One month with the Logitech Circle View Doorbell for HomeKit
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
- Now that I've had my new Logitech Circle View doorbell for about a month, I'm excited to share some more details, what it's like to use every day, and help you figure out if it's the right doorbell for your smart home.
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Nice update and I really appreciate the correction on the light setting.
Super happy with the Logitech doorbell thus far!
Hey Eric thanks for the video. I just installed mine a few days ago. I was ‘all in’ w Nest and decided I prefer HSV and replaced a Nest Hello doorbell. So far I really like it and find it fast and fluid to use. We have homepods around the house instead of a traditional chime and it works great. Keep up the great work!
Do you still like the Longitech doorbell over the Nest? I use Homepods also, but read many negative reviews about the Longitech, so I bought a Nest Hello doorbell and the Starling hub which I haven't received yet. I am on the fence.
@@aprildonahoo8650 yes I am happy with it and not sure what the negative reviews are about. On rare occasions it goes offline then comes back online within a couple minutes. Other than that, I would recommend it
I’ve got this doorbell cam and love it. My doorbell wiring is in the corner and I love how Logitech adds a slanted mounting bracket. It works great. Like Eric, my flag kept setting off the motion sensor, but like I said earlier, other than that it’s clear, looks great and works perfectly.
I really like this doorbell. It’s the first video doorbell I have since I was waiting for an affordable HomeKit option. I have two doors with doorbells, which were wired together into the chime. I was able to get two of the Logitech doorbells to work on the same circuit by wiring them both into the same Logitech chime box (that comes with the doorbell). I did have to upgrade my doorbell transformer from 10W to 30W, which was fun finding in my 70 year old home. But I can confirm that it does work.
I am able to see the preview on my Apple Watch, but it just takes a long time. The thumbnail first appears as a blank black box. I’ve had problems where the notification doesn’t come up on my TV, but that isn’t too big of a problem. I also wish you could have better control over which notifications you get without it affecting the doorbell notification. On one of my doorbells I don’t want activity notifications when I’m not home, but if I turn them off, I also don’t get doorbell notifications.
I also live near Chicago, and I have a Circle View camera that I installed before the polar vortex a couple years ago. When temperatures were around -20F, the video came back purple hued and stayed that way for a week. But when the temperatures recovered the video came back fine. I would expect the doorbell to do about the same thing.
Nice review, thanks. I just bought a home...my last home was a rental and I was very happy with the Ring doorbell; I left it there for someone else to use and I was hoping, now that I have my own house, to build a more automated home. I'm also all in on Apple. I was pleased to know there's a native HomeKit-compatible doorbell. After watching this, I'm going to get one.
Nice! Enjoy and congrats on the new home
Definitely getting this doorbell. With the HomePod chime feature, secure video, and Apple TV PiP, it is a perfect integration.
I'm using the Maximus Answer Dual cam doorbell..it works great..I especially like that it plays pre recorded or custom message's when it detects motion or when someone pressing the doorbell..another good feature is it has a top 1080p hdr cam and a second cam that faces downward so u can see packages that are directly close to your door..and the people detection is spot on and records about 10secs before motion is detected and u get a live snapshot preview of motion detected..
Wow! Great job on the video. I can’t think of a question that you didn’t already answer. I can’t imagine how many hours it took you to record and edit the video. Great job!
Great review Eric - this is exactly what I'm looking for and your review helped me to buy this product. Thank you.
I referred back to this clip because I finally disconnected my “Ring” and installed a Logi.,doorbell. Your info is always good Eric. My big negative issue with the Logi is I can’t set lights too come on and off using the “Activity Zone”. It activates my lights every time a car goes by 30m away. After 1.5 hours of support from Apple it finally worked as intended. Then, 4 hours later, it went back to the negative issue. So, I have now installed an Aqara P1 motion sensor under my eves and my lights now activate just like I want them to. Thanks to Aqara.
Thanks a lot for the update Eric; I came to this video to find an answer about my Apple TV which doesn't show video feed from this doorbell. Rest of my devices do, but for some reason ATV doesn't, (rest of functionality are ok, if somebody rings, it pops up PIP image or if I ask Siri through the controller, it shows the doorbell (but with black video)).
Everything is updated to last version, Any idea??
Thanks again
Excellent video, as always, Eric. Re: not getting rich notifications on the Apple Watch, it’s not just this doorbell camera. Same holds true for all my Logitech Circle 2’s in HomeKit. Seems like it’s either a bug or Apple dropped it with iOS14 somewhere. I’m getting rich notifications with the Nest and Logi app so must have something to do with HomeKit not pushing properly to the watch. When you mentioned that in the video, it turned me off from this product but have a feeling it will come back eventually. Only thing is, there’s no third party app to fall back on.
Hi Eric. I just finished installing this doorbell over the the last two days. After the first installation by my contractor, I was having some functionality issues including that the doorbell chime did not play on my HomePods and that a live feed of the video almost never worked. When I presented these symptoms to the FaceBook HomeKit group I am in, a few people immediately suggested that this was because I was not on a 24v transformer.
Logitech rates transformers down to 8v as sufficient. However, given the experience of the FB community and myself, I strongly suggest ensuring you have a 24v transformer. As soon as my contractor made the switch, every problematic issue I was having went away instantly. I have had zero issues since then.
The only other consideration for this and any video doorbell (I came from a Gen 1 Ring doorbell) is your notification setup. I forgot that I had turned off all notifications from Ring, save the ring of the doorbell itself. I am now back to getting notices all day long, including from people leaving the house. I would love to see either HK or Logitech all for a way to filter out videos when it notices the direction of the people moving from the house to the outside. All in all, I get about 30-40 notifications per day from the doorbell, and there’s no way I will keep these notices on long term.
Thanks Eric. I hate Ring and can't wait to get rid of it. This might be the one!
Hope this doorbell is available in Canada soon! Awesome video
Thanks...I hope so too!
Going to try this option now for Canada.
Very helpful video. I’m convinced that I am going to get it. By the way, what temp you get in winter? Does it still work in harsh winter? I live in Saskatchewan, Canada where temp often goes to -40 C in winter. Any comment on whether it will work at all at that temperature? Thanks a lot.
Hey Eric, I just bought this doorbell and I like how easy it integrates with HomeKit. I’m curious though, every time I leave the house I can’t view it’s live footage. Is that a limitation? Or is there a setting I need to adjust to be able to view live footage from anywhere? Thanks!
Loved this when I first got it, but now it goes offline everyday for about 30 minutes (when sun hits my house). There's nowhere else to place it, as I'm in a townhome.
And once a week, it just overheats for no reason, not even cooling down overnight. Logitech support has been useless, just saying I should get an "eave or mechanism to provide shade." Any idea here of third party tools that could help with this? Or would you recommend replacing it with something like the Neatamo?
Just getting into HomeKit. Started with Apple TV and Home Pod Mini. Seems to be lots of possibilities
Welcome to the party!
Hmm, I was good to replacing mine with this one but now I am concerned about the temperature since the front of my house take on the sun all afternoon. We just had a few days of 80 Fahrenheit and the one I have handles the heat ok. I was hoping to use the homekit for the secure video and not rely on a micro SD card in the door bell. Maybe version 2 will be white, and not glass and handle outside summer temps better? Premium look and feel like glass is nice, but functionality and usability since this can be part of your home security is more important. Thanks for the temp info and your findings/thoughts.
Thanks for the update Eric. Good info as usual.
I’ve held-off on grabbing one since seeing the reports of the overheating issues (my front door gets direct sunlight for much of the afternoon).
- I was wondering if a DIY fix could be implemented to possibly minimize the overheating...
As the doorbell is black, it’s going to naturally absorb heat from the sun. So. If you were to use a lighter colored vinyl overlay, I wonder if that would help at all. A simple ‘sticker’ that was cut to accommodate the camera, light & sensors...but covers the ‘body’ of the device MIGHT help a bit. Vinyl in white, tan, gray - or possibly reflective/chrome would maybe minimize the heat absorption from sunlight. I don’t expect that it would completely solve the problem, but it may give a bit longer operational time. Plus, it could make the device better match the exterior of the home.
I’m currently waiting on my Reolink NVR & cameras to arrive - replacing my old PoE camera system. Going to try to figure out how to integrate the new system into HomeKit via HomeBridge. When (well, IF) I get that to work...I want to try to find an automated solution using a motion sensor to trigger a doorbell-type notification. Not sure how that’ll actually work.
Anyway.
Thanks again. Keep the videos coming.
That's an interesting idea Bradley. I imagine it might help, but probably would be tough to get a sticker to look nice. I'll be interested to hear how you like those Reolink cameras as we talk in future video comments.
Would a little hood work?
Is there a way to block the sun but not block the camera?
You can put a smart switch on the outside porch ceiling light and then when the camera detects motion, you can do an automation to turn on the porch light. You can also set a timer on the automation to turn it off after a set amount of time, say 10 or 20 minutes, for instance. If I had one of these, that is what I would do. I would not leave the porch light on all night unless I had a dimmer on the light. Then I could set the light to a much lower light setting and only turn it up to full strength when the camera detected motion. Just a thought to consider.
Yeah I like these ideas. I probably could save on energy by turning that porch light off until needed like this. Mine is already on a Lutron Caseta (non-dimmer) switch.
Nice review! My only concern about the doorbell is the button. Is it a mechanical one and does it work with gloves on? I see that you have plenty of snow and cold days over there so I would assume that it does?
I wonder about the operating temp? I know HDR uses a lot of processing power. So can you automate to disable HDR during the day, and turn it on at nigh? I know HDR can drastically increase video quality at night when using ambient light like from a porch light. Just a thought and maybe during the day without HDR with sun beating on it, just maybe it will run cooler?
You mention the EVE app and unlocking some additional features in HomeKIt devices.
Can you access the Light (Lux) sensor in the Logitech Circle View Video Doorbell? You mention being able to access the Doorbell itself and how many pushes.
Can things be triggered when the exterior light level falls below a certain Lux value? For instance in the daytime if it gets cloudy or stormy or rainy (Yes it is raining hard in Southern California as i type this) and it gets dark outside can I automatically trigger my exterior lights to come on?
How would I access that sort of control using EVE? If not is there an available Homekit Light sensor?
Thank you so much for the informative and zero fluff videos. I am really glad I stumbled across the Logitech Video Doorbell when designing a total Smart Home configuration for our new construction Granny Flat or ADU (Auxiliary Dwelling Unit) here in San Diego. I did have to upgrade my iCloud storage to 200GB to access some features but no big deal.
Thanks in advance for any info.
John
Mine arrives Tuesday. Currently have the nest, and tbh, it’s really good. Looking forward to streamlining everything into HomeKit and ditching the fees. Great video. I really enjoy your content.
Thanks! Yeah when I cancelled my Nest Aware subscription I got a $28 prorated refund. I love not having to pay for another service, and that great customer service from Nest gets 👍👍 from me.
After using it for awhile, do you prefer the Longitech or the Nest doorbell? I bought the Nest a few days ago, but love my Apple Homepod Mini. I can buy a Starling hub, but not sure which one is the better option. Thank you!
@@aprildonahoo8650 apple isn’t really prioritizing HomeKit like in thought they were going to. I don’t have the Logitech overheating issues and the doorbell works just fine. If I were to do it all over again I’d stick with the nest. My notifications on my Apple Watch don’t Always work properly.
@@robibler Thanks for your response. I just had the Google doorbell installed today and I purchased the Starling hub which is supposed to connect all Google devices to HomeKit. I haven’t received it yet but I understand that I will be able to see both the doorbell and my nest thermostat in HomeKit as well as use Apple notifications to run animations and will be able to use Siri to control the thermostat. I wish there were more choices for a Home kit doorbell. All day I’ve been debating if I should buy the Logitech doorbell or if I should keep the Nest.
I think I like the idea of the Logitech Circle View doorbell, but it'll have to wait until warmer weather (May/June) because I'll need to have electrical wiring run to the front door. I'm not sure what I'd do on the rear door, because in the summer that side of my house is always in direct sunlight for several hours during the late afternoon. I will probably buy a Logitech Circle camera (non-doorbell) sometime soon, and experiment with using that somewhere where I do already have electrical wiring.
That sounds like a great plan. The camera should give you plenty of what you’re looking for with motion activity in the back and avoid your sunlight concerns.
thanks for the video. have you heard any more about the heating issue? on amazon 25% of the reviews are negative, unusually high. I am totally in for Apple HomeKit and want this doorbell, but the overheating thing concerns me - I live in Florida.
Thanks fo the great review. In your honest opinion, is it worth replacing Ring Doorbell Pro?
I have the same question
The HomeCam app allows for the always on features you mentioned
Good point. I love HomeCam! What I was referring to in this case is a screen that is always on like an Echo Show and then jumps to a live view of the cameras when the doorbell rings.
Hey Eric, question about your desk setup in the background. What is the webcam you have connected to your MBP16? I am looking to do a similar setup and have not had a lot of luck with some of the “more basic” ones out there. Do you use it with any specific communication tools? Looking for something that works well with Teams/Zoom etc.
I bought that Logitech Brio webcam back in 2019 when I started working remote. Sometimes better lighting can help with picture quality, but a fancy web cam also makes a difference. They are still hard to find these days, but I recommend them if you are able to get your hands on one.
I plan to get one within the nest couple months. I was waiting to see if arlo was going to update their wired video doorbell
Yeah we’ll see what’s announced next week at CES. It should be an exciting week for smart home tech even if you still wind up getting the Logitech doorbell.
I want to buy this doorbell, but the last time I checked it, was only available through the Apple Store, and there is no Logitech or Apple store in my country, so I’ll wait till it is available to order through Amazon or Ebay. Thank you for such a good review.
I think you can buy it at Logitech's web site, but maybe they don't ship to your country?
Yes you can buy from Logitech's website...but they might not ship to your country?
I'm also quite happy with it EXCEPT for... 1) The continuous "doorbell offline" messages. I've troubleshooted this by restarting my router and making sure the closest AppleTV to the door is the enabled hub. 2) It doesn't record long enough. I wish this could be controlled. A number of times situations have occurred that were missed due to too short of a record time.
Thanks for your videos!
hi Have you managed to sort this I get it all the time ?
@@derekpickett9314 the only cause for the issue that I can reasonably deduce is the heat. I live in AZ (USA) and the doorbell faces West. When the sun heats up the device, it goes offline. Once it cools, it goes back on.
It does still go offline when temperature isn’t a factor. So there may be more than one cause.
I know they say WiFi is a contributor but I’ve tested my WiFi dead zones. The doorbell isn’t one of them.
I’ve kind of learned to accept it when it occurs. 🤨
Where are you located to have that beautiful snow in your front yard. I live in the Southern California and temps can reach above 100 F. I guess I’ll have to wait until one can withstand the extreme heat.
Greetings from northern Illinois. If you have shade on your doorbell from a patio roof or something similar you are probably fine. But yeah that heat + sunlight probably isn’t good for this just yet.
They need to launch it in Canada! We're dying up here!
*** update - after waiting this long I bought this doorbell and used a package forwarding service to get it to Canada, and I can confirm no issues with the setup or install ***
Apart from the Vancouver area, there isn't a single place in Canada with weather that's always above -4 F so it will fail or break everywhere in Canada.
@@TheNameOfJesus That’s -20C, I’m not too concerned. Here in the Toronto area it’s rarely gets colder than that without the windchill.
@@Rob87 Correct, your device will fail or break (permanently) only once or twice per year in Toronto.
@@TheNameOfJesus Well I'm going to take the chance, see if it implodes at -21... Nest is only rated for -15C, anyone heard of those breaking?
Our porch lights are controlled by a Kasa light switch that’s programmed to turn the lights on at sunset & off at sunrise.
It would be nice to see how it works while watching something on AppleTV.
So if the night vision LED light is off and you don’t have a porch light, does it not have night vision? Eg the usual IR night vision on other devices like the Netatmo doorbell?
Any updates on how low can it go for operating temperatures? I bought the nest battery doorbell and returned it after a couple weeks as it couldn’t handle anything north of -15c and it would just shut down. So I’m on the hunt for either this one or the new semi HomeKit one. I like the fact this one runs hot…lol . Someone let me know if it can handle -30 or-40c for a couple months . Thanks
Does any camera or doorbell in homekit secure video with face recognition that can trigger actions based on the person it detects ? Thanks
If there is any issue with the Wi-Fi network, is the doorbell still able to record videos and sync them afterwards when the connection is restored?
I'm new in researching home security systems so forgive basic questions. Can I talk to people who ring my doorbell withe the Circle View? I'm often working out in my outbuilding studio, so I need to do that from about 100 feet from the house front door. Can I use it with the Abode systems? TIA!
Great video! Do you know if this can be set up on 2 iphones (example: his/hers)?
If both people are added to the same HomeKit home, then yes I think it can. Although my wife doesn't really care about doorbell notifications so we aren't actively testing this day to day.
@eric - 2 years in, do you feel the same way for the Circle View Doorbell?
I live in Vegas-120 degree summers. Guess I have to stick with Ring
I live in hot weather too. It sucks that I can't use the only homekit door bell.
It’s very hard to install it it’s more like getting a transformer that analog and a cluster f*ck and I need some input and tips on the install.
If I have a ceiling light on my front patio that is controlled by HomeKit, can I automate that to turn on at night if the Logitech doorbell senses motion?
Do you know where I can look up or make a more powerful faster hub with starling programming there is toooo much of a delay and i think a more powerful processor than a raspberry pi thank you
Are you staying with Logitech circle view doorbell or going back to your nest hello? Thanks
I'm waiting on my 3rd replacement under warranty, the symptoms have been it disconnects then reconnects, eventually it disconnects and wont' reconnect to the wifi AND it's actually factory reset itself, so you have to readd to homekit, logitech replaced that first one, the replacement lasted 2 weeks, and failed, it wouldn't even factory reset, it's bricked, they are replacing again. Here's my question, of the two wires connecting to the doorbell cam, the instructions don't say if the top one should go to to the chime or transformer, and vice versa, it works both ways, BUT, I'm wondering if that's causing the premature failure. Also the doorbell will lose connection even when plugged into the wall, which eliminated the house wiring as part of the problem, and my wifi (orbi) mesh system, is located 10 feet from the front door, very strong wifi signal.
I have Eufy doorbell and a wyze cam (neither are HomeKit compatible) on my porch, and I get a notification and a thumbnail on my Apple Watch when motion is detected, from both doorbell and camera, and when someone pushes the button. Even tho I’m a HomeKit user and would like a HomeKit compatible doorbell, I personally wouldn’t trade the Eufy out for this Logitech, the Eufy has better features/functionality in my option.
That’s good to hear about Eufy’s notifications. I imagine Apple will address this in a future iOS update for HomeKit doorbells and cameras.
Something I discovered that is pretty disappointing to me is that Activity Zones do not work with motion detection automations.
I had set up a motion detection automation that would play a sound on my Homepod whenever motion was detected on my front porch. I expected that this would only happen when motion was detected within the activity zones. However, it was working whenever motion was detected anywhere within the camera's view. I assumed that the activity zones just weren't working until I found this Apple Support article:
support.apple.com/guide/iphone/configure-cameras-iph7bc5df9d9/ios
Interesting. Bummer. Thanks for sharing!
Hey man, does the doorbell still work when the inernet is down?
How did the doorbell do in the coldest weather?
I live in a townhouse and my doorbell mounts sideways ( have siding). Can you rotate the video feed?
I’m considering getting this for someone who has no interest in upgrading her iCloud cost in order to take advantage of the secure video. Is this still a viable option? Can you capture video or not?
You need a HomeKit hub, along with the 200GB plan to support 1 camera. Clips don’t count towards your 200GB quota. I don’t think you can use this otherwise but I’m not 100% sure. I do know you’ll need a HomeKit hub in the house regardless as that’s the brains of it all.
As always, great video, although at this point I have no intention of buying a video doorbell. Wish you would do more videos. You have a knack for this.
Thanks Robert! I'm working on it.
hi Eric, can you get notification in your Apple TV when there is motion at your entrance door , or is it only when someone presses the door bell ?
Just the doorbell presses.
@@EricWelander got it , too bad. Anyway thanks ^_* and nice reviews keep on !
When I click my overnight notifications, it just shows the live cam, and not the scene from the night prior. How do I view those? Any way to look through the nightly footage?
I purchased and installed the Logitech doorbell about a week ago. I really like it because I can view it from any of my Macs or my iPhone. I haven't figured out how to get it to show up on my Apple TV but I'm going to try signing out of iCloud and signing back in to see if that gets the video to show up. I would like to install 3 or 4 more HomeKit Secure Video (HKSV) cameras in the near future. This is just what I've been waiting for namely home security camera capability without privacy issues.
Following up - logging out of iCloud and logging back in solved the issue of video not showing up on the Apple TV when the doorbell rings. Now the video pops up and you can see who is at the door but as far as I know you cannot speak to them. I'll look into that next. Also the video is only on one ATV but I would like the video to show up on all ATVs.
On the Siri Remote for your Apple TV, hold down the Home button (the one that looks like a TV Monitor) until Control Center slides in from the right on the tv, it should happen within a second or so. Then choose the Home icon and it should show up there. For this to work, I believe you might have to have the camera setup as a favorite within the Home app first... hope this helps.
@@rickmosher5862 thanks for the info. My issue is that I have 4 Apple TVs in my home but only the one in the family room shows folks ringing the doorbell. I think this is a function of the room associated with the doorbell which doesn't seem to allow multi-room association with the doorbell. In other words, the doorbell only allows one "room" to be associated with the doorbell.
@@3212Dre Hmmm.... I have a "Front Porch" room and the doorbell is associated with that room. I have 3 Apple TVs all associated with their respective rooms (Living Room, Bedroom, Bar Area). I have the doorbell setup as a Favorite... don't know if that makes a difference or not but I tested it and it shows up on all the Apple TVs when I ring the doorbell. I can hear the mic from the doorbell on the ATV, but I haven't found a way to talk to someone from ATV, only from iPhone, iPad, or Watch.
Does it require that you use HomeKit Secure Video? Or is it optional, like the circle 2 cameras, where I can still link it to HomeKit, but I can also still use the Logitech app?
Any camera that supports HomeKit secure video allows you turn it from recording mode to streaming mode. If you leave it in streaming mode, you don’t record anything.
Also there is no app for this camera. It only uses the Home app for setup and configuration.
Awesome. Your second response was what I was getting at. With Apple’s (ridiculous) limit on how many cameras it allows to record, it’s nice to be able to link it to HomeKit, but still use the Logitech app to view the recording, like you can do with the Logitech circle 2 cameras. Thank you for the response.
I want this doorbell but it’s not available in the UK 🇬🇧
Does it have two way talk intercom feature?
How many have been stolen in one month @Eric? Such an issue to have security device which is as stealable as this doorbell camera.
Any advice? I just hooked this up and my wife cannot view history, only live happenings. I shared her to my icloud family plan, logged out and back in and restarted all devices. She still can't view history, is this normal? Or should she be able to view history?
I am also having this problem
@@niss63 try this as it worked for me after asking the question on a dozen vids, just one guy replied, lol. Under recording options, set it to "stream and allow"
Can’t you set activity zones so that video recordings and notifications don’t start until people are within them? May solve your issue with people being too far away when you first get your notification.
Yes that’s a great point Brittany! However I also want to know people/vehicles are coming as soon as possible. I should have mentioned in the video that this is all probably made worse by the fact that I have a long driveway. #FirstWorldProblems
Unfortunately, I purchased one, and it would not connect to my wifi. I even got a replacement, and still nothing. I have a Linksys Velop Mesh System.
Which Security System are you using?
Abode iota...it's not perfect but I think it's the best that works with HomeKit right now
How secure is the doorbell from being stolen? It looks like the base is installed with screws...then the doorbell unit slides into the base. Is there a locking mechanism for the doorbell?
There is a locking system. You need to use a sim-popper-like pin to release it. It's not going to stop someone who's determined but hopefully stop the opportunistic grab and go. Either way you should have the footage of the act in HomeKit if it's recording clips.
Hi Eric. Can I open the door thru this doorbell?
In HomeKit, you have quick access from the doorbell screen to accessories in the same "room" as the doorbell. This can include any HomeKit compatible smart lock.
I installed this doorbell around the time you posted this video and since day one my Apple Watch does show the thumbnail of any motion detected. You might want to check that out.
Interesting. Thanks for the tip I will double check this closer. Are you using notifications for when a clip is recorded, or when motion is detected?
@@EricWelander Mine is set to when a clip is recorded.
Does it withstand direct sunlight or does it shut down?
If it's too hot it will shut off from what I've heard.
I uwe the Netatmo doorbellen. It workshop fine. Bit sometimes Thére are Some issues
Had the Logitech doorbell and went back to Nest. The doorbell completely missed in broad daylight a package delivered. So went back to nest and 24/7 recording.
And I just ordered the Starling.
I sent it back as well. Went back to .Nest. I found it was notifying me about animals but labeled them as people even though I turned that notification option off.
I have had great experience with the Starling home hub and that should give you live video in the Home app from your Hello doorbell. That’s a bummer to hear the AI is goofing out on you guys. If it did for me I’d probably do the same. Thanks for sharing.
I read many negative reviews about the Longitech, so I bought a Nest Hello doorbell and the Starling hub which I haven't received yet. Does the Starling hub work well with integrating the Nest doorbell with Homekit? Wasn't sure if Longitech worked much better with Homekit vs using the Starling hub.
Struggling with incessant “camera offline” messages despite eero showing good 5ghz signal strength for the doorbell as well as reserving its IP address.
How do you factory reset the doorbell?
I like the doorbell, but every few days, it goes offline and I have to reset it. Can't figure out why. It has a solid connection to power. It's cold outside. and it has a strong wifi signal.
Huh. That is weird. If you haven't already, you might want to think about where your Wi-Fi routers/access points are in relation to the doorbell and changing or moving those to improve the Wi-Fi signal out there. I've seen Wi-Fi need to drop connection to cameras in the past in order to support other devices.
My use case was as follows. At night, I have my porch light and entry area lights turn on when the doorbell is pressed.
That’s a great idea. I keep my porch lights on all night but if I didn’t this would be nice.
@@EricWelander I use the “any press” option in Home+
Can you get the doorbell to ring your phone like an alarm does? I never notice normal notifications.
No you can't. But you could have an automation where the doorbell press turns certain lights inside your home red or something. HomeKit doorbells also ring on HomePods with iOS 14, so putting those around your home might help too.
@@EricWelander Thanks for the response. The situation I'd like this for is when I'm away from home but want to answer the doorbell with video chat and then remotely open my Yale lock.
@@stevedekorte You do get a notification on your phone when you are away. You can unlock any locks that are in the same room as the doorbell from the notification. A big problem though is that the notification sound is the same as other HomeKit sounds. So you might miss the doorbell if you aren’t paying attention.
@@bretttstewart Yes, I need it to ring like the phone or alarm (ring until I pick up) for this to be useful.
You can have it come up on your Apple tb
Yes good point and this is wonerful! ...but it’s not always on in my home or near/in my office.
Disaster, issues since day one. I have multiple apple devices like 2 Apple TV’s, 3 HomePods it worked fine for couple of days then issue started to happening. I restarted everything from internet to every device reset the doorbell still nothing but issues.
What other doorbell has face recognition
How is there no mention of person detection/HomePod announcements?
It’s like one of the newest features that people would want to know about. All features mentioned have been available before..
Just wish there was a battery version
It is a bummer there aren’t more options yet for battery doorbells. Maybe next week at CES we’ll see something
So is the doorbell wired or wireless?
Wired. There aren't any wireless HomeKit Secure Video doorbells at this point that I'm aware of.
Best part of this Logitech Circle, vs. Ring or Nest --- it's not owned by Amazon or Google.
When I was always from my house I wouldn’t view my camera it was saying offline
The doorbell looks good but not as good as Nest Hello with the Nest aware service. Until a HomeKit home recording system matches or beats Nest, I’ll stick with that and the Starling Hub.
I did the same, but I'm not getting notifications on my Apple watch. I did before I installed the Starling hub. Not sure how to fix this.
It's a shame that on their website, Circle is now only making these available with a $100 HelloTech installation add-on. For DIY installer-buyers, they are "Sold Out"
I noticed that it gets hot, and my porch isn't in direct sunlight.
Yes it does. And since this video that's why I stopped recommending this doorbell.
How the hell do you reset this thing….. it literally doesn’t do what it says when I hold the button….
Man I wish I could go with this doorbell to get away from Nest but there’s no way I could get past the overheating. How can they keep this product on the market with such a glaring defect??? “Warning: our outdoor product is affected by the most abundant outdoor factor”????
Since 30% of Americans live in apartments or condos, without having a front yard, what we need is a camera that fits into the peephole of a door. There should also be a display that mounts on the inside of the door, or nearby, so we can see who's outside the door (only if there's motion outside.) And of course it should be HSV compatible. I guess it would have to have a power cable rather than a battery. But so far nobody cares about the 30% of us who live in condos or apartments.
That's a really cool idea! I imagine if would be hard to get decent video quality through any number of different types of peep holes...a tough but not impossible problem to solve.
@@EricWelander Hmm, I didn't realize there were differently sized peep holes. I presumed that there was some standard size.
I loved this when I got it a few months ago. However, if you live anywhere where the temperature gets above 90 degrees it is nothing but trouble. Mine is located in the shade, but living in the South even the shade is too much for this doorbell. It now continues to overheat and shut down. I will have to go back to my Ring Doorbell.
Very disappointed in Logitech and I will have to vet any of their other products carefully. In my mind this is sloppy and careless engineering
Hey Pat! I'm sorry the Logitech Doorbell hasn't worked out for you. I've had mine drop Wi-Fi every once in a while but it comes back online shortly thereafter.
You're lucky you got ambient light. Otherwise you won't see anything! I would not buy this without night vision. No starlight sensor or anything.
how about a fan cooled doorbell?LOL
Haha yeah I wouldn’t want that
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It would be nice if this came with a 4K video camera with zoom-in capabilities and 180-degree viewing. 4K has been out almost a decade. Come on Apple and Logitech!
Yeah that would be cool! Although streaming that amount of video in HDR to your local HomeKit hub would probably be tricky and slow down many Wi-Fi networks.
@@EricWelander Well, that's the engineer's job. I have a Wifi 6 router with 1gig download speed. That should work. Maybe if they use Thread technology? Anyways, a lot of smart products and electronic devices are in 4K, and people would definitely want a video camera with 4K because if a crime happens you want to see the details and who did what and can see the video and get a clear picture of the person or license plate, etc. Oh, and also the picture quality can't stop now. In 100-500 years later, the display still can't be at 1080p or 2K quality. Technology always has to improve with time.