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Schedule motion detection on Outdoor Cameras
This request covers the ability to schedule Motion Detection on the Outdoor Camera, so that it is active only at certain times of the day. There is a separate request to tie the Outdoor Camera's motion detection to the armed state - so that you can customize whether motion detection is on for Home/Away/Off modes. You can find that request here. |
I'd like to request a new feature that allows users to toggle a camera's "Motion detection" functionality on/off on a schedule. I've found that my outdoor wireless cameras run out of battery more often than necessary because there's no way to automatically toggle off motion detection during days/times when we know we'll be home and going in/out of the monitored entrances throughout the day.
Currently the only way to control this is manually--by opening the app every morning to toggle motion detection off, then doing the same to toggle motion detection back on in the evening.
This new feature could save users a lot of battery charge and maintenance and cut down on unnecessary notifications. I suspect it could also be a boon for Simplisafe, as it means potentially reducing the amount of data storage required for account users who opt into auto-scheduling.
richardrwick
8 Messages
2 years ago
Simplisafe - any update on this much needed modification?
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eamail2001
98 Messages
2 years ago
Agree this would be a GREAT option!!!!!
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PC30
2 Messages
1 year ago
Yes, please! We have used two other cheaper camera systems, and both had this capability.
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natedilworth
2 Messages
1 year ago
Recently scheduled arming was rolled out. This is an important new feature. To complement this new feature, scheduled activity monitoring. Scheduled activity monitoring is even more important for me. We have kids and live in a neighborhood where kids are always out playing when the weather is nice. If I forget to lower the sensitivity or turn off the activity monitoring, the outdoor camera batteries will be consumed in 10 - 14 days. This is a real drag but could be compensated for by having scheduled periods with lowered sensitivity or where the activity monitoring is off.
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Safesafemcgee
1 Message
1 year ago
Yes please! This is a major gap for my family! SS is the #1 source of notifications on our phones and tablets. 95% of them are not useful because of this
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jameschan2094
1 Message
1 year ago
Would love to see this feature!
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Skylinepc
2 Messages
1 year ago
Allow motion detection profiles for those times when users are in/out all day long and constantly triggering the motion sensor and sending notifications. This could be a similar implementation to the alarm schedule feature. As a work-from-home employee I'm in and out of my house all day long and I'm constantly triggering the motion sensors. Perhaps the profile could be tied to notifications being on or off based off of a schedule (i.e., off from 0600-2100 unless alarm is set if I leave the house during the "notification off" schedule). Then, turn "notification off" when the alarm is disabled. This would also be tired to the alarm schedule feature so motion notifications are enabled when the alarm schedule triggers the system.
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tharpmorgan
6 Messages
1 year ago
Camera alert control is a BADLY needed feature! The ability to set each camera independently so that it gives alerts always versus only when alarm is set versus scheduled. Some cameras I only want alerts when alarm is set (eg pool), other ones I want all the time (eg front door.) I don't personally care about scheduled times but I can see how some people would. Right now there are SO many notifications from the pool area that it's annoying; but turning that camera on/off is several steps into the app, not quick to get to, and then you have to remember to turn it back on. To me this is the by far the biggest negative to our SimpliSafe system.
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marjay1962
2 Messages
1 year ago
I love the new alarm scheduling feature.
Now, what about camera scheduling? It would be nice to schedule the rear outside camera between 10 pm and 6am for example. That way it wouldn’t be recording family movement all day.
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jochickabee
6 Messages
1 year ago
Absolutely agree!
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Pandy_123
11 Messages
1 year ago
I know for a fact that the outdoor camera scheduling 'omission' has made friends of mine buy a system (that 'does') elsewhere ;-( come on Simplisafe, this has been an urgent to-do since the outdoor cameras came out!
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navidoo
2 Messages
1 year ago
Yes!!! We were just hoping for this too.
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PC30
2 Messages
1 year ago
So, I see having a schedule for the cameras is STILL not an option. This is making me contemplate switching to another security system. I have a home practice where I see patients. And, I do not want the cameras recording at those times. So, I am manually setting the cameras after my patients, which is different each day.
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edluvsj
3 Messages
1 year ago
This is my third request over the past 2 years for adding scheduled motion detection on the outdoor cameras. This is a must have functionality. Please provide better updates other than this has been passed on to development. Is this seriously being considered or being worked on? Similar to the recent addition of schedule arm/disarm in the main system, this will be a well received option by your customers!
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Mxpunk64
14 Messages
1 year ago
This is an absolute must. The system would be a lot more useful. I end up turning my cameras motion detection off in the morning to use the area they monitor without a million notifications, and inevitably I forget to turn them back on. The lack of this feature alone has me regretting switching from Arlo cameras
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