App screens
All aspects of your Wemo Doorbell are controlled using the Apple Home app. The following will guide you through the different areas of the Home App.
The main Home screen
The main Home screen is the jumping off point of the Home App. From here, you will see any devices you have tagged as favorites for quick access. You can jump to any room using the bottom navigation bar or the house icon at top.
- Home icon - This is the current part of your Home you are viewing. Tap on this to view a list of rooms.
- Favorite Accessories - These are your favorite accessories. You can mark accessories as favorites for quick access in the Home app.
- Favorite Scenes - This is a list of your favorite Scenes. Scenes are automations you can have your devices perform.
- Navigation bar - This is the navigation bar of the Home app.
Room view
Rooms allow you to break up where your devices are located throughout your home. They allow you to view the individual devices. Taping on a device's tile will bring up a full view of it.
- Top section - The top part of the screen will show the name of the Room you are viewing. In the example above, Front Porch is the Room's name.
- Cameras - Devices in this room will be listed here. For camera devices like the Wemo Doorbell, you will see a still image snapshot of what it was seeing at the time you refreshed the room.
NOTE: The time since the last refresh is listed at the bottom right corner.
Doorbell viewing screen
The Doorbell view screen brings up controls and a live video feed of what your doorbell is seeing and hearing at that moment. From here you can see the current video feed, use the Two-way Communication feature, review saved clips, and access the doorbell settings.
- Top section - The X icon closes the live view, the middle icon resizes the live view window, and the gear icon opens the Doorbell settings screen.
- Doorbell video feed - It shows the video feed from your doorbell.
- Video timeline - If you have recording enabled, you will see recorded clips here. If you are viewing a live feed, the LIVE icon will turn orange.
- Speaker icon - This controls the video feed volume from your doorbell.
NOTE: The Wemo Doorbell features Two-way Communication. When viewing a live feed, you can tap on the Talk icon to communicate with the person at the door.
Doorbell settings screen
The doorbell settings screen is accessed from the viewing screen by tapping on the gear icon. It contains settings and product information for your doorbell.
- Top section - The x icon takes you back to the live video feed.
- Name - In the example above, Wemo Doorbell Camera is the name of the doorbell. Tapping on this allows you to change your Wemo Doorbell's name.
- Middle section - You can change the room your Wemo Doorbell is in and set it as a favorite device.
- Add Automation - This lets you create new automations.
- Notifications - This allows you to enable or disable notifications.
- Chime Doorbell - This lets you enable or disable the ringing of your chime (only for devices running iOS 14 or later).
- Recording Options - Allows you to change recording options on your Wemo Doorbell.
- Face Recognition - Allows you to change facial recognition setting on your Wemo Doorbell.
- Select Activity Zones - Lets you define custom motion sensing zones for your Wemo Doorbell.
- Camera Status Light - Turns the status light ON or OFF.
- Hardware and Software information - This shows the serial number and firmware version of your Wemo Doorbell.
- Remove Camera from Home - This removes a Wemo Doorbell from your Home (not a factory restore).
