We have cameras in our house, living room and kitchen, that we prefer to turn off during the times we’re in those areas during the day. We use the On/Off button in the app for each individual camera. I like to be able to turn them on at night if I hear a noise downstairs or to see what the cats are …

It’s actually a bit worse than that. [image] Wyze appears not to have learned from the past Cameras Another gem, turning your cam off in the app is not really turning it off https://www.reddit.com/r/wyzecam/comments/ignytd/my_echo_show_can_bring_up_wyze_cams_even_if_they…

Only way to truly turn them off is to cut power. I have mine connected to Wyze plugs so that I can turn the cameras on and off.

[image] burns.rafferty: The problem is, the “Off” setting does not seem to truly turn the camera off It’s more like “Standby” than “Off”. Same as all TVs and other smart devices. Maybe they should rename it to Standby :thinking:

That’s a good suggestion, but again it’s even worse than “standby” since the camera is still both capturing and transmitting images (I think). Wyze is not the only brand that does this. Maybe “hide from this app” would be more accurate.

Thank you all for responding. I’d also like to hear from Wyze with their explanation for this and what their resolution would be. I feel this is a very real security issue and it does not appear they are being particularly transparent. Is it a bug? Is it a back door? Is there a solution to truly tur…

You don’t need a hub or an Echo device to use the Alexa app to control devices. Also, all WiFi smart switches and cameras and plugs come with their own app that is not dependent on a hub. Of course they all DO depend on remote Internet servers to work.

Not entirely true… The Kasa smart plugs can be turned on/off using command line scripts. I have mine operating with Domoticz using a python script. I think that there is one written in PERL as well. The script works with the wall switches as well, just not the double wall outlet. No internet re…

[image] WildBill: No internet required for operation, all though you do need to set them up with the app initially. I assume this doesn’t apply if you are using the sunrise/sunset function? I have several Kasa smart plugs and smart wall switches, good solid products and an app that works. Af…

Domoticz has a sunrise/sunset function plus a feature to randomize within a period of time before and after sunrise to make it less predictable and more like someone is home. I hardly use the Kasa app.

Interesting, thanks. Do you assign them static IP addresses? (Not directly related to the Internet being down.)

"Off" is not really "Off"

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Customer November 30, 2020, 1:22am 2

It’s actually a bit worse than that.

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"Off" is not really "Off"

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