# Download Video from Wyze Cam SD Card on iOS **URL:** \ **Category:** Cameras\ **Created:** [January 24, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375 "2019-01-24T20:20:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ryanmish](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/ryanmish/32/2894_2.png) [@ryanmish](https://forums.wyze.com/u/ryanmish)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375/1 "2019-01-24T20:20:36Z")
Hello all! I wanted to know if anyone knew of a way to download video from a wyze cam SD card other than by clicking record and rewatching it in real time. This is honestly a pain and frustrating that I can’t seem to find an easy way to download from the SD card. Ryan ---
**Author:** ![Loki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/loki/32/1595_2.png) [@Loki](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Loki)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375/3 "2019-01-26T00:01:50Z")
Hi Ryan, The only other way at present is to remove the card and copy the files over to a computer. There is a #roadmap topic (link below) that you can vote requesting the ability to download directly. Please hop over there and click the VOTE button at the very top. [https://forums.wyze.com/t/abilty-to-download-sd-card-videos-to-computer/6955/4](https://forums.wyze.com/t/abilty-to-download-sd-card-videos-to-computer/6955/4) ---
**Author:** ![OverWatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OverWatch](https://forums.wyze.com/u/OverWatch)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375/4 "2019-01-26T12:37:32Z")
There are actually two #roadmap requests to download files. > [@Abilty to download SD card videos to computer](https://forums.wyze.com/t/abilty-to-download-sd-card-videos-to-computer/6955): > > Can we get the option to download videos to our computer/smartphone? This would allow for keeping video documents. > [@Direct access to SD card with download ability](https://forums.wyze.com/t/access-to-sd-card-via-network-path/10469): > > Please add this, Samba access to the files on the SD Card. Having this, then I can do a backup script to pull from the camera periodically to my NAS. ---
**Author:** ![Loki](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/loki/32/1595_2.png) [@Loki](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Loki)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375/5 "2019-01-27T14:41:13Z")
Thanks for the catch. I’ll see about merging them. ---
**Author:** ![OverWatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OverWatch](https://forums.wyze.com/u/OverWatch)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375/6 "2019-01-27T15:03:16Z")
I didn’t know if the two approaches to downloading were close enough to merge, but wanted to mention the options. ---
**Author:** ![camper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@camper](https://forums.wyze.com/u/camper)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375/7 "2020-08-17T01:28:33Z")
Just trying to bump this up for further consideration. Everyone of the 6 other people I know with Wyze cams, specifically mostly the Wyze Pan/tilt/zoom are dying for this feature. Either FTP or SFTP, or like mentioned above Samba file sharing protocol built in to Windows and mostly everything else. FTP/SFTP/Samba, either of the 3 would allow us to setup automated scheduled downloads of the files either through FTP clients or scripting, or back programs. Please Wyze help us! I don’t want to move systems. ---
**Author:** ![Joeyjoejoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@Joeyjoejoe](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Joeyjoejoe)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375/8 "2020-11-29T19:29:52Z")
BUMP! We’re in the same situation. Ever since Wyze lost their Xiaomi integration their motion and person detection (even their paid service) is totally unreliable. We recently had vandalism done to our property and didn’t get a motion/person event for it. But the camera is pointed right at where it occurred. So now we’re tediously watching 17 hours of normal speed video streamed from our Wyze app to try and find the person… This is TOTALLY unacceptable for a security camera system! ---
**Author:** ![LonnieM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/lonniem/32/14041_2.png) [@LonnieM](https://forums.wyze.com/u/LonnieM)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375/9 "2020-11-29T20:14:03Z")
Minor correction: That was Xnor.ai that did the person detection before, not Xiaomi. ---
**Author:** ![ermichalski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed8c4c/32.png) [@ermichalski](https://forums.wyze.com/u/ermichalski)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375/10 "2021-02-28T21:38:51Z")
Just to ditto the above remarks, I would love to either connect directly through Wifi to the device to download/move the video files–even connecting the device directly to the camera would be favorable than pulling the mini-sd card out. ---
**Author:** ![dzeffarski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@dzeffarski](https://forums.wyze.com/u/dzeffarski)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375/11 "2021-04-24T18:02:58Z")
It’s been a few years now. This seems like a highly sought after feature. Why won’t Wyze listen to its customers? ---
**Author:** ![Antonius](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/antonius/32/106761_2.png) [@Antonius](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Antonius)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375/12 "2021-04-24T22:07:37Z")
On the V3 you can tap playback and record and the event video will record to your iOS device photo/video gallery. ---
**Author:** ![dzeffarski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@dzeffarski](https://forums.wyze.com/u/dzeffarski)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375/13 "2021-05-15T16:49:29Z")
So still no way of downloading without climbing up to remove the card? What’s the purpose of allowing recording to local media if not allowing the user a way to remotely copy it down? Seems like a serious flaw in road map planning. ---
**Author:** ![kimbosliced](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba9def/32.png) [@kimbosliced](https://forums.wyze.com/u/kimbosliced)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375/14 "2021-05-25T00:17:58Z")
I finally catch something on my camera and I have no way to download to my phone without having to remove the SD card? I’m having a hard time understanding why this has not been prioritized? Am I missing something or is there an easier way to do this? ---
**Author:** ![kimbosliced](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba9def/32.png) [@kimbosliced](https://forums.wyze.com/u/kimbosliced)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375/15 "2021-05-25T00:47:59Z")
Scratch that. Antonius suggestion above worked for me. Hit playback then record and the video saves on your device (Android in my case). Thanks and I withdraw my earlier comment. ---
**Author:** ![dzeffarski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@dzeffarski](https://forums.wyze.com/u/dzeffarski)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/download-video-from-wyze-cam-sd-card-on-ios/16375/16 "2021-05-25T15:37:51Z")
Yeah, that works but what if you want to download a couple of hours worth of video? I did that myself yesterday to get 5 minutes worth of video. Wyze should let a user highlight a section of video and then opt to save that to a file. THAT would be a killer feature.