I’d like to share a suggestion that could greatly improve the reliability of the Tapo H200 Hub and the overall Tapo ecosystem, especially during internet outages.

At the moment, when the internet goes down, the H200 Hub loses accurate time, which causes connected Wi-Fi cameras to fall out of sync. This leads to failed recordings on the hub due to incorrect timestamps. This issue does not occur when cameras record to their internal SD cards, since they maintain their own time locally.

To address this, I’d like to propose two possible solutions:

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1. Add a Replaceable Backup Battery in the Tapo H200 Hub

A small, replaceable battery cell (similar to what is used in clocks or motherboards) would allow the hub to keep time even when offline. This would ensure cameras can continue syncing their clocks with the hub, preventing recording disruptions.

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2. Introduce a New Tapo Device: A Battery-Powered Display Clock

Alternatively, Tapo could introduce a new device with a small screen that shows:

Date & time

Temperature

Humidity

This device would function similarly to the Tapo hygrometer, but with built-in timekeeping capability.

How it would work:

When internet is available, the device automatically sets its time accurately.

During an internet outage, the hub can request the correct time from this device.

All Tapo devices on the same Wi-Fi network could then sync their time through the hub.

Once the internet is restored, the display clock can adjust for any drift and re-sync itself again.

This would provide a reliable offline time source for the entire Tapo system and significantly improve the performance of hub-based camera recording.

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I believe this enhancement would greatly benefit users who rely on Tapo for security and monitoring.