Turn off automatically

[matthewh]

Is there a way to automatically turn camera off when home and back on when not home?

[rbruceporter]

You can use IFTTT and geofencing to accomplish that but I am not aware of a way with Wyze only to do that.

[wayneluke]

I created shortcuts to do this. I have to manually tap them when I leave or enter the home but it removes multiple layers of unnecessary functionality and reliance on third-party apps. The more layers involved, the more likely something will fail.

There is a Wishlist request to add geofencing to the app. Hopefully it gets added in 2020.

[rbruceporter]

That’s how I do it myself. IFTTT is not stable enough to trust in my opinion.

[tomp]

There is a wishlist topic for this where you can vote for this. I’ve been after it for a while. I think it’s a great idea. Let IFTTT access the shortcuts we create.
Doesn’t address the stability problem with IFTTT though, I agree with @rbruceporteron that.
Vote here

[nerdland]

While not “automatic,” you may want to vote for something like this. If a button existed, you could press when you come/go to toggle the camera on and off.

Wyze Smart Button

Wyze Button similar to Flic or Logitech Pop. Another way to think of it would be like a physical Rules trigger. For example, you could put one near (or even on) your garage door opener button. When you leave the house, pressing it will turn motion detection on (or whatever trigger you set up with Rules). Press it again when you come home to disable motion detection. Edit: I suggested this before Wyze had Rules. Updated to say Rules instead of IFTTT.