bobbo22

I converted my Circle 2 over to the beta firmware and Homekit Secure video yesterday.  Some things were a little confusing, but I was blown away how nice Logitech made the transition.  This especially considering that they are losing my monthly revenue.  Their app did a slick job of patching the firmware then handing off to Apple's app.  There were plenty of warnings about what would happen.

Here are the finer bullet points:
-I don't miss the alternate camera modes -- ultra wide is all I would want since it is pointed outdoors
-the people/animals/vehicles filtering seems to work, though I only allow people through currently (and it works very reliably)
-overall the playback experience is much smoother and faster (pulling video from the Logitech servers was a little painful)
-Apple does not appear to support zones yet (I had porch and driveway separate with Logitech), this hurts a bit because I can no longer separate road traffic from someone pulling into my driveway
-note that the timeline does not appear at all until you start having some legit triggered recordings (that threw me for a bit)
-I feel much more secure that my video is end-to-end encrypted and on iCloud now
-as mentioned above the Circle wireless is excluded from compatibility with Homekit Secure video
-overall the Circle 2 is quite impressive;  the camera itself is very solid and modular, the extensive mounting hardware is well thought-out, the (optional) exterior power adapter allowed me to avoid drilling and running wires;  only caveat -- the optional window mount precludes you from using night vision;  bottom line, excellent job Logitech!