D235 Doorbell Battery not lasting a day

D235 Doorbell Battery not lasting a day

D235 Doorbell Battery not lasting a day
D235 Doorbell Battery not lasting a day
2025-07-24 08:33:54 - last edited 2025-07-25 09:21:01
Model: Tapo D235  
Hardware Version:
Firmware Version: 1.1.19

Hello,

 

I upgraded yesterday my Ring Doorbell and Ring cameras to Tapo devices and so far I am regretting it. The battery on my devices are not lasting at all (even on my C460 KIT with a solar panel) but most notably on my D235 video Doorbell. I installed it with 66% battery late last night, it is now 9:30am and it has dropped to 20%! So basically it won't even last 24 hours. This is in power saving mode.

 

Here are screenshots:

 

 

 

 

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Re:D235 Doorbell Battery not lasting a day-Solution
2025-07-25 09:20:49 - last edited 2025-07-25 09:21:01

Ive worked out the issue

 

The TP-Link Smart Home integration within Home Assistant seems to dramatically drain the batteries of the devices. 

 

I switched to the Tapo Camera Control integration and the problem is solved.

 

So not an issue with the devices themselves

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Re:D235 Doorbell Battery not lasting a day
2025-07-24 08:38:57 - last edited 2025-07-24 09:22:08

Also the doorbell is not facing a busy street and I have the video resolution lowered (which defeats the point of why I got a higher end model) with a wake sensitivity of 5 and the detection zone just the area in front of the camera

 

 

Also the WiFi connection is strong as the camera is very close to an access point:

 

 

And my settings for the clips (not that there are any recordings)

 

 

This is a brand new doorbell and it hasn't rained so water ingress shouldn't have caused any problems, plus its IP66 rated if I recall 

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Re:D235 Doorbell Battery not lasting a day
2025-07-25 06:33:09

  @JC1989 

 

May i know what router you use? To analyze this case, please export a log from the doorbell, check this instruction: How to get the log of Tapo Camera

 

To assist with this case, a specialist will help to follow it up through email. Please check your inbox later to confirm. If the email you used to register for the TP-Link community is not your contact email or you cannot access it, please send me your contact email through private message.
 

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Re:D235 Doorbell Battery not lasting a day
2025-07-25 07:16:26

  @Wayne-TP 

 

A TP-Link BE550/9300. Its about 5 feet away from the outdoor camera and about 7 from the doorbell

 

I will get logs when back home

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Re:D235 Doorbell Battery not lasting a day-Solution
2025-07-25 09:20:49 - last edited 2025-07-25 09:21:01

Ive worked out the issue

 

The TP-Link Smart Home integration within Home Assistant seems to dramatically drain the batteries of the devices. 

 

I switched to the Tapo Camera Control integration and the problem is solved.

 

So not an issue with the devices themselves

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Re:D235 Doorbell Battery not lasting a day
2025-07-28 06:57:06

  @JC1989 

 

Thanks for the update, i'm glad to hear that!

Tapo P110M Matter 1.3 Release Energy Monitoring through Matter ▶ Smart HomeBase Tapo H500 - Even More Powerful Smart Hub ▶ First Smart Switch Module! Tapo S112 Smart Switch Module with Roller and Switch Dual ModesTapo Camera Image Style & Image Brightness Try out a different image style for your camera!
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