Question

Sorry if this has been asked before. But if you have a paid subscription, does it significantly help battery life on the cameras?  

Answer 1

From my experience, no.  

Comments

@cookbook42 I was hoping with the cameras being able to differentiate between animals/leaves and people it might help. Thanks for the feedback

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@disloyal6046 the camera still records on motion if its armed. But you dont get tons of notifications unless you want them for all motion, animals, vehicles etc. So really it saves your phone battery from not getting so many notifications.  

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@locule6011 ohhhhh. Good lord, there is so much I don’t know. Thanks for that info!  

Answer 2

So you have to pay the subscription to have access to more settings?  

Comments

@ladon only if you have a pro series system

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@hornblende4 as in the pro 2?  

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@ladon there is a Arlo pro, pro 2, pro 3 and ultra. All required a Smart notification subscription for more features. Pro 3 and Ultra requires Smart Subscription to get recordings.  

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Thank you very much