Over the years, small app-based home cameras have grown in popularity, and there are now many competing offerings from companies such as Blink, Google, Arlo, and Ring. The appeal of these cameras is understandable, as they can work well for many home users, being compact, unobtrusive and easy to set up. However, they come with significant disadvantages, the most notable being that they will generally only work with the manufacturer-provided apps, thereby forcing users to purchase ongoing subscriptions for more than just basic functionality. This unfortunately means that most of these cameras will not work with our macOS CCTV software SecuritySpy.

Google’s Nest cameras are a popular option, and until recently it was difficult to link them up to SecuritySpy. However, this has all changed with new functionality built into the Starling Hub. Continue reading →