Wyze Cam v2/Pan Firmware 4.X.9.1851 Released 2/2/23

[peepeep]

So some error in firmware programming could cause the regular pulses of loud static on the SD cards on update? To a lay-plus person (me) this seems odd.

[Known1]

Hmm. If the problem did not exist for years. Then the firmware was upgraded and the problem began. I am not sure what else it could be other than one heck of a coincidence.

[peepeep]

V2 cam firmware bug degraded WiFi connectivity

Wifi connectivity bug introduced somewhere between firmware version 4.9.9.1433 and 4.9.9.1851. On 4.9.9.1851 cameras will never re-connect to WiFi after a power down/reboot, they will only connect to WiFi on the initial setup process. Any subsequent power down/reboot they will just sit there blinking amber/blue for hours. My WiFi network hasn’t changed and confirmed this behavior on 3 separate V2 cams. Downgraded to 4.9.9.1433 and they connect just as they should and appear to work fine after mu…

[yuanmingz]

it stopped recording on SD card. Spent an hour with chat support but didn’t fix it. Are you trying to force us purchasing cloud??

[Known1]

This is the same thing you said in December. Could you please provide an update?

[peepeep]

Have you had problems after updating firmware?

I hadn’t updated the firmware on any of my Wyze cameras for over a year because I’d had problems in the past. Foolishly, I decided to give it a go. I guess I like a challenge because, as expected, all the updated cameras went offline. I was able to get two cameras back online by removing, resetting, and re-adding them. Sadly, one of the cameras is already back offline. I had vowed in the past to never again do a firmware update, but this isn’t the first time I broke a vow. I’m curious how often…

[WyzeJasonJ]

Tossed an update over in this thread.

V2 WPA3 support - Does anyone have it working?

Just coming back to give an update. I was told it is currently in QA testing and after it passes that it will start working through beta. I do not have the timeline though, I will keep an eye on the progress though.

[peepeep]

Android app v2.39.0 (179) (same as I’ve been using throughout)
v2 Firmware 4.9.9.1851
CamPlus Lite

@peepeep

The flaw is in the cam Notifications Menu. The Person option is greyed-out, un-selectable.
Interestingly, the two cams with the flawed menu still send Person Notifications (their setting before updating.)

The Notifications menu flaw ‘went away’ (I think Wyze can update elements of the App independently from a full version update?)

They’re all consistent now.

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Separately…

I stopped receiving Person detections and notifications in the last several days on several v2 cams.

Turns out Settings > Event Recording > Smart Detections > Person changed status to OFF on its own.

Also, on a few cams Settings > Event Recording > Schedule had changed on its own.

Changed them back to their correct settings this morning and will report back tomorrow on the effects.

/edit   All’s well.

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In addition…

Connectivity of the cams in general, and especially in 3-4 cam Groups, is substantially BETTER in tinyCam v15.3.10 (latest beta release) than Wyze app v2.39.0 (179) on my network.

In Landscape orientation, with the same 4-cam Group displaying in both Wyze app and tinyCam, task-swapping from Wyze to tinyCam and back with the Android Recents icon, effectively ‘gooses’ (favorably) the connectivity of the group in the Wyze app.

[NeilB]

I just unpacked and setup 6 new v2 cams (I ordered them in early 2020 but was only able to pick them the shipping destination this week). Unfortunately, after successful initial setup, the firmware update the app prompted me to do seems to have bricked 2 of the 6 cams as far as I can tell.

This is my first experience with Wyze equipment and I am a bit concerned about the results so far.

On the first bricked cam I have tried the steps of changing power adapters, cables, etc without success. On the second bricked cam I have left it plugged in as-is so far. In both cases the cams’ status light just shows solid yellow.

Might you @WyzeJasonJ or anyone else here be able to provide guidance on how to revive the unresponsive cams?

[peepeep]

Hey Neil, in case you haven’t seen it… Cheers, peep

Multiple Wyze Cam v2s bricked after firmware update

I have a few Wyze Cam v2 cameras that have stopped working and it seems to be when the firmware got updated. The first unit went offline in early February and shows error code 90 when trying to connect to it. The light is solid yellow. It makes a physical clicking noise occasionally. I have a few of these boxed/unused in a drawer so I got a new one out, set it up and it worked. I upgraded the firmware via the app and it did exactly what the other one was doing - error code 90 and a solid yello…

[f0xh0und]

can this wifi bug bricking cams PLEASE be fixed already?!

[peepeep]

Is there a new cam v2 firmware in progress? If so, is ETA near or far? Thanks!

[f0xh0und]

I already gave up on the 4.9.x… firmwares – tried the last one prior to this (…1851) and no go (went offline minutes later)

I just went back down to the last 4.8.x… think I’m secure? I’m behind a NAT. Someone PLEASE lmk! Thanks

[peepeep]

@peepeep

Is there a new cam v2 firmware in progress? If so, is ETA near or far? Thanks!

@WyzeJasonJ is this something we may know?

[WyzeJasonJ]

I think there is one in progress but I would not have an ETA, plus at this point, it is mainly me guessing. I will look into it though and see if one is being actively worked on.

[peepeep]

Thanks, Jason.

[tr_morris_nd]

WYZEC2 is fully bricked, Constant yellow light. Nothing low level worked to reset it.

1. I pulled and saw that the micro-SD card was “unreadable” on my mac.
2. Formatted the SD card in exFAT (per https://support.wyze.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029728632-MicroSD-and-Continuous-Recording)
3. Downloaded the latest firmware file: demo_4.9.9.1851.bin.zip
4. Unzipped and loaded the firmware onto the formatted SD card
   (NOTE: it still had the zip folder icon though)
5. Inserted the SD card,
6. Power-cycled with the reset button held >30 sec several times.
7. Camera is still stuck on the solid yellow light.
8. What next please?

[peepeep]

Looks like you’re in this ballpark:

V2 solid yellow light, how to fix

Wyze camera v2 has solid yellow light on, Tried to factory reset same thing. Tried manually re-flashing firmware, even tried oldest available Loaded so card, held button during power on, blue came On, and same solid yellow Any idea’s on how to fix ?

A decent recap of folks’ efforts, but pretty much cold comfort, I’m afraid.

There’s a new v2 firmware in beta, but I don’t know if this issue is addressed:

Wyze Cam v2 & Pan v1 Firmware Beta Test 8/8/2023

Wyze Cam v2 Beta: Version: 4.9.9.2351 What’s New: Fixed a bug that caused Error 3001 for Cam Plus Lite Events Fixed a bug that affected camera connection recovery after a cloud outage Wyze Cam Pan v1 Beta: Version: 4.9.9.2351 What’s New: Fixed a bug that caused Error 3001 for Cam Plus Lite Events Fixed a bug that affected camera connection recovery after a cloud outage

[volodya.bodnar]

Same thing with my cam…

[SlabSlayer]

@tr_morris_nd

Formatted the SD card in exFAT (per https://support.wyze.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029728632-MicroSD-and-Continuous-Recording )

While the cam does support recording to and reading from an SD Card formatted exFAT, this is only after it has a working copy of the firmware loaded.

Flashing firmware to your cam requires a FAT32 formatted SD Card. This is why the instructions for Flashing your Firmware suggests a 32GB SD Card since they come factory formatted FAT32.

How to flash your Wyze Cam firmware manually