Secure cameras

Keep up with the latest improvements and updates to Philips Hue Secure cameras. We publish release notes with every update so that you can stay up to date on the adjustments we make to this app.

September 30, 2024 
Secure cameras 1.2.24 (842050)

  • Fixed an issue with uploading video clips after privacy mode was reenabled after a reboot.
  • Battery camera now updates its battery status more consistently after reconnecting to Wi-Fi.
  • Adjusted the day/night threshold.
  • Made enabling Bluetooth faster.
  • Adjusted the location of the Hue logo on video clips.
  • Strengthened encryption when communicating the camera’s public IP address.  

Fixed an issue where overlays weren’t showing on live view.
August 20, 2024 
Secure cameras 1.2.21 (801010)

  • Overlays will now appear on every video clip.
  • Updated package detection.
  • Fixed live view timeouts and connection issues.
  • Added Hue logo watermark to live view.
  • Fixed issues with live view showing as mostly black or mostly white.
  • Improved firmware update stability.
  • Increased firmware update speed.
  • Improved firmware update failure reporting.
  • Enabled adding a camera to a different Home without removing it from its existing Home using the ownership card.
  • Fixed events triggered by activity outside of Activity zones.
  • Fixed issues with false alarms or missed detections on battery cameras after they’d been in sleep mode for a long period of time. 
  • Improved video clip response time on battery cameras to ensure camera captures shorter events.
  • Improved Bluetooth connection speed.
  • Made sure battery camera won’t go into sleep mode without turning off Bluetooth
  • Reduce the false events triggered by rain and trees.
  • Improvements in people detection.

May 30, 2024 
Secure cameras 1.2.12 (6583020)

  • Improved the battery camera’s functionality while it’s in sleep mode.
  • Improved the push-to-talk feature during live view.
  • The app now updates the SSID and IP address any time the Wi-Fi SSID has changed.
  • Fixed an issue with motion detection/light behaviors for wired cameras. 
  • Fixed an issue where the camera factory reset if a user removed it from the Bridge.
  • Fixed connection issues during Live view.
  • Improved network connectivity.

February 28, 2024 
Secure cameras 1.2.10 (650010)

  • Fixed an issue where motion events were incorrectly categorized as vehicle events
  • Made Night vision transitions smoother
  • Improved Wi-Fi setup during onboarding
  • Made live view startup times shorter and improved clip capturing
  • Streamlined camera firmware updating process
  • Improved battery camera’s sleep mode
  • Changed the default sensitivity for object detection

December 12, 2023 
Secure cameras 1.2.6 (581000)

  • Improved battery life for cameras that use certain Wi-Fi routers/settings
  • Improved live view 
  • Improved performance and reliability of the system
  • Fixed an issue with onboarding for people outside of US
  • Fixed an issue where live view showed a purple screen
  • Fixed delayed notifications

November 28, 2023
Secure cameras 1.23–1.2.5

  • Introduced a setting to adjust video clip length 
  • Improved livestream startup time and video quality
  • Improved battery life by preventing unnecessary motion triggers 
  • Fixed an issue where video clips weren’t attached to the event in the timeline
  • Fixed an issue where video clips weren’t recorded if the microphone was disabled
  • Fixed an issue where motion just outside an Activity zone would trigger an event
  • Fixed a compatibility issue with a small number of Wi-Fi access points

September 12, 2023 
Secure cameras 1.2.3 (559000)

  • Initial launch. Check back here for future release notes! 
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