Surely this is an essential feature if this is meant to be used as a security camera? It is not fit for this purpose if the intruder can easily switch it off with a button on the front!

This is essential for use of the camera for security purposes - it is useless if an intruder can disable the camera with a very obvious button with a very obvious purpose on the front.

Security issue

need this feature asap

Is there any new on this matter... It's very important for us to be able from inside the app, to be able to disable or enable the button for "privacy mode", otherwise this is a very big security risk..... and think the risks are obvious.... Please forward this to your development team so they can add this option in the tapo app asap...

Dear Tapo Support Team, We would like to raise an important security concern regarding the Tapo C225 camera. Currently, the "Privacy Mode" can only be toggled manually but there's no option within the Tapo app to disable (lock) or enable (unlock) the physical privacy mode button remotely. This limitation presents a significant security risk. If someone gains physical access to the device, they can easily activate privacy mode and effectively disable the camera without any notification or remote control capability. For security-sensitive environments, this is a major vulnerability. We strongly urge your development team to consider adding the ability within the app to enable or disable the physical privacy mode button—or at the very least, provide a way to lock it from the app. it is really urgent to see this option in the tapo app as soon as possible. Regards antech team