GQ- good question, but no… when my Bluetooth headset is connected, all the audio goes to my headset, which I wasn’t wearing. I really need to check/adjust them settings.
In other scenarios, I go outside to feed the ducks or pull some weeds, and forget to disable the alarm. I’ll be in my front yard when I see the police roll up.
Well, thanks for the testimonial that the system does work as designed! There are some on the forums still loosing their mother loving minds over hubs that don’t work.
Would still like to have the option to take it out of Test Mode and disable Noonlight auto-call emergency services…
Beyond understanding how this simple feature has not yet been implemented more than a year later.
If you left it in Test Mode, isn’t that the same as what you are looking for? Just curious as to what the difference would be.
If you leave it in test mode, yur hub siren will go off… which gets the job done if you are at home. However, if no one is at home, getting yer phone to blow up is difficult.
Perhaps, the HMS should have its’ own notifications category… so that notifications for HMS can be set independently of any other Wyze notifications. For example, you could have yer phone make a distinctive sound if your HMS is also “siren-ing”.
So it is more about the notifications, correct? I know we get notified to the phone if the siren goes off in Test Mode, and all sensors will trigger and alert you as well. But most alerts or notifications are the same, you are absolutely correct about that.
If the Alarm is triggered I am notified of such and can cancel the Alarm as well.
I don’t care about ANY wyze notifications (especially from people who have shared to me) EXCEPT HMS “siren-ing”. Over time, I’ve adjusted the android’s wyze notifications settings to the point where I’m good… except I also don’t get HMS “siren-ing” notifications either.
If I could ONLY get HMS “siren-ing”, I may even wear my watch more, and, have my watch tell me when there is an issue at my home.
When I want to take Noonlight out of the loop to do testing on motion sensors that have caused false positives, I just leave it in Test Mode. That turns it into a ‘Self Monitored’ system (something not available without the HMS Subscription) that will still send me push notifications if on duty sensors are tripped.
I have MacroDroid set to blow up my phone and blast the most annoying siren known to mankind at full volume while continually screaming “SECURITY BREACH” at me for like a full minute (I stacked the siren and voice source files one on top of the other in the Macro) as soon as the push notification comes in.
Works well.
Test Mode disables critical alerts on iOS.
I appreciate all the info… I just got it all fixed. It is now in “test mode”… cuz any additional false alarm would bill me $50 from the city.
I had to adjust a bunch of settings, including on the phone of a person who shared their wyze cam V2 with me. Also, after testing, I know that the notifications are sent via the “WyzeMessage” component of the android notification categories.
I wish you could use the home monitoring system without a subscription, no 24 seven monitoring as an option, so you just have a siren and it will not contact dispatch.
As well as multiple monitoring locations.
A user did come up with a creative workaround to the lack of an external Siren. This will work without the HMS Subscription since it doesn’t use the HMS arming state as a trigger but uses routines on the sensors as a trigger. Since the sensors are all usable as triggers with the Hub without the subscription, it should work for your situation to activate a siren and notifications without a subscription, just not the Hub siren. In theory, this would turn it into a self monitored system, armed with a routine or rule outside of the HMS Monitoring tab, with a siren and push notifications.
Ability to use Keypad for actions without subscription
I live out of the US and wanted to buy self security system; not willing to have professional service, just a simple standalone home monitoring system which allows me to know what’s going on at home while I am not in it.
I have purchased the Home Monitoring Kit, as well as, some v3 cams. I have been able to pair all the devices into the app and can set up rules/shortcuts for making sensors notify me when they sense movement or when being opened/closed. However, at this point I still have not found any way of making the keypad work as desired. Even worse, they keypad is completelly useless.
My proposal is to enable the basic Keypad features so those, like me, that can’t use the subscription service can still make the use of the full kit.
Expectation would be:
Hope Wyze people can read this and provide some comments, this will be really appreaciated. Even more, I would definitely consider to buy some more sensors as this could be exactly what I need. Otherwise, I will need to search for another provider who fits my simple needs, such as SimpliSafe, Ring, etc, etc.
The systems are NOT the same, you show it with your own words. Eufy does provide a self monitoring but the do not have leak and climate sensors. Wyze HMS is built around the Wyze Sense Hub it is the core of HMS so when talking about Wyze HMS you have to talk about the sense kit since you can’t have HMS without it.
It boils down to what is best for whoever is using the system, if you want self monitoring without a subscription Wyze is not the way to go. I use self monitoring with Wyze by leaving it in Test Mode, yes I still have to pay a subscription but that is my choice.
Here is what I think. Wyze is Home Monitoring Focused. eufy is home security focused only.
I’m a bystander on this but a bit confused. I had always thought “test mode” was effectively Wyze’s self monitoring option… but you still have to pay a yearly subscription to continue using it? I thought it was a one time thing.
Test mode just means alerts don’t go to NoonLight. You still pay the annual fee just to have the siren and phone alerts. That’s why I dropped the subscription. Can send my own door and motion alerts, thanks.
I know what they offer, I have had Eufy not too long ago. But have finally settled 100% on Wyze products.
Feelings not hurt, I have had Eufy, Ring, Arlo, SmartThings, Hubitat, Home Assistant, and Amcrest Cameras. I understand the issues with each of those products and the cost for them. I also know how some start you off with one option and then later it changes and you end up paying a subscription for features you used to get for free.
But to each their own, everyone chooses what is best for them, I have settled on Wyze and my experience has been above par for what I need.
Absolutely correct. You can always cancel the subscription but still take advantage of the hub and attached devices. The only item you cannot use, I believe, is the Keypad.
How do I use Eufy to monitor for a water leak in my home since that iS part of monitoring a home to me.
Test mode is not truly a solution since you must pay the yearly subscription still. If you do not pay the subscription you lose the monitoring tab and the keypad will no longer work.
