Cameras - google home / assistant integration not working - FALSE ADVERTISING BY TAPO.
Hi - New Tapo customer here. I just bought a few Tapo outdoor cameras. Specifically the C520WS. Great product, but it does not have proper live feed integration in google home app. Nor can you use Google home to setup automations. This integration exists for other tplink (kasa) product lines.
I'm already using google home app to preview my doorbell (nest) and other cameras (wyze and ring), and I would like my tapo ones in there too. In the Google home app it says "live view stream can't be viewed here".
I purchased these because it was advertised as google assistant integrated. It isn't. The only integration that Tapo has is by saying "okay google show camera on Chromecast". This is not a full integration. We need to be able to view stream and set automations through google home.
Does anyone know if this feature is being developed? Its pretty critical to my smart home setup.
Thank you.
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@Solla-topee is this Google-home enabled rollout also part of the 1.09 firmware for the C225?
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@Solla-topee and when you say this feature will require the relevant cloud services, do you mean a Tapo cloud account? Because if that's so I really will stop using them. It makes no sense that I need a cloud account to view a camera on my home network through a another device on my home network, and so would just be more money-grabbing - the same as not being able to delete individual files from an SD card unless you have an account.
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Hi,
For the Tapo C225, the firmware v1.0.9 does not support to be viewed via the Google Home app. This feature may be supported in later firmware releases, but we do not have specific information on which firmware version will add this feature.
As you can see in the below instructions, it's required to sign in TP-Link cloud account when connecting the Tapo device to Google Home. However, please distinguish from the Tapo Care subscription service, working with Google Home is for free.
How to connect my Tapo smart device to Google Home
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@Solla-topee just to be clear;
The current version of "works with Google" does NOT require a Tapo-Care subscription; but can you confirm that future versions supporting display of the camera's feed via the Google Home app will also be free?
Thank you.
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Hi,
Yes, watching camera's live feed via Google Home app will be free.
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