Under Consideration Tapo App availability on Windows
Right, I know I can view my IP camera from my PC through several means, such as
1. Using Onvif or RTSP, I can stream my IP camera feed through
- 3rd party Windows apps such as iSpy, Camlytic, or just a simple VLC
- using NVR and connecting my PC to the NVR instead of connecting to my IP camera
2. using Tapo Android app that (as of now) can only be accessed by using
- Android emulator, which sometimes screws up the resolution and orientation since the app is designed for phones, not pc, and often can't be opened.
- Using Windows Android subsystem, which is only available to the USA and a few nations, and even if my nation is also included in the list, I still need to find an unofficial app from the internet since apparently (as of my knowledge) Tapo app isn't available on Amazon App Store.
Look, I also have Tp Link NC200, bought in 2016, and right now, it is still alive. In its heyday, I can view my NC200 feed from www.tplinkcloud.com. Although, right now the web is no longer usable since Adobe stopped supporting Flash Player. So, the NC series already provided an example of how to offer simplicity for user to view Tapo from a Windows PC. The Dev can make a website simmilar to the NC series, or make the Tapo App available for Windows.
I just want to access my Tapo recording from my PC. Can I only do such a thing by using an Android emulator or using NVR? Does TP-Link have any plan to expand Tapo App availability to Windows PCs in the future? Will Matter certification make any difference? Like for example, after Matter certified, can I pair my IP camera to an app that is available on Windows PC?
Note, I already gave feedback to Tapo app email, but I got no response, so I hope somebody from Tp-Link will reply to my thread.
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@DicksonHoHoHo This is actually the most valid and quickest alternative nowadays, especially with Windows 11.
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@praxsi I mentioned that that are a number of solutions.
1 solution is to enable the WSA ( Windows Subsystem for Android ) and then you would be able to install most of, if not all, the Android apps on Windows.
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I hope this eventually gets done.
I had cheaper cameras that had both Android and Windows apps, so I took it for granted when buying a TP-Link one given it's one of the most popular brands when it comes to affordable networking tech, only to find out it wasn't a thing.
As I'm more often at my desk than with a phone in hand, I would love to be able to use it on my computer.
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@Solla-topee Hello, I just purchased several cameras and a doorbell off of the tp-link website for my business and recieved it yesterday. Being as big of a company as TP-Link, I thought you would have a windows app. To my suprise it seems people have been asking for a while now, and the best you can do is "log the requests" so how about you log this one? I just opened a Card and Comic shop one of my several businesses, In this day and age we are one of the biggest targets for thieves and break-ins. I purchased these as a test to see if this was even a viable option for my businesses as you have several features that would be a requirement for my stores. People Detection, Motion detection Doorbell and chime for deliveries etc. I am going to give it 6 months maybe a year, if there is not a windows app by that time I will be under the impression that TP-Link does not want buisness from businesses, and will end up replacing this system with one that does. I honestly find it a little absurd that in this day and age you guys do not have a windows app, yes you can view cameras via IP, but if you have multiple cameras covering a store as I do your company just expects us to log in to each individual camera manually while on PC? WOW......
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@CkCardsandComic solution. Ditch the tp cameras. They don't provide customer focused solutions.
No real reason why.
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@Solla-topee YES! please make the Tapo app available to windows users. Thanks. I had to remove 6 apps from my phone just to install the android Tapo app.
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