# Wyze cam turned on by itself **URL:** \ **Category:** Cameras\ **Created:** [September 10, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-turned-on-by-itself/122309 "2020-09-10T02:52:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nikkig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dfb087/32.png) [@nikkig](https://forums.wyze.com/u/nikkig)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-turned-on-by-itself/122309/1 "2020-09-10T02:52:13Z")
My Wyze cam turned “on” by itself. I heard it click on, I walked over to it, the lights were “on” red… but when I opened my app it shows not “on”. It’s clearly “on” I’m looking right at it. So I turned it on and off again. This has to mean that someone hacked into my feed, and is watching through my cam??? ---
**Author:** ![StopICU33](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/stopicu33/32/121370_2.png) [@StopICU33](https://forums.wyze.com/u/StopICU33)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-turned-on-by-itself/122309/2 "2020-09-10T03:13:22Z")
> [@nikkig](#): > > This has to mean that someone hacked into my feed, and is watching through my cam??? Not necessarily. Which Wyze cam do you have? Outdoor cam? V2 cam? Cam pan? ---
**Author:** ![Hemi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/hemi/32/27978_2.png) [@Hemi](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Hemi)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-turned-on-by-itself/122309/3 "2020-09-10T04:06:51Z")
Want to turn it off, unplug it. > [@Wyze appears not to have learned from the past](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-appears-not-to-have-learned-from-the-past/120097/5): > > 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/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/wyzecam/comments/ignytd/my_echo_show_can_bring_up_wyze_cams_even_if_they/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) ---
**Author:** ![Newshound](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/newshound/32/71715_2.png) [@Newshound](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Newshound)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-turned-on-by-itself/122309/4 "2020-09-10T06:25:12Z")
Before we fly off on tangents, what kind of cam do you have? Only the outdoor cam has red lights, so I’d guess they are telling you the camera is charging (flashing) or charged (solid), or in need of reset (fast flashing). Hacks are unusual unless you are advertising your user ID and have a simplistic or previously hacked password, as with using a Yahoo address. ---
**Author:** ![Brlepage](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/brlepage/32/21184_2.png) [@Brlepage](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Brlepage)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-turned-on-by-itself/122309/5 "2020-09-10T12:40:51Z")
If you want to do it remotely just use a plug(Wyze or other brand). ---
**Author:** ![nikkig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dfb087/32.png) [@nikkig](https://forums.wyze.com/u/nikkig)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-turned-on-by-itself/122309/6 "2020-09-10T13:01:46Z")
Yes I have the v2, so yes it does have red lights that come on when it’s on, and it clicks. But I didn’t turn it on. I turn it on remotely, I use the app. Unplugging it is not an option- defeats the purpose of having it. It is set up for motion recording- but not when I’m not the one who turned it on. It has happened several times but a long time ago, I just didn’t pursue a reason, I immediately log on and turn it off, but I don’t want it coming on by itself and I don’t want some one hacking into its live stream. How can I tell? Surely it shows me somewhere, it’s Hooked in to my WiFi, using my Internet isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Customer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Customer](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Customer)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-turned-on-by-itself/122309/7 "2020-09-10T22:38:55Z")
The click is night vision IR filter coming on, and the red lights are the IR LEDs intended for night mode. As noted above the camera is never really turned off in practice: the app just pretends it’s off. And you’re not hacked and no one is looking at you. Probably. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![nikkig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dfb087/32.png) [@nikkig](https://forums.wyze.com/u/nikkig)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-turned-on-by-itself/122309/8 "2020-09-11T15:37:24Z")
Lolol! Ok, I feel better now, thank you. And thank you for reminding me about the night vision, … and that technically the camera is always on, but still weird that if it’s not on, the night vision would switch modes in the middle of the day, and when the “camera” is “off”, I even keep night vision disabled, I don’t need it. Hum 🤔 Thank you for all the informative replies! ---
**Author:** ![mreginakeena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@mreginakeena](https://forums.wyze.com/u/mreginakeena)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-turned-on-by-itself/122309/9 "2023-01-02T06:10:54Z")
Yes I have a wyze pan scan and wyze V3 that keeps turning on by them selves and also don’t update to new firmware. The wyze camera outdoor works the bedt fot me. I have a problem with some of my events don’t upload to cloud ---
**Author:** ![eyeball101bx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/53a042/32.png) [@eyeball101bx](https://forums.wyze.com/u/eyeball101bx)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-turned-on-by-itself/122309/10 "2023-01-26T16:21:06Z")
It’s getting unbearable with how many issues Wyze have in the past year. I can’t continue like this any more. ---
**Author:** ![Swami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Swami](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Swami)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-turned-on-by-itself/122309/11 "2024-01-25T09:18:56Z")
It’s shady as hell. I shouldn’t have to unplug my camera to have it turn off. Going with another camera manufacturer. I’ve had enough of this nonsense.