Live streaming: restriction after 5 minutes
I was getting the message "You have viewed the live video for 5 minutes without any operation. Continue the viewing?"
Clicking the Continue button worked fine for another 5 minutes
My solution was to ensure that the cam antennae were rotated into the vertical position (I had them lying horizontally for aesthetic reasons).
This suggests that my WiFi connection was below the optimum. It might also have been the rainy weather interfering with the WiFi.
My signal has to go through two walls. This also suggests that ethernet might be more reliable than WiFi.
A workaround that tp-link could offer, is to automatically "continue" after the warning appears after 5 minutes. After all, the video was fine for 5 minutes.
I still get the occasional frozen video picture which requires manual intervention. It would be nice if the Tapo app could detect a frozen image, and refresh automatically.
I had thought I had fixed this issue, but unfortunately not. But an other interesting observation:
If I am in the Tapo App, click Home and then tap the Tapo Camera button, I often get the 5 minute restriction.
But if I select Cameras, and then tap the camera (Manage) button, I can preview the live feed often for several hours before it eventually freezes.
