The TinyCam app is truly best in class. It is generations ahead of the Wyze app in some areas. Wyze would benefit porting code/libraries from TinyCam:
- Configurable layouts of the Wyze app like TinyCam does today.
- FireStick install of Wyze app.
- Casting to Chromecast; Particularly casting a stream of the cameras displaying real-time in sequence. 10 seconds, next cam. 10 seconds. next cam… on a TV.
- Android Wear (watch) widget
- Local webserver on device to display feeds
- Multiple optional cloud services
- Webhooks
- Face Detection
- RSTP
Benefits to TinyCam:
- Wyze Sense events added to TinyCam (Door sensor triggering non-Wyze camera).
- Improved Wyze cam configuration discovery by TinyCam (framerate etc).
- Improved Wyze authentication & stability in TinyCam.
- Recognition of Wyze cam names & groups in TinyCam.
- TinyCam Alexa / Google Home support.
- WyzeCam motion events passed to TinyCam
Both → adding Apple TV / Home Assistant
Imagine a partnership where starting immediately: TinyCam provided the full video (not clips) cloud storage solution for all Wyze customers. Something seemless that feels automatic for new Wyze customers from the Wyze App ( no need to install/configure TinyCam )… Wyze customers have been asking for this for some time and even choosing other cameras that offer video storage at a monthly $$ .
This would enable Wyze to leap forward by several years vs. if they didn’t partner.
TinyCam would benefit by expanding it’s cloud service exponentially - possible economy of scale reducing the cost of it’s service.
I don’t think TinyCam is in the hardware retail business and I’m not sure Wyze wants to be in the business to integrate 3rd party legacy cameras into it’s software. So each company’s core business remains unique.