Multiple Users' Permissions for Shared Users

Yeah, it’s almost certainly not a top priority as evidenced by the amount of time taken and resources devoted to it, but I am happy it’s at least still on the table.

I think that the priority in this case is slightly lower for a couple of reasons (keep in mind, I don’t work for, speak for or represent Wyze here, I am speaking my own opinions/guesses…and keep in mind that I am very supportive of this wishlist request and want it myself, because I do a lot of sharing too):

  1. It isn’t something directly related to Revenue (I’m not disagreeing that user experience is indirectly related to revenue though)
  2. It doesn’t affect EVERYONE and they generally try to give first priority to things that will be used by and affect most everyone.
    • Yes, it can be really annoying to some of us, I am simply pointing out that there are a ton of people for whom it isn’t even on their radar.
  3. It works PASSABLY well without being implemented.
    • There are workarounds for many people, though they aren’t ideal. For example, my wife logs in to my account to view SD card footage, but that gets annoying for her to use the scale or a watch, etc. I also can’t share my password with other people who may need access to the SD card footage, and if I share an outdoor cam to my teenager, I don’t want her having access to turn off the camera. So yes, I agree there are huge flaws. There are ways around some of it for the more tech-savvy, but there should be a native solution. I’m not saying it works ideally, but for the main user it still works well.

So, I think they have this in progress and it is being worked on, but they certainly haven’t devoted full primary resources at it to get done within weeks or whatever for the above reasons. That’s not to say they won’t get it done, but they’ve long indicated that they devote their primary resources to things that will first be useful for every user, and not every user shares their cameras, so this would likely fall into second priority status…something that a large marketshare of their users needs for an ideal experience, so they’re still going to do it and they put some resources on it, but it will take a little more time than the things that affect and improve the experience for everyone.

I know the above is really simplified and doesn’t address everything involved in deciding which wishlists get what level of priority…I do elaborate on that a bit in other posts like this one:

But again, I don’t speak for or represent Wyze. :slight_smile: I just pay attention to most everything they say in AMA’s, forum posts, and I do get a chance to interact with some employees, but the above are simply my interpretations and such.

Hopefully we do see some progress on this issue over the course of this year. :crossed_fingers:

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