What Camera Features Are Available in the Tapo and Home Apps

With a HomeKit-enabled device, you can set up and easily control your HomeKit-compatible Tapo Devices from your iPhone or iPad. To control a Tapo device in the Home app, we must follow Apple guidelines for the protocol. As a result, some features available in the Tapo App may be missing in the Apple Home App.

Below, you can find a brief overview of the difference in camera features and functionality between the two platforms:

Feature		Tapo App	Home App
Video Quality	Resolution: 720P	Yes	Yes
	Resolution: Higher than 1080P	Yes	No* *Max. resolution:1080P
	Switch Video Quality	Yes	No
Pan & Tilt Control* (Tapo C225/TC73 V2.0) *For pan/tilt cameras only.		Yes	No
Microphone/Speaker	Adjust Volume	Yes	No
Microphone/Speaker	Mute	Yes	No
Privacy Mode	Enable/Disable Privacy Mode	Yes	No* *Have to manually press the physical Privacy Button to disable.
Privacy Mode	Privacy Zones	Yes	No
Invert Image		Yes	No
Status LED On/Off		Yes	Yes
Night Mode	Turn on/off Night Mode	Yes	Yes
Night Mode	Set Night Vision Distance	Yes	No
Detection* *The Tapo and Home apps use different algorithms to detect movement.	Motion Detection	Yes	Yes* *Does nott support motion detection sensitivity adjustment.
	AI Detection	Yes	Yes* *Limited to Person/Pet/Vehicle/Package Detection. Analyzed by a home hub.
Alerts	Camera Alarm	Yes	No
Activity Notifications* *Different detection types result in inconsistent numbers of notifications from the Tapo and Home apps.	Turn on/off Activity Notifications	Yes	Yes
	Activity Type	Yes	Yes
	Enable/Disable Rich Notifications	Yes	Yes
	Select Send Time	Yes	Yes

Please Let Us Know if you Discover and Features from the Tapo App that Are Not Availabe in Apple Home.

What Camera Features Are Available in the Tapo and Home Apps

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