How to enable “Privacy mode” & what does it do?
I seem to have inadvertently activated this feature some time yesterday!
I had wondered why I wasn't getting notifications!
Looking at the app today, I saw an icon that worried me, a camera with a slash through it.
I thought the camera had died!
On attempting to view it, I'm told that Privacy mode is switched on to protect me etc.
So I'd really like to know how I did that or if it's automatically enabled!
Not sure what they're protecting me from but it's stopped the camera from recording any events during that 8-10 hrs!
Am I to believe that I'm in danger of being hacked or something when the camera is operational?
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Hi,
For example, if you have a camera in your living room and do not want to be monitored or recorded by the camera, then you can enable Privacy Mode on the camera. It will prevent the camera from streaming and recording video and audio.
Typically, enabling privacy mode does not trigger notifications. Below are the instructions for manually enabling or disabling privacy mode.
How to use the Privacy Mode of my Tapo cameras
You can also set the Automation entry to enable or disable privacy mode automatically. Below are the instructions to add the Automation entry.
How to create Smart Action (Automation or Shortcut) on Tapo app
In your situation, it's recommended to check if there are automation entries to enable your camera's privacy mode. If not, it's possible that you've accidentally enabled the camera's privacy mode.
Please note that if you share your TP-Link account with other people, they can also log in to the Tapo app to manage your camera. It is recommended that you change the password of your TP-Link account and enable the 2FA feature to protect your TP-Link account.
Best Regards
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Hi,
For example, if you have a camera in your living room and do not want to be monitored or recorded by the camera, then you can enable Privacy Mode on the camera. It will prevent the camera from streaming and recording video and audio.
Typically, enabling privacy mode does not trigger notifications. Below are the instructions for manually enabling or disabling privacy mode.
How to use the Privacy Mode of my Tapo cameras
You can also set the Automation entry to enable or disable privacy mode automatically. Below are the instructions to add the Automation entry.
How to create Smart Action (Automation or Shortcut) on Tapo app
In your situation, it's recommended to check if there are automation entries to enable your camera's privacy mode. If not, it's possible that you've accidentally enabled the camera's privacy mode.
Please note that if you share your TP-Link account with other people, they can also log in to the Tapo app to manage your camera. It is recommended that you change the password of your TP-Link account and enable the 2FA feature to protect your TP-Link account.
Best Regards
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thanks for those links, no idea how I had activated privacy, but it's good to know how to control it for future.
Currently, it is in a temporary siting and I have been well impressed with the detection, it's almost like premonition!
When I fix the camera in its permanent site, I will set up some automation rules.
Thanks for explaining.
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@DirtyLilMonkey You are welcome. And thank you for your support of our cameras.
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