Just got the v4 cam. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD LET ME PERMANENTLY DISABLE THE SIREN AND SPOTLIGHT.
As you show on your website as a use case for your products (Baby Monitoring – Wyze Labs, Inc.) we use our camera exclusively as a baby monitor. So under no circumstances would we want the spotlight or siren to be activated. Both have been activated by accident within the first week of ownership. My wife wants to return the camera.
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How are you activating the siren or spotlight? Rules? Manually?
Manually. As described above, the button that triggers the siren is RIGHT NEXT TO other buttons that would be used. It’s easy to trigger the siren by mistake.
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I know. You stayed how you are activating the siren in your reply above. My recent question was to a different user that did not specify how they were enabling their spotlight and or siren in their post.
They’re being activated by accidentally hitting the top-level buttons for them, not through rules. You leave your phone open on the feed a lot when you use the camera as a baby monitor, which means you’re always one accidental press away from a spotlight or siren. This is why I would like the option to remove those top-level buttons.
To clarify: the spotlight button is overlayed on top of the feed and the siren button is right below it.
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Please at least move the Siren bytton. It is to close to the side of the screen when you hold your phone.
If it is knocked the kids wake up screaming…
Please move the button or have the option to disable the button completely.
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absolutely not!
siren button must stay!
learn to hold your phone!
furthemore there is no siren button easily accessible on v3 full screen mode so put it there.
this thread looks like one person coordinated effort to spoil app, this ridicolous request must be ignored.
next time read what you are buying, this is not baby camera but monitoring camera!
also in future products make camera siren bigger and louder!
FYI, please note that the people in this thread are asking for an OPTION to disable it, not asking Wyze to disable it for everyone who wants it to stay where it is.
Therefore, those of us who like having it there would still have it, and those who don’t want it could toggle it off in the settings. Everyone wins in that way.
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no need for this, it will further complicate app and create risk for more bugs
and i ask to have siren button on v3 full screen mode.
so i do not have to switch modes when i want activate siren
Where’s the downvote button…
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Strongly agree that there should be an option to disable the siren/remove the button entirely. In the v4 menu it’s far too easy to tap accidentally.
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I also need the option to disable the siren button. Heed your customers!
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Please add an option to disable siren, or to be able to customize the toolbar in accordance to one’s need.
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Siren improvements request
Hello!
I reached out to support about this and they suggested I also post it here.
We’ve been having some issues with the siren on the CAM4. We find it too easily to accidentally set off if the phone is unlocked and we’re carrying it.
We noticed on my husband’s Samsung that the siren is off screen, but it isn’t on my iPhone. Changing the text size didn’t help.
Suggestions:
- make the buttons/interface customizable. So I can reorder the siren button off screen or remove it entirely (we personally use them as baby monitors so you can understand why we don’t have a use for them and don’t want them randomly going off)
- have a confirmation requirement in case of accidental pressing
- have a 5-10s delay and the ability to cancel
I know the siren is helpful for some and I’m just hoping to make features more customizable for each user.
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Siren interface improvements
I wrote into support and they liked my idea and suggested I submit it here.
I propose that the interface be more customizable. Specifically for the siren. It’s too easy to accidentally set off if my phone is unlocked. Mostly because half of the siren button is visible on the iPhone. This isn’t the case for my partner’s Samsung - they have to swipe to access the siren.
Changing my font size didn’t help so perhaps the app could have dynamic text to make that possible.
Or perhaps we could make the siren button moveable or possible to disable completely
Another option would be to have the option to cancel it with a confirmation or countdown/delay.
We use them as baby monitors so it’s very important to us but the more customizable the interface is the better it is for any and all users.
[Mod Note]: Your request was merged to this Wishlist topic for better visibility and consistency in grouping similar requests. Please remember to scroll up to the top and click the VOTE button to show your support.
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I like this point:
I think that’s an excellent point and a solid rationale for wanting to see some change in the UI. I imagine an implementation could be like the way Quick Settings are managed in Android, allowing the user to edit (add, remove, arrange) the settings tiles that he or she is most likely to use frequently and/or want to see as indicators (for things like Smart Focus on Cam v4 or Track Motion on Cam Pan v3).
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