Finally… Got one of the V3’s working with the Alexa app on my phone and displaying on the Echo Show. I had stumbled across the solution several times as I was researching and trying to troubleshoot the issues. The solution appears on this page, several times - "Wyze live view unavailable in the Alexa app" (on Samsung Galaxy S20+) - #9 by raheenb
The instructions are: (from the linked article)
1 - first doing a complete factory reset (remove any memory card and then hold setup button for 10 seconds)
2 - Setup camera again in Wyze app
3 - Added the trial 14 day free subscription after setting up camera in Wyze app,
4 - Reboot camera in the Wyze app
wait a few minutes and then check the camera in the Alexa app…camera now works with live view.
Remove Wyze trial subscription in Google Play store
The camera appeared in the Alexa app and I was able to get a Live View. I think I added a ‘disable and enable wyze skill’ after bringing the camera back up to try to hurry things along. I haven’t removed the trial subscription yet. I’ve got some time to do that. I did check the Play Store and saw the subscription so I know where to go to kill it. This also tells me what I need to do for my daughter’s cameras. No wonder she couldn’t get them working.
While researching old firmware saw this again and figured why not try it. Worst that can happen is another factory reset. I am both elated and disgusted with the fix. I’m guessing the issue was created as wyze was trying to transition to their subscription models. There is no need to fix it if it drives customers to subscribe.
On a lighter note - Thanks for the info on the boxes. They kinda disappear into the building. It’s good you highlighted them. I’ve added them to an Amazon list.
When I mentioned traveling with these cameras, I like to take them on cruises. The magnet in the base sticks to the balcony bulkhead rather nicely. A big orange battery provides power to two of them for quite a while for recording leaving and arriving. A couple of twist ties hold things in place. in the table. I had hoped to record a time lapse with one camera and real time with the other, but never quite got the time lapse set up correctly. IIRC you need to give it a start time and end time for the time lapse recording. Davinci Resolve can do a similar thing with the real time recording. Here is a still from leaving Nassau:
Thank you again for your information, assistance, and the routine information. Once I get these, and our daughter’s cameras setup I’ll look closer at the routines.