If you would been a eufy cam 1 backer who now gets f*** by anker not even 1 year after the first version has been released and also would have had all the trouble and issues and stomach pain with eufy cam 1, you wouldn’t say this! … We have gone thru “hell” during kickstarter campain and 11 months after release.
Same question here, but for my 2 homebases i own myself (not talking about the ones of my friends and neighbourts i sadly recommended eify cam 1 to).
There will be eufyCam 2 add-on camera and it can work with HomeBase V1, but can’t use HomeKit feature. Because the support of the HomeKit feature requires the addition of related hardware design on HomeBase.
The repeater mode is the WiFi connection option of HomeBase, which can extend the connection range between router and HomeBase, to provide flexibility in camera installation location.
Do you mean that products of the first and second generation are compatible?
If yes, the answer is as follows.
Note: eufyCam 2/2C work with HomeBase/E is not fully realized yet, there are still stability issues. Our plan is fully realized in December.
According to the current shipping plan, the second shipment will arrive on November 22nd at the earliest. As for whether there is a deal for the add-on camera, I am not sure, please pay attention to our listing information in real time.
It’s the WiFi connection mode for the HomeBase, which mean you can connect your HomeBase to the router by WiFi, so you can extend the connection range between them. In this way, HomeBase can be as close as possible to the camera to extend the installation distance of the camera.
Sorry, there is no exact time yet, but we will launch the HomeKit feature by the end of December. But we can offer beta software trials after next week, need to apply for and sign NDA.
Need to buy Apple’s iCloud package.
OK, so if HomeKit ist really the ONLY difference for sure, then Homebase 2 is worthless for me. Do not need HomeKit. Really no other advantages/features of hombase 2 than HomeKit?
Sad, i thought you’re smart enough to implement a small repeater in each new cam (which costs battery for sure, but we wouldnt care) to compensate and reparation the/of broken promise and lie of a hardware range extender, which has been published in april/may 2019 already to fix the horrible eufy cam ranges.
But thanks for the answers. At least the first one helped me as i now know that HB 2 isn’t needed for anyone, except he wants HomeKit Support.
Thanks. Already contacted support to get on the beta list.
Which address do you contact to join the beta HomeKit list?
Pretty bold to say you support HomeKit three days ago and it’s not in the product. Just received mine from Best Buy today and there is no HomeKit support.
How do we join the beta program?
I signed up through http://community.anker.com/testing_club but haven’t heard back yet. I wouldn’t be too hard on them regarding the HomeKit support out of the box. Just glad we are making progress getting it to market.
Not yet but coming soon in Dec. It’ll be officially released via an OTA FW upgrade. If you want to try it earlier, welcome to be our HomeKit beta tester. Feel free to contact us via Support@eufylife.com.
If you want to try it earlier, welcome to be our HomeKit beta tester. Feel free to contact us via Support@eufylife.com.
Thank you. I reached out and looking forward to testing it out early!
Is HomeKit Secure Video part of the December firmware update? If not, is it at least in the pipeline?
Nice. Glad its compatible with HomeKit!
Also curious on this…
Yes, Already included. But require user subscribe for $2.99 (200GB) or $9.99 (2TB) iCloud plan.