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Thats not true, IOS apps operate the same as on android. Hitting home puts the app into a ārunning in background stateā. Force closing is when you swipe the app up from the app switcher screen, and its killed.
I think thatās what I saidā¦
I usually get that from the shed cam or raccoon cam (all others are fine) until I physically unplug that particular camera.
I know youāre doing it remotely but it might just need no power at all to fix itself. The plug still has power.
Good luck
**after the force close trying clearing the cache and data. Logging in is easier then a 6 hr drive.
I have exactly the same problem. Wasnāt till I started spending my days at home that I was able to see what was happening (start to finish and resolution). I have 6 cameras (V3 and V2 - doesnāt make a difference), S9 android app. Every now and then I have a random camera showing the same problem, normally a simple recycle of the power using TP-Link plug (s) solves the problem. But every now and then the problem persists. Itās always associated with a power interruption of the type where I lose power to the entire house and takes everything down. Most important is my āwifiā goes down and takes 5-10 mins to fully reboot. Once it reboots it takes my approx 20 mins to get all my smart devices back online. I have two cameras that I use a range extender to boost the wifi signal to. After a power interruption to the entire house those two cameras are almost always āofflineā and I canāt communicate with them because the range extender hasnāt reconnected. Resolution: once I know the main wifi is up and running (stable) I āforce stopā the Wyze app and close it. Then I TP-Link cycle the plug to the range extender. I give it a minute so the extender connects to the main wifi, then I start the Wyze app. Initially when the app comes up the same cameras still show āofflineā but now I can view them. I click and view each camera while they show āofflineā. Then I restart the Wyze app and now the cameras correctly show their online state. But this same problem can happen to any of the other cameras (which are connected to the main wifi/mesh part of the wifi. For those I simply cycle the TP-Link the plug and the affected camera reconnects to the main wifi (once again after the main wifi is fully stabilized). I get a lot of short micro power bumps in my area of FL (last week 4 in one day), each time during the reconnection process different devices struggle to get connected. This post is specific to the Wyze cameras and how I get them back online, but the TP-Link plugs/smart lights can have a problems too. The only solution for those is to physically unplug and replug (or cycle the wall switch to a smart bulb) to force them to reconnect. On one occasion my Roku TV disconnected and didnāt even show my router on the connection list, I switched that same TV to āfirestickā and it was connected. In that case I had to physically unplug and replug the TV at which point it came up normally and the Roku TV was connected again. Hope this helps but those are the steps I have to do in order to get my cameras back online. Ultimately Iām looking into an āUPSā system to keep my ATT Pon and router powered during short micro power interruptions (e.g less than one minute - I have a generator for major interruptions - but thatās a different problem). I think as long as the wifi stays up and running any of the smart devices can reboot at anytime and reconnect to a wifi that is still up and running and doesnāt have to reboot (taking 5-10 minutes before devices can connect to it - during that time some devices time-out and wonāt reconnect ever). Good luck, as I said it wasnāt until I was at home that I saw the problem first hand. Otherwise when I was away and came back to the house the wifi was up and running and I had no idea the power went out for a matter of seconds (micro bump). Normally if the clocks are flashing thatās a dead give away and I know to check my smart devices, but I have had a few micro bumps that donāt take the clocks out but did kill the wifi. In that case a quick check of my smart devices using their apps and I know the power went out at some point. Hope this helpsā¦
To the OP. I had the same problem once. But eventually I found out that my SD card failed causing the error message. You did say you use sd cards. Remove or replace it to see if solves the probem.
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I have had a similar problem where the camera went offline mysteriously. A reboot would bring it back and then eventually go offline again. I also had issues with SD Cards not being readable. I take the cards out, place them on my computer and they are readable. I donāt know what made me try it, but I swapped power source to the camera and that seemed to solve the problem. I donāt think your problem is network at all, but mostly a camera power source issue.
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You nailed it my friend. That is exactly what it needed, manually unplugging the smart plug. As you said, it seems that plugs even when remotely switched off they still have some power in the. Now, the problem couldāve been with the plug itself not executing the schedules, DHCP lease when the cameras are coming back on line, or couldāve been those pesky gremlins. Nevertheless, itās working now.
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So you need a smart plug for the smart plug LOL
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According to the TP-Link Kasa community, the Kasa line of products once in a blue moon loses connection to the cloud and they go into local mode that they do not recover from unless hard booted, which leaves the schedules dangling in the air. No one has figured out why and how to prevent it. I just hope this was one of those once in a blue moon for me, as I donāt think Iāll be back here until Dec/Jan.
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Iāve also assigned all the plugs and cameras static IP addresses, just to minimize the possibility of IP conflicts. If I can just figure out how to set the remote management on the router (I have a feeling the ISP has blocked that being a cheap router/modem combo).
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Some plugs used solid state switches and will not completely remove the power specially if the load does not draw too much power (like the V3). The smart plugs that I have use relays and I can hear it clicking when I turn it on or off.
What did you do to fix your issue. Did you go visit the racoons.
I am not going to use smart plugs from Wyze. I am trying to get away from anything Wyze.
I couldnāt find them. Iām guessing theyāre visiting friends and family 
To fix the problem all I did was unplug and plug back the smart plug. Funny that you mentioned, when I turn the plugs on and off I can hear clicking, so Iām guessing theyāre using relays. Probably loss of Kasa cloud caused the loss of connectivity. I guess I will never know for sure what was the issue. Plugs are not Wyze, Iāve heard enough horror stories about them to last me a live time ;).
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That is funny. They are so darn cute that whatever they do, makes you forgive them 
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After assigning the static IP addresses to all IoT devices, the preview in Wyze up is almost instant. Also, I was never able to watch all five cameras in web view live, I could only see either two at home or three at the cottage. Now all five are viewable and I am on a freaking 10Mbs down and 1Mbs up. Coincidence? I hope not, cause Iām freaking delighted 
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It was just a coincidence 
I woke up to plugs being off line and obviously, cams not working. Since Iāll be staying here for the next two weeks, Iām going to do some experimenting. I am going to delete all the schedules on the plugs, had them set to do a hard reboot daily, but Iām going to take that off and see what happens. Iāll keep you all posted.
Went home last night from work and one of my cameras was showing offline nothing would fix it the only thing that would fix it I had to unplug it and plug it back in it didnāt really matter for me I have 12 other cameras but what if I was far away from home that would be a problem. And I also have a couple ring stick up cams (battery) just in case as a backup LOL my brother says itās excessive but it makes me sleep good at night and thatās what counts.