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StrangeDays said:

bsbeamer said:

Apple needs to allow a CarPlay-like mode to be enabled or activated to run on iPhone directly.  Many vehicles (even recent ones) only support BT audio and would cut down on a lot of the fiddling that unfortunately still happens while driving.

Huh? CarPlay already runs on the iPhone directly -- it's run off the phone and uses the head unit as an external touch-enabled monitor.

Andrew_OSU said:

appleinsideruser said:

Andrew_OSU said:

gavinthain said:

Total Fail. Need a battery version. 

Sorry, but so many people these days do not have wires for their doorbells. No new houses in the UK have wires installed. 

I would still say most homes have doorbells but regardless, HomeKit does not allow wireless, battery powered cameras or doorbell cameras. The one that does exist -- Arlo -- requires a hub and doesnt support HomeKit Secure Video.

No! As I said, Eufy do HSV battery cameras. They work well, with or without the solar power option.  

https://support.eufylife.com/s/article/HomeKit-Secure-Video-Compatible-on-eufyCam-2-2C-2-Pro-2C-Pro

Their PIR activates the camera when motion is detected. HomeKit processes the video stream as expected. 

So, Arlo doesn’t do HSV. Eufy does, but requires a hub. You can’t have a battery-powered HomeKit camera without a hub. The ones that are battery powered get around this by using that hub. Whenever HomeKit checks in, it asks the hub, not the camera. Then when the camera detects motion it sends it to the Eufy hub which then sends it to HomeKit. Most people don’t want additional hubs, so it’s a trade off at this point. Since most homes still have doorbell, this works for a lot of people 

Andrew_OSU said:

gavinthain said:

Total Fail. Need a battery version. 

Sorry, but so many people these days do not have wires for their doorbells. No new houses in the UK have wires installed. 

I would still say most homes have doorbells but regardless, HomeKit does not allow wireless, battery powered cameras or doorbell cameras. The one that does exist -- Arlo -- requires a hub and doesnt support HomeKit Secure Video.