User's Guide

2. Swipeuportap ,thenconfigureHomePodsettings.
YoucanassignHomePodtoadifferentroom,addanautomation,createastereopairwithtwo
HomePodspeakersinthesameroom,renameHomePod,turnonaccessibilityfeatures,andmore.
SetupsecuritycamerasinHomeoniPad
YoucanusetheHomeapp toviewvideoactivitycapturedfromyourhomeʼssecuritycameras
whenaperson,animal,orvehicleisdetected.Thevideocapturedbyyourcamerasisprivately
analyzedandencryptedonyourhomehubdevice(HomePod,AppleTV,oriPad)andsecurely
uploadedtoiCloudsothatonlyyouandthoseyoushareitwithcanviewit.SeetheHomeaccessories
websiteforalistofcompatiblesecuritycameras.
Witha200-GBiCloudstorageplan,youcanviewthelast10daysofactivityfromasinglecameraat
noadditionalcost.Youcanswitchtoadifferentcameraatanytime,buttostreamandrecordfrom
morethanonecamera,youmusthavea2-TBplan,whichletsyouviewactivityfromuptofive
cameras.VideocontentdoesnʼtcountagainstyouriClouddatalimit.
Cameraoptions
WhenyouaddacompatiblecameratotheHomeapp,youʼreaskedtochoosestreamingand
recordingoptionsandassignthecameratoaroom.Bydefault,thecameraismarkedasafavorite
andappearsontheHomeScreen.Toeditthosesettingslater,touchandholdthecamerabutton,
thentap toseetheseoptions:
Room:Acameracanbelocatedinaroominsideyourhome,oryoucancreatearoomforan
outsidelocationsuchasyourfrontporchorbackyard.
Notifications:TapNotificationstochoosewhenyouʼllreceiveanotification(atanytimewhen
youʼrenothome,forexample),whenmotionisdetected,orwhenaclipisrecorded.Youcanalso
choosetoallowsnapshotsinnotifications.
Streaming&Recording:OptionsincludeOff,DetectActivity,Stream,andStream&Allow
Recording.
Youcancreateseparatesettingsforwhenyouʼrehomeandwhenyouʼreaway.Forexample,when
youʼrehome,youmightchoosetostopstreamingandrecordingforacamerainsideyourhome,
butcontinuetostreamandrecordfromanoutdoorcamera.
Note:TheHomeappusesthelocationofdevicesbelongingtomembersofthehometoswitch
betweenHomeandAwaymodes.Forexample,whenyouleaveforworkwithyouriPhone,the
cameraswitchesfromtheWhenHomesettingstotheWhenAwaysettings.
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