the red light is blinking but it won’t charge? [Mod Edit]: Title modified to enhance search clarity.

I asked @WyzeMatt in another thread: "will you please address the WCO v1 and v2 forced 1 minute cooldown issue? And so far ‘crickets’, it is the weekend, so perhaps I’ll hear something this week? [image] Antonius: I still like and use my four WCO v1 cams for recording critters around differen…

[image] CatHome: Not sure I want to put my recommendation on something that might not work past a arbitrary date based on the company wanting to push the model out the door to make room for the newer models. That’s technology though, if you’re not growing as a business you’re dying, and Imagi…

The entire issue with the WCO cooldown is all about WYZE not fixing what they broke. Many users like me purchased Cam Plus for WCO cams so we could record what we wanted to without a cooldown and also knowing the battery use would be greater. the 6 November 2023 firmware broke that and imposed a 1 m…

[image] Bam: That’s technology though, if you’re not growing as a business you’re dying, and Imagine if the company had only ever kept supporting the older cameras and didn’t turn out anything new. They would lose any potential new customer growth and eventually all the older stuff would die any…

fair enough, I know dave, i’ve hung out with him, he is a good guy, I hope he gets time to chime in here, I know there are many things being worked on currently, I can’t speak with any authority and factual knowledge as to why the one minute cooldown would have been put in place, my memory isn’t gr…

The issue was on all the Fix it Friday post from late 2023 through the spring / summer 2024: A COUPLE of many: [image] Fix-It Friday - 3/1/2024 Wyze News WCO cams have a forced cooldown period of 1 minute even with cam plus and “No Cooldown” setting. This wa…

Assuming this is Wyze on Amazon, and not a 3rd party, it appears the Wyze Cam Outdoor is still being sold by Wyze on Amazon: [image] Amazon.com: Wyze Cam Outdoor Add-on v2 (1 Camera, Requires Base Station) - 1080p... Amazon.com: Wyze Cam Outdoor Add-on v2 (1 Camera, Requires Base Statio…

I will never purchase a battery powered cam again, from any company. I now have 6 V3, one V3 Pro, three V4 and four WCO v1. The WCO cams still work but will replaced with plug in cams when they die,

[image] Antonius: I will never purchase a battery powered cam again I’ll reserve judgement on the Wyze Cam Pro’s with solar panels in about 3 years or so, when Wyze forces a 1 minute cooldown on them at that time, then I’ll completely bail from the Wyze ecosystem once everything dies. But fo…

[image] CatHome: Assuming this is Wyze on Amazon, and not a 3rd party, it appears the Wyze Cam Outdoor is still being sold by Wyze on Amazon: Imagine the folks that go to eBay to purchase a new or used Wyze Outdoor Cam model WVOD1 or WVOD2 or one of the Wyze Cam Outdoor V2 Starter Bundles WZ…

Wyze Cam Outdoor won't charge

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Antonius April 1, 2025, 12:13am 32

The issue was on all the Fix it Friday post from late 2023 through the spring / summer 2024:
A COUPLE of many:

Topic		Replies	Views
Thank you @WyzeLi !, Another Wyze Outdoor Cam V1 & V2 "No Cooldown" Thread Cameras iphone-ipad , cam-outdoor-v1 , cam-outdoor-v2	55	1305	July 15, 2025
Wyze Cam Outdoor V1 with Cam Plus - Cooldown period resets itself every day Cameras android , cam-outdoor-v1	88	3204	April 19, 2025
WCO V1 & V2 since Nov 6 update, cooldown period is 1 minute even with Cam Plus and even changing it to "no cooldown" Cameras iphone-ipad , cam-outdoor-v1 , cam-outdoor-v2	83	2216	January 11, 2025
Wyzecam outdoor battery dead within hours Cameras troubleshooting , not-platform-specific , cam-outdoor-v1	39	4791	February 17, 2023
Wyze Cam Outdoor - Battery life - Troubleshoot with WYZE Services & Integrations	170	19233	December 13, 2024

Wyze Cam Outdoor won't charge

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