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Open sevatrofimov opened this issue 4 years ago • 13 comments

I have lock button (HTTPLock) in the same room with homebridge-videodoorbell . But it does not occur below of video. Why?

sevatrofimov avatar May 08 '20 13:05 sevatrofimov

Only motion sensor will show camera notification automatically but button you will have to set automatization by your self.

toshibochan avatar May 08 '20 15:05 toshibochan

it is in the project description:

If the same (HomeKit) room containing this camera also has a Lock mechanism accessory, the notification will show a working UNLOCK button. HomeKit/iOS will link them together automatically when they are in the same room.

I have homebridge-videodoorbell camera accessory with motion sensor and lock button in the same room. Push notification working. But there is no UNLOCK button.

sevatrofimov avatar May 08 '20 16:05 sevatrofimov

It was working when I wrote this plugin but there are a lot changes in homekit since then. Maybe it is just not supported anymore.

Samfox2 avatar May 08 '20 17:05 Samfox2

Just wanted to leave a comment. Seems like its not sending a snapshot reliably when the door bell is triggered. I just get a notification that the doorbell rang. Sometimes I do see a snapshot, and am able to see the Lock accessory thats in the same room as the doorbell camera.

Danimal4326 avatar May 20 '20 05:05 Danimal4326

It seems like a problem with your setup. If the cam reacts too slow homekit sends only a notification without a snapshot. You could try reducing the resolution or use the stillImageSource.

Samfox2 avatar May 20 '20 06:05 Samfox2

Actually I just caught the issue in my setup before I saw this. I had the wrong rtsp URL for my stillImageSource. Once I fixed that, it seems to be working great. Thanks!

Now to figure out how to get a doorbell notification from my analog video doorbell.....

Danimal4326 avatar May 28 '20 17:05 Danimal4326

I am also having trouble getting the unlock button to appear. I have linked a separate doorbell sensor to the video doorbell, so the notification pops up with no problem when I press the doorbell button. However, the door lock is in the same room in Homekit and it doesn't show up with the notification as an "unlock" button.

Nomar383 avatar Jun 30 '20 21:06 Nomar383

It was working when I wrote this plugin but there are a lot changes in homekit since then. Maybe it is just not supported anymore.

Do you have any plans to fix this?

Dvorf avatar Dec 08 '20 14:12 Dvorf

I do not know if I actually can fix it from my side but I will have a look at it.

Samfox2 avatar Dec 08 '20 16:12 Samfox2

I am also having trouble getting the unlock button to appear. I have linked a separate doorbell sensor to the video doorbell, so the notification pops up with no problem when I press the doorbell button. However, the door lock is in the same room in Homekit and it doesn't show up with the notification as an "unlock" button.

Does the lock show up when you tap the "Nearby Accessories" button when viewing the camera from within the home app itself? If not try adding it and see if it shows up in the preview?

durosity avatar Dec 08 '20 16:12 durosity

I've switched to the homebridge-camera-ffmpeg plugin, since I'm using it for other cameras already. They have added a doorbell option to the settings there. It has been working well for me.

Danimal4326 avatar Dec 08 '20 16:12 Danimal4326

Hello all, I have the same problem that there is no Unlock button. Maybe Apple has changed something here. I have attached a few pictures. This is how it currently looks for me. IMG_0896 IMG_0895

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domeOo avatar Dec 17 '20 03:12 domeOo

Seems to be there are some Homekit UI Changes and there no way to see Unlock button on preview right?

vitaliy-kozlov avatar Jan 29 '21 12:01 vitaliy-kozlov