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Welcome to the official community forum for Tapo Smart Cameras and Doorbells from TP-Link! Below, you can always find official updates from our team on official announcements, product launches, featur

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Introducing aireal at CES 2026!

Welcome to CES 2026! Our teams have been working over the last year to streamline your smart home experience by expanding our existing lines with additional model variations and significant feature en

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TroubleshootingWhat to do if the battery drains quickly on my Tapo battery-powered camera/doorbell?

This Article Applies To All Tapo battery-powered cameras or doorbells Description The battery level of the Tapo battery-powered camera/doorbell drops very quick, for example, the power consumption exc

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No Lights

The light doesn't come at night when motion is detected. Aslo, when I manually turn it on the light is very dim. Yes, the battery is fully charged and light sensitivity is at max. What now?

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Timing for Spotlight Settings

Would it be possible to update the app so we can set the Spotlight time for less than 5 minutes? I have my camera set on a passageway so 5 minutes is excessive. Two minutes or even one would be suitab

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SolutionWhat to do if my Tapo Camera gets bricked after a firmware update?

This Article Applies to: All Tapo Cameras Description: The camera's LED turns blinking or solid red continuously in some scenarios(such as a power outage to the camera when updating the firmware) and

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Tapo App (Android) uses way too much battery

Hello, I did not contact the support yet, I hoped this thread would have more chance to be understood here. Tapo app is using too much battery. How can I measure that ? With adb. With Android and a US

By Pilou42 · Latest post 2 hours ago by osterblade

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Doorbell D230 not giving video call

When doorbell rings and my Samsung S24 is locked then the video call is not seen. I have enabled all necessary notifications needed. Also the app is not seen in the list of Full Screen Notification li

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Tapo C225 und C220 - Not possible to Access outside of WLan network

Hi there i have 3 cameras (2 x C225 and 1x C220). They are working pretty stable when I Access them from a wlan. But when I Leave the House and would like to have a look without wlan Connection of my

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TC82 clip settings

Hello all, From what I understand and read, this camera can't have 24/7 recording right? Now the issue is whatever settins I apply in the clip settings, it only records from 17s maximum of 21s. How ca

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By JackSaints · Latest post 7 hours ago by Hilbert-TP

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TC65 will not reboot

Hi, I have just changed my WiFi my home but unable to reset my TC65. The reboot button seems missing or has been pushed in, next to the micro SD card under the removable panel? An suggestions please?

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No default SSID broadcast

Tapo C200 no default SSID broadcasting

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