Apple Homekit camera control question

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Apple Homekit camera control question

I have a Eufy camera for monitoring my front porch, which I mainly use via Apple home.

I would like the camera/Apple home to detect movement, record and get a notification:

When I’m away from the house
At night when I’m in the house

I would not like to get a notification during the day when I’m in the house (no recordings of myself, taking out the trash), so some kind of automatic facility for turning the recording and notifications off

OR

I would like to be able to conveniently turn off either the notifications or the recording during the meaning 1-2 taps or via automation.

iOS and Apple home don’t seem to have any solutions for these things, even with using automation like Apple Shortcuts. Any tips?

Posted on May 12, 2023 11:45 AM

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AdvisorMP

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May 15, 2023 03:58 PM in response to kylieo

Thanks for reaching out kylieo,

It sounds like you want to set up some custom behaviors for your Eufy camera. We can help.

You can definitely set up some shortcuts relating to time of day, and whether you are at a particular location. Check out this article to check out the Shortcuts User Guide.

That said, you might not be able to set up automations or shortcuts for every behavior. In those cases you can check out these steps that show How to contact an app developer to connect with Eufy for additional support.

Hope that helps.

Take care.

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kylieo Author

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May 16, 2023 12:13 AM in response to AdvisorMP

Thanks but like you said there is no apparent way to set up automations or shortcuts for camera control or notification settings in Shortcuts.

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