"Wake up when" automation - Doorbell

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