Once enabled, the app will ask for selecting the zone area from the live stream coverage.Select the Detection Zone option and from the resultant screen, toggle Detection Zone on.Tap on the settings gear icon and choose the detection settings.Open the Wyze app and select the camera and enter its live stream.Make sure the Wyze camera is paired and connected to the Wyze app.To toggle between enabling and disabling detection zones, simply follow the following steps: This could be a potential reason as to why one might not get their detection zones working properly on their Wyze IP cameras.Ĭheck whether the Wyze settings are properly configured. The Wyze app settings can be a place many ignore either due to their general lack of interest in tech or if their device has been preset by the seller.Īlthough the motion detection feature comes pre-enabled, the motion detection sensitivity and other essential options should be configured manually. If it is still not supported, then your phone or tablet is not supported.
Make sure the phone or tablet is also on the latest update with respect to its operating system. If the store is not showing any new updates and the app version is still not 2.19 or above, chances are that the operating system is outdated with respect to your device. If there is no option for update, then the app is probably in the latest version. From the Wyze app store page, click on Update.Click on the first relevant result leading to the store page of the Wyze app.Search the following : Wyze App on the search bar on top of the store home page.Open the application store(Apple App store or Google Play store) on the phone or tablet, depending on the operating system(iOS or Android) it is running in.To update the Wyze app, simply follow the following steps: The Detection zone feature is an option added for the Wyze App versions 2.19 and above.
It is very important to keep the Wyze app always updated to its latest version as most smart features of Wyze are software-related pushed directly onto the Wyze app. If nothing works, send video feedback to Wyze.
Get a Cam Plus subscription for person detection. Check the Wyze app settings and check whether the camera model supports motion detection. If your Wyze cam detection zone is not working, update the Wyze app and camera firmware to the latest version. With this article, I shall attempt to put forward a feasible solution to this problem after running an in-depth search on all Wyze forums and subreddits. This small fault suddenly turns into a security hazard as all of a sudden you have turned a great IP outdoor camera into a dummy camera that doesn't record anything. This feature makes sure the camera doesn't record static and unwanted footage, thus saving a lot of storage data in the process.īut sometimes, the Wyze camera models that support motion detection zones simply do not work. This is a very useful and innovative feature that is achieved by sensing motion, applying image recognition, and recording the footage when the situation calls for it. I haven't tried this because Wyze say that it's not really offically supported and some people have reported problems with it (others have said it works fine for them).The unique selling point of outdoor IP cameras in the current age of tech is that they are smart enough to detect and record only when there is something happening on the screen. However there is an alternate firmware that you can load on the camera that enables Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP).
I've asked around a bit and found that there isn't really any way to access these cameras from your PC (either Windows or Linux). All in all I'm very impressed for a $20 camera! I've used IFTTT to link it with my Google Home Mini so now I can say "Ok Google, camera on" when I'm leaving the house and it will turn on motion detection on the camera (also "Ok Google, camera off" for when I get home).
The camera itself seems to be working really well, and the Android app that you use to control it is also fairly good. What a coincidence, I've just set up my first Wyze camera the other day! I am new to Wyze and was wondering if there is any viewer that can access these cameras.