I am adding a new camera and it defaults to channel 1 and moves all my existing cameras back one channel. The previous app set the channel number by moving the order up/down, but the new app doesn’t change the channel number when moving up/down. How do I change the channel number? It would be fine if new cameras were added to the end of the channels rather than the beginning. I don’t want to change the previous 9 camera names.
Welcome to the Forum, @tornado_alley! 
Your post genuinely puzzles me, because I’m unaware of the use or definition of “channel” in the context of configuring Wyze cameras. If you could elaborate on the issue, describe what you’re trying to do in more detail, and post a screenshot of what’s happening, then that might help me (and possibly other community members) to understand the situation.
There aren’t any channels. Are you talking about the order they’re displayed in the app? If so, just go to the device list, long tap the one you want move, then drag it to where you want it in the list.
In tinycam under advanced settings is the channel number which identifies the camera and also sets its sequence.
In the previous Wyze android app I could set the sequence (channel number in tinycam) by pressing on a camera icon and sliding the camera positions up/down. I named camera 1 and slid it to the top and it shows up in tiny cam as channel 1, the second one in the android app shows up as channel 2, etc., In the new android app sliding the camera position up or down no longer has any effect on the channel number.
So the new camera by default is channel 1 and the original camera named Cam 1 was moved to channel 2 by default.
The new camera is Cam 10 and I am trying to change it to ID itself in tinycam as channel 10 and not channel 1.
It is a feature that is missing in the new android app.
If I delete the new camera the sequence that they show up returns to original and the original camera 1 changes from channel 2 back to channel 1.
Is there any way to get the old android app back?
Tinycam is not a Wyze app, it is a 3rd party. You’ll need to check with them on when they plan to update the app and/or how to do what you’re looking to do.
They are not supported by Wyze and Wyze does not develop their app with tinycam in mind. The idea of “channels” is a tinycam thing, nothing to do with Wyze. There probably still is some way to do what you’re looking for but they will need to advise you how.
If you update the title to mention tinycam, maybe someone else that uses it will come in and advise if they’ve found a workaround.
The only way to get the old android app back is to root your device and manually “sideload” the old APK file, then disable automatic updates. However there is no guarantee how long they will allow the old app to log in/work.
Sir, the issue I’m having is that your app changed and a feature that I have used multiple times is no longer present in the new app. If you have a solution to roll back to the previous app or can submit to have the feature added back in an update, it would be appreciated. Your response is a bit wormy and deflects from the original issue.
It is not my app. I’m a fellow user, not a Wyze employee. This is a user to user help forum.
“Channels” has never been a feature in the Wyze app. It is just how your 3rd party, non-wyze software interpreted the way the old version of the app listed the cams. The new version probably does things a bit differently and tinycam has not updated their app to understand that.
My answer is not wormy, I’m just explaining to you that this is not a “feature” of the Wyze app nor will Wyze support tinycam, since it is not their app. You need to reach out to tinycam support or check their forums to see if anyone has figured out a workaround or if they’re planning to update their app.
To put it another way, if you put an aftermarket radio in your car, you can’t take it to the dealer for support of that radio. You need to go to the manufacturer of the radio.
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This is a tiny cam issue. As stated tiny cam is a third party software that pulls Wyze information to populate their app. I would make sure your tiny cam app is fully up.to date to see if they have adjusted to Wyze possibly changing their process when cameras are added already. If not, then contact the developer of tiny cam to see if they can possibly update their app.
Other tiny cam users here may be able to chime in here to their experience with the new v3 Wyze app and how they integrate tinycam now days.
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