TP-Link Tapo

Notifications to device keeps stopping working. They show in the app history as being sent, but they are not sent to the device. This keeps happening randomly. I turn off and on the notifications permissions and eventually it works again. But it's annoying and it doesn't make sense. Update: same thing happening with the doorbell call feature, it's not calling my phone unless the app is open.

After using this for a year, I have just two complaints. If you ever have to reinstall the app, it **does not automatically restore your account setup**. For ex when my app froze and I had to delete and reinstall it, none of my cameras reconnected. I had to manually add every single one back in. Extremely frustrating, esp while away from home. The cameras themselves are excellent,but the app can be a bit inconvenient. Would be great if it was compatible with tablet

Overall great tool to use to keep an eye on the house. App controls are easy to figure out, even without a manual. Set up was easy and quick. Camera controls are quick and responsive. Two way communication works great. Only issue I found was with the preset positions that you can set up. Sometimes the images associated with a particular camera show up on a different camera. Example, my kitchen camera preset for the front door shows up in the living room as a preset position.