I’m still catching up with the messages in this thread, but I wanted to go ahead and chime (pun intended) in here.
I’ve written about my experience a little more in another thread, but I’ll add a few more things here. My experience has generally been pretty positive, though when I read the FAQ I expected the new VDBv2 to trigger a chime or other announcement on my Google Home devices out of the box, and that hasn’t been my case. Notifications seem a little spotty, even outside the 5-minute cooldown/lockout period imposed by my not being a Cam Plus subscriber. I’ve also noticed that the 12-second snapshot in at least one instance of a doorbell press was roughly 4 minutes off from the recorded time of the actual press, meaning that what I have in the timeline is a still photo of an Amazon delivery driver pressing the doorbell in that instant, but the video replay shows an empty porch. That’s not useful, and I haven’t yet taken the time to report that as a bug, but it’s on my list.
There are also some issues with the installation workflow in the app. In the other thread, I mentioned my installation experience of another brand of video doorbell, and that definitely colored my experience installing this one. That particular doorbell seemed to have more complete instructions. The installation process as described in the Wyze app doesn’t seem to finish the installation of the Chime Controller once the wiring is connected (you peel off the adhesive backing and stick it somewhere inside the mounted chime box where it won’t interfere with the physical chimes or other wires in the case of a mechanical chime; the other manufacturer provides pictures for this), and it also doesn’t tell you to select your existing chime type at the time of installation. I have received notices in the app to “Choose Your Chime Type” at least a couple of times this week, days after I installed the doorbell and selected the chime type. That seems to be another bug.
Other than that, I’m pretty pleased so far, and I expect some of the issues to be addressed in future app and firmware updates.
It also rings the existing doorbell chime in the house, so even when I’m not receiving timely notifications I still have at least the equivalent of a “dumb doorbell”.