaining the HomeKit equipment. I love your videos. Thank you for all of your efforts.
Thank you for the support Lance!
Love that your channel is HomeKit focused. I want to stay in the HK ecosystem, so your reviews are super relevant. Great stuff
Glad they are helpful. Thanks for watching!
This video was very clear and helped me set up my cameras in no time. Thanks, Shane!
Hi Shane, This is a very nice and well needed expansion and growth of the Homekit System. Your explanation was so plane, simple and clear, I really enjoyed.
Thanks Shane!! There’s really not much information about basic HKSV information like your video, so thank you!!!
Thank you!
Look forward to your videos every Sunday. Have four Logitech Circle View Secure cameras. I also have a Hue Smart switch connected to each camera as well as my Apple TV in case I need to reboot them remotely when away from home. And I fight with my Ecobee thermostat and Rachio. I can get the Ecobee back by deleting and add back. The Rachio has known issues with HomeKit. Thanks for the videos!
Thanks for watching and supporting the channel! Good tip about using a smart plug in case you need to reboot the cameras.
Awesome! Cannot wait to watch this. I hope I can get rid of my Logitech circle subscription and use my existing Apple data plan instead.
Shane, your channel inspired me to build a bunch of shortcuts. Thanks!!!
Awesome, thanks for watching!! There may be some features you’ll miss out on from the Logitech subscription, but there’s no reason why you couldn’t use your existing Apple plan instead as long as you are happy with everything HSV offers.
Thanks for the video tutorial, I have just bought 2 eufy cameras and was struggling to set them up in HomeKit your video sorted me out, so thank you its appreciated
Thanks for watching Ken. I'm glad the video helped.
Good stuff as usual Shame!
Hopefully Apple will continue to add depth to how HomeKit allows us to interact with our Smart Homes.
Thanks for the info!
Thanks for checking out the video Brad!
As always, great video Shane. Never fails, you always mention something I didn’t know. Keep up the great work
Awesome, thanks Shane!!
I learn a lot from your videos Shane, thank you!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
As always a great video! I use the Eve Cam for indoor, but wish I could control the state in scenes. Just having the options of away or home is nice, but would love to have more granular control of the camera being off, streaming, or streaming and recording along with other automations (e.g. Bedtime Scene)
Thanks David! I completely agree. I’d love to see more options like that one day added. It would be great to be able to use recording options in automations or scenes.
Very good video, thanks. However you did not touch several questions: 1) How many seconds are the clips when motion is detected? If motion is persistent, does it start additional clips, continue the first one or just shuts off the clip while motion continues? Assuming a good internal connection how quickly does the video takes to be transferred to iCloud from iPod mini to ensure it is secured in case somebody tampers with the camera or power?
thank you great video 😊
Once again helping me out. Legend 😀👍🏻
Hey Shane, it looks like Apple changed the storage plan requirements. Now it seems 50GB/mo = 1 camera and 200GB/mo = up to 5 cameras and 2TB/mo plan is unlimited # of cameras.
One of my new routines for Sunday! 👍🏾
Thanks for watching!!
Found the Eufy Indoor 2K security cam 20% off on Black Friday. They work perfectly fine and are cheep. I even have one of them outside. Its sitting below the roof of the house. It has lasted -4 degree celsius :)
Nice! Can’t beat the price in those. Glad to hear you’re happy with them. I still haven’t tried the indoor cameras by Eufy.
Another great and informative video.
You may want to pin a comment about the current maximum HKSV resolution being 1080P. I am sure that has something to do with the amount of storage Apple is willing to allow you to have based on your iCloud storage account, even though the actual physical storage on your iCloud account doesn't count against your storage quota. I would like to see Apple give people the option to pay more on a plan where you can then record at a higher resolution (2K, 4K, et cetera). Then for the majority of people that only want to do 1080P, they have that, and for those that want more resolution, they can have that as well at a more premium price. They already do that pricing model with their hardware line (Pro versus non-pro).
Thanks Frederick! Yea good point, I forgot to mention about the max resolution being 1080p for all HomeKit cameras.
Wish I had known that before I bought the EufyCam2 which is 2k. Would have been better off with the 1080p version. Then again I can't get the darn things to actually connect to HomeKit anyway so I guess it doesn't matter :(
Just amazing explanation
Great Video Shane...I'm a fan of your channel. I hope Arlo moves to HomeKit Secure, even though it might compete with their own cloud subscription service. I like the Arlo cameras a lot and I'm so glad that they finally allowed the wired Arlo doorbell to be HomeKit compatible. Do you think Arlo will make these changes? Keep up the good work 👍🏻
Thanks Frank! I'd love to see it, but like you said, I think HSV competes too much with Arlo's own subscription service...which I think is a big part of their business model. So I'd be surprised if Arlo ever starts supporting HSV.
@@ShaneCreates Yeah, I agree, thanks for your reply Shane.
Hey Shane
Having an issue. I am the person that set up home kit in my house and invited other people to the home. When they ask Siri who they are it say there name. But when I ask it say they don’t know who I am. I have recognize my turned on.
Same, and my homepods dont even run shortcuts, they always say make sure your device is powered on, or i dont know who is speaking, it was working for a week then just stopped.
Nice breakdown, bud! I’m excited to see what HSV has in ayote for the future.
Thanks Dustin! They have slowly improved HSV since it’s launch so I expect it will only continue to get better. Also excited to see where it goes!
Great content as always. Though can play at 1.25x speed to save time.
Time is 💰! Thanks for watching!
Shane, are you still using the Aqara doorbell cam? or what other front porch cameras are you using? With the Aqara, did you add the doorbell cam to your Aqara app? It seems if I do that, then I'm giving Aqara access to the video feeds and destroying the security of HomeKit Secure Video? Thanks!
If you have the 2tb plan you get unlimited cameras now
Good info! Thanks Shane
Thanks for watching!
Have you heard about Scrypted? It allows non-native IP cameras to work with HKSV. I have 8 Amcrest POE cameras running HKSV using Scrypted. I bought a HKSV native compatible camera to compare, and the Scrypted cameras have much better speed/reliability than the native cameras.
Hey Shane, thank you very much for your videos. I just found your channel and can’t stop watching them :)
Would you know how to get a notification from the camera/motion sensor only when the security system is in night or away mode?
It seems like you can only activate it or not and it sends you notification on every movement even if you are at home
Hey Cristiam, thanks for watching! No, unfortunately that isn't a feature native to HomeKit. You can choose to get notifications at specific times and/or when certain people are home or away. But not based on the security system mode. That is something I hope Apple builds into homekit... more integration with security modes of some sort.
@@ShaneCreates thanks for your reply!
how would you do that? I can only see the toggle option to switch “Activity notification” on or off
New content! Yes! 👌🏼
Thanks for watching!
Shane do you or do you know any companies that would do in home consultations and setups of Apple smart homes?
Hey Shane, i installed Aqara G4 doorbell, added to HomeKit, but timeline it doesn’t show at all. I have to mention that I didn’t update home, because other family members are using an old devices (iPhone 6s, 7) they will not have access to doorbell if I update home app.
It doesn’t show the name or even “recent people “ in facial recognition in doorbell settings.
great video per usual Shane
Thanks Devin! Appreciate you stopping by to watch!
Hey Shane! great video (just subscribed) - any way to bulk export video from HomeKit? It appears you have to do one clip at a time?
Hey Matt, thanks for subscribing! As far as I know, you still can only export one clip at a time, unfortunately.
Thanks man, good video.
Thanks for watching!
You mentioned that both an occupancy sensor AND motion sensor were exposed to HomeKit. Does that mean you could actually set room lights to turn on/off in accordance with occupancy, rather than just when movement is detected (which is obviously problematic should you sit still on the sofa, for example).
Great video!
Thanks! Yes you can do that when using an occupancy sensor. Not sure how reliable they are for automations since I haven't tested them much. The only occupancy sensors I have exposed to homekit are this one (front porch) and my Ecobee thermostats.
Hello Shane thanks for all the great HomeKit videos , been really helpful , just an quick question on the Logi circle view , I’ve bought 2 and they work amazing , but sometimes they dont record when people came to the door or even record anything , but setting is all correct , have you came across this issue ? I have home hub of 2 Apple TV , 8 HomePod,and 2iPad , does this affect this issue ?
Sometimes i find is more stable under the hub of Apple TV not sure if this is the case, thank you for you time to ready this , once again thanks for all the amazing video you have created ! Thanks
Thanks for watching Han. I have not come across that issue. My Logitech cameras seem to do a good job at recording motion. In theory, having all those homekit hubs shouldn’t be a problem, but it is possible I suppose that it causes some issues. I’d turn OFF the option to use the iPads as homekit hubs. You can try to turn off one or both of the Apple TV’s as homekit hubs too and see if it helps. Unfortunatly, we do not have the option to choose on the homepods...they are automatically used as hubs. Another thing I do when trouble shooting is to restart all of my homekit hubs. Hope you find something that helps. Thanks again for watching!
After watching your video, I bought a Logitech Circle View Doorbell. I have a Homepod mini, and an Apple TV. I also signed up for Home Secure Video. I installed doorbell and everything worked great for three days. Then it stopped recording clips. Any ideas?
If it’s says “Supports HomeKit” , does that mean it also supports Apple Secure Video?
I want to put in 2 external cameras and one front door bell/camera. Is there any disadvantage in using 2 manufacture's say 2 Eve outdoor cam and 1 Logitech doorbell. or would it be better to use 1 manufacture which would mean all Logitech as eve don't have a doorbell/camera as yet. Cheers
Shane, can you review the arlo video door bell with HomeKit.
Hi Shane, I do quite a lot of smart home research and I didnt find an answer. I hope you dont mind me asking you, but you are in my eyes the authority for Homekit :). My question is: can I configure a smart button as a doorbell and let homekit ring a sound on my homepod mini’s? Since there are no wireless doorbell cameras with homekit support yet, this would be the next best thing in my opinion. What is your thought?
Yes, you can, but it's not the best solution. You can create an automation that says, when a HK button is pressed, play audio on your HomePods (choose a doorbell sound from Apple Music). However, this isn't ideal in my opinion because 1) it will interrupt anything playing on your HomePods and you can't go back since it looks at the doorbell sound as any song, and 2) the audio/homepod automations can have a slight delay..not good for a doorbell.
What I used for well over a year, was a simple Aqara wireless mini switch with the original Aqara Hub. The button is exposed to homekit so you can always use it in your HK automations if you want, but you can also configure the button to make a doorbell sound on the Aqara Hub in the Aqara app. Works great.
@@ShaneCreates sweet thanks a lot for your advice!
Great video brother. Does the eufy 2C support HomeKit secure video?
Thanks for watching! Yes, the Eufy 2C supports HomeKit Secure Vide.
Shane, great video. Thanks. Q: can you recommend a HKSV camera that has similar functionality to the Ring Flood Light camera? I really like the combination of the camera + strong lights to light up the yard.
There isn’t one currently. Eufy has a camera/floodlight combo that resembles the rings functionality but it doesn’t currently support HKSV. I emailed customer support last week and they couldn’t say whether or not a future firmware update will incorporate HKSV
Thanks Jeff! Also, Arlo has a floodlight camera that I believe supports HomeKit, but not HomeKit Secure Video. Netatmo has a floodlight camera as well but still no HSV. I believe Netatmo claimed they will bring it to this outdoor camera but still hasn’t happened.
I am beginning to like Sundays. 😆 Thanks, Shane. Question: is there any possibility to store some videos permanently, beyond the standard 10 days? Just in case I want to keep something interesting or funny or important, for instance.
Haha thanks Tom! To store a any recordings permanently you would just tap the “share” icon. Then you can save it to your phone, email it, Dropbox, etc.
What if you don't use apple products.. like phone and tablets and the such.
Can I change the order in which the cameras are displayed in home kit app? e.g. I want front camera to be displayed first, living room as second camera…. Thank you
PS - one thing I didn’t hear, for example, the Eufycam outdoor 2k camera. Even though in the Eufy app in can record in 2k resolution. HK max recording resolution is 1080p.
Yes, great point! Thank you for that. That’s correct, 1080p is indeed the max resolution for any camera to record or stream in HomeKit.
Hey sahane, neden home app’de canlı izliyorken, playback izleyemiyorum. Apple tv hub var. İcloud 2tb var, sd kart takılı, eufy storege bulut üyeliğim de var. Ama iphone ev uygulamasında sadece canlı video izleyebiliyorum, geçmişi playback izlenmiyor 🥴 Hey sahane, why can't I watch playback while watching live on the home app?
There is an apple tv hub. I have icloud 2tb, sd card plugged in, i also have eufy storege cloud membership. But I can only watch live video in iphone home application, the past is not playedback
I have iCloud plus 200gb and Arlo cameras. Anyway you can stream or record ? I don’t get the options or I’m missing something… help anyone
Would you choose the apple HomeKit Secure video over Arlo cameras? If i choose the HomeKit Secure video i Would use the face recognition. My question is therefore, Can you turn off notifications for certain People and not others?
Personally? Yes, I like HomeKit Secure Video over Arlo because I already have an iCloud+ plan, so I don't need any additional subscriptions as I would with Arlo. To answer your second question, no, you cannot get notifications only for specific people.
HomeKit secure video is limited to only 1080p so it sucks. Eufy has 2K HomeKit cameras but what’s the point?
Hi Shane, I don’t know if you can help me but I can’t get the recordings of my eufy indoor cam 2k pan and tilt. I can only see the streaming and that bothers me. I checked everything I see on your video but it doesn’t help. I have a 200 gigabytes iCloud storage. Where should I find the recordings on iCloud? Thanks
I have two Eufy Cam 2 camera set up outdoors, and they worked for Homekit Secure Video. Within the last 2-days, however (I think it was immediately after upgrading to iOS 17.0.3) I cannot use the STREAM AND ALLOW RECORDING option for either of them. I’m using an Apple TV for the Homekit hub. What happened?
Hard to say. Has anything changed with your iCloud+ plan? Have you made sure your plan supports the number of cameras that you are using?
@@ShaneCreates - It actually has resolved itself after I lost power for a few hours. Once everything powered-up, It has been working fine! Go figure!
Did you say only HomeKit doorbell will pop up on Apple TV or can you set up a motion trigger for other cameras to show up?
At first it was only doorbells, but recently HomeKit was update to include this feature on all cameras. So any camera can be configured on the Apple TV to pop up when motion is detected.
@@ShaneCreates awesome! I’m starting to build out everything for homekit! Thanks for all your videos they are very helpful!
hey do you know if there is a way to trigger lights/homekit device when specific motion is detected (people/facial recognition) to trigger dry contact for door lock or lights as the sensor is way too sensitive? (i'm using 2 x circle view and 1 x circle view doorbell along with fibaro HC3 and homebridge as the linking device
So if it supports HomeKit (not “works with), do you need a subscription from whatever brand you buy? Basically just need the Apple storage correct?
Yes, that's correct. You will need a supported iCloud plan but don't need to subscribe to anything through the camera manufacturer.
How do I add people to "Known to Household"? On my HomeKit, it stays at ZERO people known. My Netatmon cameras are HomeKit Secure Video compatible, I run iOS 16.2 My plan is iCloud+ 200GB, and my photo album has the names for many family members, so I'm stuck...
Ok, I now have 2 people, I need to wait for them to be seen at least one time so they are added to "Known to Household". HomeKit won't let me add all faces from faces album.
Already picked my favorite on your Instagram account...
Just wanted to ask, please, if the Logitech circle view doesn’t add all 3 sensors that circle 2 adds to homekit?
Yes the circle View only adds the motion sensor and light sensor (no occupancy sensor)
@@ShaneCreates last time bothering you on this topic, I promise...
My circle 2 died on me a couple of months ago😔
Ordered a couple and due to COVID-19 it takes longer than usual...
BUT
I heard there was an update a while ago removing all sensors and only a regular motion sensor is available from now on. Is it true? Do you still have all 3 on your circle 2? If not there’s no point of getting new ones and look elsewhere...
Thanks for everything Shane!
You’re by far the best RUclipsr regarding homekit and smart home, by far!!!
Hi Shane, how do I store the recordings in the SD card. Thanks
Only some cameras support local storage on SD cards. That is specific to the manufacturer of the camera and all settings and management of that local storage (if available) is handled through a manufacturer's app.
Any POE cameras supported by Homekit or even better by Homekit Secure Video ? I have a ethernet câble going outside my house, so why not using it.
Not that I know of unfortunately.
Hi Shane,
If I have 2 cameras and the 200GB plan, can I choose witch one will use HSV? If yes can I change that later?
Thank you
Yes, absolutely. I switch mine up often. All you have to do is switch them to “stream only” and then that should open up the spot to allow you to set another to “stream & record.”
Is there anyway to stream to more than one device??? I have a wall mounted iPad with the HomeCam app to show all the cameras. But when I check the camera from my phone it says another device is streaming the same feed. Any thing I can do?
Nothing you can do if the camera only allows one stream at a time. This will vary depending on the camera. Some allow more simultaneous streams than others.
THANX FOR VIDEO! So if I have a memory card in my Aqara G2H, I still can't record my video in homekit until I buy iColud storage?
Hey Daniel, yes, in order to utilize HomeKit secure video, you‘ll need a compatible iCloud plan. You can still use the camera in HomeKit and in the Aqara app, just no recording in the Home app without a plan.
@@ShaneCreates thanks a lot!
Hello) Is that possible to make zoom of camera streaming view on iPhone? Is Apple Watch showing stream video of security HomeKit camera or just shows notification? Thanks)
Yes you can zoom in on the camera stream. And yes you can stream on the Apple Watch too.
Hi, thinking about the iPad you have in your wall to control HomeKit, do you think that maybe there is some way to make a shortcut or automation, to turn on a smart switch when the battery of the iPad get at 20% to star charging it and turn it off when it gets to 100%???
Yea you can do that by creating a personal automation on the iPad.
@@ShaneCreates Video Please! 🙏🙏🙏
Can I have two different brands on my secure video example logic doorbell and eufy video cameras?
Yes you can.
i have iphone. but partner has andriod. can we both still use video?
No, unfortunately you’ll need APple devices to access HomeKit cameras.
Hi Shane, looking at buying the Eufy cams. Debating not getting the doorbell (as it doesn't work with Homekit Secure Video) and just use one of the normal cameras at the from door with a regular doorbell. Will the apple tv prompts still show up without a doorbell press?
Can i set a motion alert to notify the TV? Or is this just a doorbell feature?
Currently that is only a feature of the doorbell, but with tvOS15 you will be able to enable those notifications for any HKV camera.
@@ShaneCreates thankyou for the reply! Are tge Eufy 2c cameras HKV cams?
@@damienkos-beckwith4523 Yes, they support homekit secure video... sorry I think I mistyped earlier (should be HSV)
@@ShaneCreates after I replied I also realised what was meant! 😂
Thankyou for the information. I’m pretty happy with the setup I have planned then ☺️
Which camera allows 2 way talking in home kit ?
Aqara G2H, Eve Cam, Logitech Circle View & View Doorbell to name a few.
Is there any homekit secure vide wireless doorbell out there? The Eufy seems like its coming, but it aint out yet, right?
No, nothing at the moment. I think Eufy has promised HSV support for their doorbell, but yea it still hasn’t happened yet.
@@ShaneCreates i thought so. Thanks for your quick reply!
What camera were you using at the start, the one with the occupancy sensor?
Logitech Circle 2
@@ShaneCreates omg I wish the circle view had an occupancy sensor! Thanks man 👍🏻
@@michaelthompson657 anytime!
I heard the eufycam’s two-way radio didn’t work in homekit…does anyone know if this has been updated?
Eufy cameras still do not support 2 way audio in HomeKit, unfortunately.
Would be cool if the door can Auto Unlock based on face detection
That would be nice. At this point, you can’t utilize face detection for automations. But that would be a welcomed feature.
How do i watch recorded footage on apple tv?
You can’t right now.
@@ShaneCreates ahhh ok thanks.
If a person was to move very slowly, like under one inch per second, could that person avoid detection by the "people detection" feature of HomeKit Secure Video? Or what if the person was walking up to the door with a Halloween costume (eg, a horse head). Would that trigger an animal detection alert or a human detection alert?
Not sure...standby. I'm gonna go move real slowly wearing my horse head costume on the front porch. I will report back soon.
@@ShaneCreates You are too funny. But I guess I was trying to be half-funny, half-serious.
@@TheNameOfJesus haha ok I admit I don’t have a horse head costume. But I do have some goblin masks and a gorilla suit...and now I’m curious. If I get bored enough, I might just try it out!
I haven’t tested this but I’d imagine a horse head costume would not trigger animal detection. It would probably still either register as human, because of the general shape and movement, or just as general movement (uncategorized). Again, just my assumption.
@@ShaneCreates You'll be the first to test, and the first to post results. I really don't know exactly how the hub detects humanity or animality. A gorilla suit would be great, in fact I considered using the gorilla as my animal instead of horse when I wrote my post. It would be hilarious if you had to "walk like a gorilla" to trigger animal detection.
Ahh is this an apple only channel ???
Apple HomeKit... yep.
I was looking for an outdoor camera to keep an eye on my dogs in the yard when I'm not home. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxOXxsTZ3ptV_Pk0fFl8bNZvVqeoqBQFwe Tried a different one that was absolutely terrible, so I got these instead. They work perfectly! With 3 of these cameras I can see every corner of the yard, and they were very easy to set up. The best part is I only get the footage I want to see, not hours of videos of the bird feeder swaying in the breeze.