Why view in chrome

What specific Wyze Cams are you actually using? As far as I’m aware, Cam Pan v4 is the only model that says it specifically requires the use of Google Chrome to stream if you try viewing it in other browsers (like Firefox), and I’ve never been able to stream any Cam OG-based models using Firefox.

It’s been a while since I’ve tried doing this, but back in October I was able to stream Cam Pan v4 in Wyze Web View using Microsoft Edge and Opera (both Chromium based) on different platforms by changing the browser’s user agent string. With the changes (and reversions) Wyze has been making to the Web Portal in recent weeks, I have no idea if this is still a viable solution.

As much as I resent having an application dependent on a specific browser (I’m thinking back to Microsoft Internet Exploder Explorer days with ActiveX dependencies), I think Wyze does deserve some credit for being transparent about developing for Chrome (they recommend this within the Web Portal and also list it as the supported browser in the Help Center), but I’d still prefer to see cross-platform development compliant with open standards.

It’s an accessory they launched last summer. I suspect that tag was chosen accidentally, which is why I asked about the specific Cams in question.