What Camera Features Are Available in the Tapo and Home Apps
40965 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:
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Feature |
Tapo App |
Home App |
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Video Quality |
Resolution: 720P |
Yes |
Yes |
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Resolution: Higher than 1080P |
Yes |
No* *Max. resolution:1080P |
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Switch Video Quality |
Yes |
No |
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Pan & Tilt Control* (Tapo C225/TC73 V2.0) |
Yes |
No |
|
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Microphone/Speaker |
Adjust Volume |
Yes |
No |
|
Mute |
Yes |
No |
|
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Privacy Mode |
Enable/Disable Privacy Mode |
Yes |
No* *Have to manually press the physical Privacy Button to disable. |
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Privacy Zones |
Yes |
No |
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Invert Image |
Yes |
No |
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Status LED On/Off |
Yes |
Yes |
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Night Mode |
Turn on/off Night Mode |
Yes |
Yes |
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Set Night Vision Distance |
Yes |
No |
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Detection* *The Tapo and Home apps use different algorithms to detect movement. |
Motion Detection |
Yes |
Yes* *Does nott support motion detection sensitivity adjustment. |
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AI Detection |
Yes |
Yes* *Limited to Person/Pet/Vehicle/Package Detection. Analyzed by a home hub. |
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Alerts |
Camera Alarm |
Yes |
No |
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Activity Notifications* *Different detection types result in inconsistent numbers of notifications from the Tapo and Home apps. |
Turn on/off Activity Notifications |
Yes |
Yes |
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Activity Type |
Yes |
Yes |
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Enable/Disable Rich Notifications |
Yes |
Yes |
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Select Send Time |
Yes |
Yes |
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Please Let Us Know if you Discover and Features from the Tapo App that Are Not Availabe in Apple Home.
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