Apple iOS 15 tips and tricks: How to set up notification alert on a home security camera with Home

You can use the Home app to view video activity captured by your home’s HomeKit Secure Video cameras when a person, animal, vehicle, or package delivery is detected. You can set your security camera to send notifications every time it detects any movement.  In this article, we will tell you how to set a notification alert on your home security camera in the Home app on an iPhone.

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What is the Home app?

The Home app helps you to securely control and automate HomeKit-enabled accessories, such as lights, smart TVs, and thermostats.

When you set up supported security cameras, you can capture video, and receive a notification when a camera recognizes someone at your door or when a package is left at the door. You can also open a compatible lock with a home key, group multiple speakers to play the same audio, and send and receive Intercom messages on supported devices. With Home, you can control any Works with Apple HomeKit accessory using iPhone.

How to set up Notifications:

Step1: In the Home app, tap the Homes and Home Settings button, then tap Home Settings.

Step2: Tap Cameras & Doorbells.

Step3: Tap the camera for which you’d like to configure notifications.

Step4: Tap Notifications, then turn on Activity Notifications.

You can choose to receive notifications based on these factors:

• The time of day
• When someone is or isn’t home
• When a clip is recorded
• When any or a specific motion is detected

When you choose a specific motion, you receive a notification when the camera detects people, animals, or vehicles, or when a package is delivered. For a package to be detected, it must be within the camera’s view after delivery.

Tip: Choosing a specific motion, rather than any motion, results in fewer clips (and fewer clip notifications) and fewer videos to review. For example, if you choose to detect people, your camera doesn’t capture the movement of leaves on a tree or a squirrel leaping from branch to branch.