"Wake up when" automation - Doorbell

"Wake up when" automation - Doorbell

"Wake up when" automation - Doorbell
"Wake up when" automation - Doorbell
2025-05-24 13:08:27 - last edited 2025-05-28 10:07:39
Model: Tapo D230S1  
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Hi, I know it is possible to automate the privacy mode by having it enabled or disable at a certain time for example. However, what I would like to do is to have the doorbell to switch between the "wake up when doorbell is pressed" to "wake up when motion is detected" on a schedule. Privacy mode completely disable all videos and nothing is shown when the doorbell is pressed.

 

Would that be possible? How can I create this automation?

 

I have the Tapo doorbell DS230S1. Thank you

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Re:"Wake up when" automation - Doorbell-Solution
2025-05-27 03:01:07 - last edited 2025-05-28 10:07:39

  @AndreaConnect 

 

I'm afraid this is not supported. 

 

There is a way to meet your needs, but the video recording may not be as timely. >> 1. Change the wakeup type to 'event detected'. 2. Create an automation to turn off the doorbell privacy mode when the hub rings (doorbell pressed), and configure the effective time to the needed period. How to create Smart Action (Automation or Shortcut) on Tapo app

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Re:"Wake up when" automation - Doorbell
2025-05-26 07:13:30

  @AndreaConnect 

 

Can you explain more about your scene? I don't quite understand what you want to do here.

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Re:"Wake up when" automation - Doorbell
2025-05-26 09:25:04 - last edited 2025-05-26 09:27:04

Hi @Wayne-TP , the doorbell is installed on my front door and also act as a security camera for the front garden. I am mostly at home during the day, so I have setup the doorbell to have Privacy mode enable during the day, and Privacy mode disable during the night. Privacy mode during the day is so that I don't get continuous useless notifications every time I am in my garden or walk through my front door, plus it helps save battery.

 

However, sometime when I am home I don't have time to get to the door immediately when a delivery comes or someone rings the bell, for example when I am in a meeting. I would like to be able to record the moment when the doorbell is pressed. This correspond to the setting "wake up when=doorbell pressed". So instead of having the doorbell switching between Privacy mode On/Off, I would like the Wake up setting to switch between Event detected/Doorbell pressed, so that "wake up when=event detected" during the night, and "wake up when=doorbell pressed" during the day.

 

Is that possible?

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Re:"Wake up when" automation - Doorbell-Solution
2025-05-27 03:01:07 - last edited 2025-05-28 10:07:39

  @AndreaConnect 

 

I'm afraid this is not supported. 

 

There is a way to meet your needs, but the video recording may not be as timely. >> 1. Change the wakeup type to 'event detected'. 2. Create an automation to turn off the doorbell privacy mode when the hub rings (doorbell pressed), and configure the effective time to the needed period. How to create Smart Action (Automation or Shortcut) on Tapo app

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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Re:"Wake up when" automation - Doorbell
2025-05-28 10:07:20

  @Wayne-TP Okay, thank you. I think I will leave it for now, but I believe more options should be made available in the Actions section of automation for doorbells. Right now, the only actionable option for doorbells is the privacy mode. It would be good to have the ability to control features like detection mode and doorbell sound as actions in the automations. I will raise that as a feature request.

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