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Apple Homekit Discussion Thread, Your Home At Your Command
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gavind87
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May 5 2020, 11:32 PM
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QUOTE(INGfusion @ May 4 2020, 11:37 PM) ei, this 1 ok le, open for order already but not shipping to my I picked up 8 of them, 4 pan tilt and 4 normal ones. Looking forward to seeing how they work out when they eventually ship end of May. On TOP of cheap price they had an insane preorder promo which was too good to let go of. I’m currently using 2 OMNA 180s and 2 Arlo Baby so I have high expectations set for these Eufy devices.
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gavind87
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May 5 2020, 11:41 PM
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QUOTE(tcwan @ Apr 19 2020, 08:43 AM) . I am not convinced about automated curtains yet. Often some customization is needed due to the different widths of the windows or doors. Also the reliability of the IKEA model was pretty poor from what I’ve read. After the pain of setup, it’s reliability has been amazing. I’d definitely recommend the blinds if you are keen You need the patience of a saint to set it up, however if you’ve bought them let me know, I’ll spare you the painful headache I went through setting them up
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gavind87
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May 6 2020, 07:41 AM
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QUOTE(kokhoong0624 @ May 6 2020, 07:08 AM) PLEASE update your review sometime here hahaha when you get them it would be really helpful hahaha The reason I didn't get them is that I already had a dedicated Security camera system (which I bought before finding out the whole Ubiquiti Network protect system). And yes I was so tempted to order with the 30% off deal. Are you currently residing in Malaysia or the United States.. because I see no cheap or efficient way to ship them here with the current pandemic. Currently residing in Singapore I shipped it to a forwarding address. Shipping is generally about 8sgd / kilo so I’m hoping it should be less than 10 kg for all of them
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gavind87
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May 6 2020, 07:54 AM
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QUOTE(kokhoong0624 @ May 6 2020, 07:44 AM) Wow... mind sharing the forwarder and do they ship to Malaysia? Hahaha I might pick them up sometime in the future when they officially support Homekit Secure Video. I mean there's leaks this year about iOS 14 supporting facial recognition in HSV, so I'm really looking forward to get some Homekit cameras. hahaha I plan to buy more actually if they work well. Again I’m really happy with my OMNA and Arlo, and also curious about the Arlo Wireless ones. These 8 are for my house in Malaysia in fact, so in the future ( when this fiasco is over ) maybe I could ship a couple of extras and can ship it to you in Malaysia ( or meet you depending where you are ) Also looking forward to their doorbell being HomeKit compatible ! I have a ring doorbell that I’m not a fan of
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gavind87
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May 6 2020, 08:42 AM
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Don’t forget HSV ends up making it an expensive subscription based offering since you need to have a premium iCloud subscription and you have device limitation as well
This is where the Eufy appeal comes into Play because they claim that it is RTSP compatible so I can stream HomeKit direction as well as save video on my Synology NAS
Many different approaches to take with cameras.
Truth be told I’m still quite confused on what I want to do as far as cameras go.
For security contact sensors are good too
The response time for the alarm system from Aqara is great too.
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gavind87
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May 6 2020, 10:19 AM
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I'm just thinking out loud, not sure if this is a possibility, But if you have a friend that has extra bandwidth to spare, maybe a solution is to mirror some captured recordings from certain cameras between certain times to another NAS offsite, password protected for privacy reasons.
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gavind87
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May 6 2020, 10:23 AM
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QUOTE(INGfusion @ Apr 27 2020, 07:07 PM) what iPad wall dock is this ? The privileges of having mostly drywall in the west. Just cut a hole and run power from behind. You can create this case with any photoframe pretty much. Just need to get the right size. I'm considering a 3D printed mould to have an iPad mount like this, if I get enough time to get to it. I find going to an iPad on the wall counter intuitive
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gavind87
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May 8 2020, 01:33 PM
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I jumped on the bandwagon with Netatmo over the public Holiday
Bought 2 Netatmo Smart Indoor Camera's and 2 Netatmo Presence camera's.
Another case of poor software.
Smart Indoor Camera : Image quality not as good as the OMNA 180 either, but most crucially it does support homekit secure video.
Outdoor camera : Bad experience so far, one of them has a flood light not working Another one can't join my wifi for some reason.
Not a good start, lets see where this goes
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gavind87
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May 8 2020, 08:02 PM
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QUOTE(kokhoong0624 @ May 8 2020, 07:46 PM) How is the support of the Smart Indoor Camera with HSV? I've seen many reports where HSV stopped reporting notifications after a few days. Please update! And thanks for your early review. I'm not sure what it is, I've enabled HSV, but I don't get the time line like what others show in reviews. It could be possible that it's not recording while I'm home and there's no motion she I'm out, or that I barely go out these days because of the movement restriction. On a side note the netatmo app and facial recognition is pretty nice. But the price of the netatmo is a little ridiculous Way more expensive than other cameras but I wouldn't say much better
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gavind87
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Jun 4 2020, 11:16 AM
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QUOTE(INGfusion @ Jun 2 2020, 06:22 PM) bought Aqara G2H and Eufy pan and tilt XD I bought both Eufy's however disappointed to see that they're not HK compatible out of hte box. lets hope they deliver on their promise. the non PTZ ones are on their way. Reviews look promising!
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gavind87
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Jun 5 2020, 09:36 AM
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QUOTE(kokhoong0624 @ Jun 4 2020, 07:37 PM) I'm very disappointed to hear that. They promoted Homekit as their main feature and its not ready out of the box? And how does the Eufy connect? via 2.4Ghz wifi too right? I gotten a aqara g2h one to see what happens. My 2.4Ghz network sucks no matter what I do, there's like 18 wifi network detected in my living room. gonna see how it performs haha where to buy the g2h. I'd like to get one too
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gavind87
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Jun 5 2020, 04:57 PM
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QUOTE(kokhoong0624 @ Jun 5 2020, 10:53 AM) I got it from Taobao.. just search Aqara G2H Can you read Chinese? The original price is 499 I preordered for like 379 Chinese yuan. I think there might be another offer during 6/18. Mmmm bummer me no read Chinese
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gavind87
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Jun 11 2020, 10:50 PM
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QUOTE(INGfusion @ Jun 11 2020, 05:04 PM) Aqara G2H just shipped out today, Eufy camera still pending had to wait July only will ship out I received 3 of my eufy cameras today in Singapore They were received in US late last week. No homekit yet so just waiting patiently Just got notification that my PTZ ones shipped. I'm really wondering if I should try the G2H
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gavind87
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Jun 11 2020, 10:52 PM
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QUOTE(luciuswks @ Jun 11 2020, 06:13 PM) Hello guys any recommendations for security door that can help me install my smart lock? I bought aqara n100 for HomeKit but the contractor I found only selling their lock together with the security door. If you find one let me know I'm also thinking of buying the lock on my own and having someone else install it since the selling price in Malaysia is quite insane but might have to just live with that If that's what it takes
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gavind87
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Jun 12 2020, 11:39 AM
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QUOTE(INGfusion @ Jun 12 2020, 08:41 AM) [attachmentid=10513538] need to wait for their update They should have been forthcoming about that prior to selling that HomeKit idea everywhere. Casts a bad light on them
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gavind87
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Jul 3 2020, 09:18 AM
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QUOTE(INGfusion @ Jun 30 2020, 09:11 PM) [url=https://pictr.com/image/7aiCdI][img] tada, aqara G2H arrived how is it? My Eufy's all sitting in the box, still waiting for HK
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gavind87
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Jul 6 2020, 10:39 AM
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QUOTE(INGfusion @ Jul 3 2020, 01:34 PM) Very good , better than OMNA. But iCloud only record motion detected video, waiting my Eufy Also Better than Omna really makes me want to get one
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gavind87
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Jul 7 2020, 08:07 AM
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I agree. I have two Omna's and they heat up insanely.
But on the other hand my netatmo indoor cameras are so poor quality as far as image quality goes, for awhile I was thinking the Omna was as good as it gets.
I've my 7 Eufy's staring at me wondering when I'm going to give them any attention.
Eufy seems quiet. I'm genuinely concerned.
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gavind87
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Aug 1 2020, 12:18 PM
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Try the Eve app for automation. Much better
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