I used to see my siren as a separate device that I could add to other automations. Now it does not show up in Smartthings. I can only see the base station (and the siren control within it) and the cameras.
The fix for all Arlo productsâŠ
- unhook base
- take down cameras
- open trash lid
- dispose of the junk
I have had arlo cams since summer of 2017, SmartThings since 2016. Arlo has the same problems now that they had 4 years ago. Thereâs an issue, arlo fixes it, then 2 months later its back, they fix it, 4 months later itâs back, they fix, 3 months later itâs back, etc⊠over and over. Iâve had the same half dozen issues over and over and over the past 3-1/2 years. They fix it, it comes back eventually, usually when firmware updates roll out. I was even an arlo beta tester to try and help them fix their product, but it was so disorganized it was a joke and I eventually bailed. Just move on to another product and donât look back. I went POE, but still have the arlo cams inside the house just to live view my pets.
And with ST going down every other day lately⊠that certainly doesnât help.
That said⊠if you really want your arlo cams⊠delete the linked service in the smartthings app and then add it back, should fix most of the integration issues, but it wonât fix the arlo issues on arloâs side.
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The Video Doorbel now shows On/Off state, but still does not detect any button press state. The On/Off button state for the Video Doorbell actually does not turn the camera off and on!
Still doesnât allow it in automations.
I am missing the ability is ST automation to turn them on and off at all now.
Any news on audio doorbell integration?
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Any news about the video doorbell having a button capability??
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Any news on fixing the current problems with the smartthings platform as a whole and the arlo integration? This morning the integration was not linked anymore, had to tap it and sign back in for it to work. And of course if youâve signed up for the smartthings system status emails you know ST has been down at some point everyday this past week at least once if not more. In this month alone⊠must be 15 days ST was down at least once during the day. Arlo the same thing⊠constant problems with motion detection and recording. (I use arlo system for motion and recording, not ST)
BTW - I also have LIFX linked in ST and it works 100% of the time, NEVER had an issue with that integration.
Fix your current problems, then go back to adding new features. Itâs just common sense.
In Automations and Scenes for the Arlo cameraâs settings, there is a toggle feature for âRefreshâ. Iâm wandering what exactly this âRefreshâ option does.
If I had to guess, higher in this thread @shravan advised there was a default 6 hour camera state refresh. Could this âRefreshâ option be used as an On Demand request to refresh the camera(s) state instead of waiting for the default 6 hour timeframe?
Update:
All that it logged in the IDE was, âEvent Check Disabledâ when I ran this âRefreshâ option. HummmmmâŠ
How do I tell if I have the new scheme or legacy still?
I just installed an Arlo video doorbell (essential), and have had an Arlo camera installed (w/ST integration) for >1yr. Just came across this thread so I had to ask. (The doorbell paired to ST as a camera device, not doorbell - Arlo wasnât listed in the short list of known vendors on that page.)
Easy, Nobody has the legacy integration anymore.
With the 1/26/21 update to the Samsung TV Smartthings app, my Arloâs are now correctly showing live feeds in the TV app (2019 Q80R) Thanks for fixing itâŠnow about those scenes and automatonsâŠOK different threadâŠseriously though, thanks!
Yes, it doesnât register as a doorbell and therefore we are unable to use the button press as a trigger. I am waiting for this integration too! For now using Google Assistant to tell if someone is at door, but that is just limited to the assistant speaking once, cannot customise it at all.
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How has the work on Arlo & smartthings intergrations going? If ring does not get their act together I am hoping we the users have alternatives.
can we make sure that the siren base stations keep the consistency with the smartthings UI?
They always shows as âonâ in the UI (orange siren icon, so its a bit misleading compared to other sirens like zigbee or z-wave), and it doesnât have the âswitchâ capability, which means it cannot be turned off and on to quickly turn them off/on when needed (turn off when STHM is slow, turn on/off on automation, etc.), it only has its mode change (siren/strobe/off)
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The Arlo video doorbell since it has a video component to it is shown as the video camera. The chime event is going to be released soon. we are in the testing phase of this feature now. The date is not fixed for the release of the chime event sent to ST but we shall communicate that soon here as soon we complete the tests.
currently , yes the button press automations will not work.
once this feature is released, a user can setup up an automation like if Arlo ultra > chime button = âpressedâ THEN âplay a tune on sonos/bose speakerâ (just an example)
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Is there going to be a chime event for the audio doorbell?
Is there any support for original Arlo cameras (VMC3030)? They are not even listed in the chart above. If you try to add them to scenes or automations it only gives you a record option (which does not appear to work); not even on/off like the old integration did. You can turn them on/off via Smart Lighting.
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Interesting, just noticed in my Automations, SmartApps and Scenes that I too can no longer turn those devices On/Off. I can do that manually though. Is this a bug or a new âmarketing featureâ?
So much for automating the cameraâs to turn off after arriving home. Now I will have to research new ways to automatically control these devices?