Is verfication using email, not a phone # possible?

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@trudymcd

maybe its size, too.

It has always looked bulky to me compared to my Video Doorbell v2. I like the idea of an additional downward-looking camera, but that hasn’t been enough of an incentive to make me switch.

@trudymcd

a simm card (?), again, not looking and struggling to recall the right term.

Both Video Doorbell v2 and Duo Cam Doorbell can use microSD memory cards, and that’s one of the features that drew me to Video Doorbell v2 after it launched.^[1]

@trudymcd

And as for just streaming the video, I would have it set up on my big tv (vizio, maybe with a roku setup) if I knew how, rather than use my desktop, just to enjoy seeing what’s going on outside nonstop. That would be the real dream. Do you know if there is any way to do this?

Not natively with a Roku device, no^[2], but if you use Google Home and your TV runs the Google TV operating system then streaming Wyze Cams and Video Doorbells to the TV is pretty easy and works fairly well. If your Vizio TV doesn’t run the Google TV operating system, then you could use something like a Chromecast (which I just read has been discontinued and replaced by Google TV Streamer) and view your Wyze Cams via Google Home through that. That would be a device somewhat similar to a Roku player.

@trudymcd

I’m sure I’ll be thwarted in coming up with a simple way to view the cams, just because I’m not savvy enough, but I at least have confidence that the doorbell will work with the tablets.

The one caveat I’d note is that you want to be sure your tablets run 64-bit Android so that you can take advantage of the most current Wyze app and security features. I mention this because the lower-end Android tablet I use actually runs Android (Go edition), or “Android Go”, which is 32-bit only, so that device can run only the older v2.50x Wyze app. That’s fine for occasional use, but I end up accessing my Wyze devices most often with my phone running 64-bit Android and the current Wyze app, and it’s important to be aware that some newer Wyze devices won’t work with the older app at all.

I know that’s pretty technical, and I’m not trying to overwhelm you with too much information. I just want you to be aware if you run into problems that this could be part of the reason.

@trudymcd

Also, I’ve thought that the unit that can screw into a bulb socket (which are brown or black) that is bright white makes even less sense than not having white as an option for the doorbell!

When Bulb Cam was launched, I saw that the introduction video showed some units that were black, so I’ve been wondering when Wyze is going to make those available. Maybe that will be a Wyze Week announcement.

@trudymcd

Thanks for taking the time to help. I wish you lived in the neighborhood!

You’re welcome, and thank you for the kind words. Sorry I can’t be more helpful.

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1. SIMM is an older technology for PC memory modules or “sticks”, and SIM is what allows a mobile phone or other device to authenticate to—and operate on—a mobile network. It’s possible for some phones to accept both SIM and microSD cards but for different purposes. Technology terms, especially acronyms, can be confusing sometimes. ↩︎

2. I have been able to use an Android tablet’s “Screen Cast” feature to mirror that device to a Roku Express, but that’s more a function of the Android device than of the Roku player itself, I think. ↩︎