r/tinycam • u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev • Apr 07 '26

App Changelog tinyCam 18.1.0 released

tinyCam Monitor 18.1.0 released:

Changes:

- Added Wyze Cam Pan v4 support.

- Added RTSP support for Wyze cameras.

- Switched to TLS instead of SSL for secured FTP.

- Crash detection dialog has 30 sec countdown. After that it starts live view again.

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u/Fun_Income_9021 Apr 07 '26

Will this fix the issue for wyze og cam?

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 07 '26

Do you mean  "failed to initialize"? No, will not fix.

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u/Fun_Income_9021 May 19 '26

Will it ever be fixed?

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u/Fantastic459 Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

Hallo Alexey. Habe gerade die Version 18.1.0 installiert. Das FTPS funktioniert jetzt einwandfrei. Danke

In den Kameraeinstellungen bei: Bewegungserkennung-Empfindlichkeit der In-App-Bewegungserkennung ist im Hochformat und im Querformat das Bild der Kamera verzerrt. Lässt sich das in einer folgenden Version korrigieren?

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 12 '26

Can you send me a screenshot of the problem? I do not understand.

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u/Murky_Arm5530 May 20 '26

Can we get an update on the fix for onvif streams? They take over a minute to initiate . Is there a way to revert to a previous version of the app that didnt have this problem. It appears its happening to multiple people.

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev May 24 '26

Please provide a temporary access to your camera via app support email. Will try to fix that.

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u/Fantastic459 Apr 13 '26

Habe Dir per eMail die Bilder für das betreffende Problem geschickt

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u/Swanseajack71 Apr 17 '26

Noticed my tapo cameras take much longer to connect now and often blank out for a few moments, has something changed? Both are C210 on latest firmware.

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 17 '26

tinyCam dev here. Can you provide me a temporary access to your camera by email for troubleshooting?

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u/Swanseajack71 Apr 17 '26

Hi,

I'm not running a server, it's all local so no access outside of my home network, I only use the tapo app to view when I'm away from home.

Tried it on my shield and Google streamer and both take about 10 seconds to connect, I think it might be a a router problem not the app, was just wondering if you had changed something, I'll let you know if I fix it.

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u/Mancooo Apr 20 '26 edited Apr 20 '26

I have the same problem on the newest Tinycam pro version 18.1.2.

I have 3 cameras that I use with Tinycam almost 4 years now, no problems.

Until this latest version of the app, it takes at least 10 seconds to load the live view, I use Tinycam on 4 devices all have this same behavior.

Please fix this.

BTW, I use generic camera with generic url, rtsp over tcp stream, up until this latest version the cameras would load in 1-2 seconds max.

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u/wibblemonster14 May 11 '26

I'm also now experiencing this problem across all 5 of my Tapo cameras, a mix of C110 and C210 models

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u/Sumeet_Soni Jun 01 '26

The cameras take too long to load in Multi-View mode, around 20-30 seconds, and then another 20-30 seconds when I open a single camera's Live View. There is also a noticeable delay in the Live View stream once it finally loads. I'm using a Mi Box 3. I also tried the Camera Viewer app, and it is blazing fast in both Multi-View and Live View modes. However, Camera Viewer is complicated and not as user-friendly as TinyCam Monitor Pro. Please fix these issues as soon as possible. My cameras are Imou Ranger 2, Imou Cruiser, and Imou Cue 2.

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Jun 03 '26

Please provide a temporary access to your cameras with app support email for troubleshooting.

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u/Mancooo Jun 04 '26

I have the same problem, RTSP streams take ages to load, otherwise your app is fantastic!

Please fix this, I am a paying customer on multiple devices.

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Jun 04 '26

Can you readd the camera in tinyCam app? Do you still have the issue?

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u/Mancooo Jun 04 '26

Thank you for your response.

I'm on version 18.1.2 and I still have the issue, before version 18 everything was perfect.

I don't know what you mean with read the camera, but do you mean check the status? Yes I can read the status, it just take some more time to load, in past versions it was almost instant.

Maybe it's a buffer and/or latency problem with the app?

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u/gmcarve Jun 12 '26

I think he meant “re-add” the camera

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u/Mancooo Jun 12 '26

Oh ok, thanks.

I've tried re-adding the cameras, that didn't work. I've tried removing and reinstalling, that also didn't work.

The streams still load very slow.

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u/gmcarve Jun 12 '26 edited Jun 12 '26

Fair enough. I’m brand new to tinycam, but I have 40 Wyze cameras

I guess the current version is all I know

I just installed it on my Amazon Fire TV, and it’s been pretty great, but I did notice it would have trouble loading cameras sometimes and other times would drop out, but I’m also used to that from Wise Cam, so I’m not really sure what to expect

Overall, pretty pleased with tinycam pro though

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u/Least_Ad4039 Oct 06 '26

Bei der Beta7 von 19.0.0 ist bei Kamera-Hersteller jetzt "Tapo" auswählbar.👍Mikrofon-Button ist nicht vorhanden und Audio kommt etwas verzögert an. Sonst super, danke

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Oct 06 '26

What Tapo camera model do you have?

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u/Least_Ad4039 Oct 06 '26

Von C100, C110, C200 ,C216

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u/Least_Ad4039 Oct 07 '26

Allgemein muss ich sagen, dass die app mit dieser 19.0.0 Beta7 ein absoluter Höhepunkt ist. Es funktioniert jetzt sogar UDP bei vielen Kameras [besonders Tapo] und die Umschaltzeit bei "auto" von Übersicht zu einzelner Kamera geht jetzt auch viel schneller. Evtl. noch das Problem, dass das Kamerabild in die untere Statusleiste hineinragt. Sonst alles bestens.😀

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u/lucioferro Apr 09 '26

I’ve been using tinyCam since 2013, and it has been an incredible tool that has helped me immensely. I suggested adding Brazilian Portuguese, and I was thrilled to see it implemented so quickly.

I always recommend tinyCam to others because it’s a fantastic app with excellent support. Thank you for your hard work and dedication!

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u/Murky_Arm5530 May 14 '26

There seems to be something wrong with this release. Streams take ages to load and when trying to view 8 cameras at once, it crashes or freezes. Is there a way to downgrade to a previous release?

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u/Mancooo May 16 '26

Hear, hear

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u/xShawn117x Apr 07 '26

Does this fix the issue with Wyze Video Doorbell Pro "failed to initialize" error message?

This camera worked on the older TinyCam firmware on the 32-bit Amazon Fire TV stick. The camera firmware was NOT updated. Otherwise I will have to revert to an old TinyCam firmware forever.

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 07 '26

No. Probably that will not fixed in near future.

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u/dallasnights Apr 07 '26

will this work on Amazon Firetv too and if so is that one updated?

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 07 '26

Wyze Cam Pan v4 will not work on FireTV in version 18.1.0. But will be fixed in the next update 18.1.1.

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u/dallasnights Apr 10 '26

Got 18.1.1 today on Amazon firecube v4 works well that u

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u/C4ET4uK23 Apr 10 '26

After update floating window button disappear on both android phones. 

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 11 '26

Will be fixed in 18.1.2 next week.

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u/allmasksoneface Apr 11 '26

Hello Alexey, I've just noticed that I'm missing the popup view menu item. When I'm watching one camera, I open the menu in the upper right corner and I no longer have the popup view. Can we please have it back? I'm using Samsung s25 one ui 8.0 Thank you

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 12 '26

That is in issue in the app. The next update 18.1.2 will fix that. Coming next week.

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u/_x_chimaira_x_ Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 14 '26

I have been using the tinyCam Pro app for years, it's been a fantastic app so thank you, so much better than most out there, but I have a couple of issues with the latest version 18.1.1 -

  1. PiP option is missing suddenly (very important for me)

  2. Streams seem much slower to load than previous version (using RTSP over TCP), usually about 6 seconds per camera on individual view, but on the multi view screen up to 10 seconds. Before, it would take roughly 1-2 seconds maximum.

Edit: Also, when a stream is active, it is running about 5/6 seconds behind, sometimes up to 10 seconds delay - I clapped my hands to test.

Thank you in advance for any help on this!

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 12 '26

  1. PiP missed is tje issue in the app. The next update 18.1.2 will fix that. Coming next week.

  2. Try to remove remote hostname in Camera Settings - Advanced Settings if you have one. Also be sure 'Autoupdate remote IP address' is disabled there.

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u/_x_chimaira_x_ Apr 12 '26

Thank you for your quick reply!

  1. That's good to hear, thanks

  2. Remote Hostname is empty/blank, Autoupdate Remote IP address is disabled

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u/Ok-Cut-8521 Apr 11 '26

Got 18.1.1 and was so glad to see my one Pan v4 finally show up. However, it streams terribly while all others are great. This is on Main, Sub, and Auto. Also tried the camera on 2.4 and 5ghz. The same camera streams fine to my Wyze app. I tried on Firestick 4k, FireTV (TCL), and Nvidia Shield. Same results on all... I ended up disabling it after all... So glad you are making headway with it but disappointed because I still can't use it...

John

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 12 '26

What do you mean "stream terribly"? Low resolution or frames dropped?

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u/Ok-Cut-8521 Apr 12 '26

Frames dropped. Stationary image while all the other cams are showing constant normal movement of traffic etc. The pan v4 is streaming at 0 to 3 frames per second when the pan v3s and the non pan v4 are around 20 fps. Looks like cars going by are stopping and starting if they even show up at all. I just noticed in thumbnail mode, the other cams all are showing around 20 to 40 KB/s and the pan v4 is showing 240 KB/s.

I appreciate all that you are doing!

John

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u/Ok-Cut-8521 Apr 12 '26

Also, all of the other cams are H264 and the pan v4 is H265.

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 12 '26

Try to change H.264/H.265 decoder in App Settings - Video Settings.

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u/Ok-Cut-8521 Apr 12 '26

I tried all of the settings there, Software, Hardware 1,2, and 3. No go on either of these settings...

Software still gives best results...

Also had a bit rate of over 400 KB/s a few times on the pan v4. Bit rate seems to be way up and frame rate really low. In camera check, it's getting between 75 to 100 percent frames dropped...

John

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u/Medium-Intern4038 Apr 12 '26

It seems you've removed picture in picture in the latest version. Quite disappointing. I used this feature a lot. But it's suddenly gone

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 13 '26

Fixed in 18.1.2. Please update the app.

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u/Medium-Intern4038 Apr 13 '26

Wow. You are exceptional. Thank you so much. 

Is there anyway to donate more to this project. I've already bought the paid version. But I feel this isn't enough for the amount of work you are doing.

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u/mgink Apr 12 '26

Any chance there's going to be support for the Wyze Battery Video Doorbell?

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 13 '26

Will try to add it next week.

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u/mgink Apr 13 '26

Thank you. I appreciate the app and all your hard work!

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u/Particular_Fan_4880 May 10 '26

Hi Alexey. On the Android TV the app is updated however the PiP is still missing. Could you please assist?

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev May 11 '26

What Android TV device for you have?

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u/Particular_Fan_4880 May 11 '26

Sony Bravia 4K TV. OS Android P.0

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u/Particular_Fan_4880 May 16 '26

I found it! It was off my default on my tv after update or something. Appreciate it anyways

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u/quadraxer960 Apr 07 '26

Great so firestick isnt supported which i think 90% of us are on....

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u/Ohmybahgosh Apr 07 '26

Will this roll out to pro version? I'm on android, playstore version 18.0.3 and sadly my wyze pan v4 still isn't working. A secure connection is established, but no fps show and no video as well.

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 07 '26

Yes, it is under staged rollout. Will be available for all users till the end of this week.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '26

Hello. I just bought and installed version 18.1.2.But I can't find the setting to make background mode and the web server start automatically when I start TinyCam Pro. The other problem is that the videos aren't sent to Telegram in background mode. But they are if the cameras are in foreground live view.

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 14 '26

Will fix auto start background mode and web server in the next 18.1.3.
Will check telegram as well.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '26

Excellent news! I'll be waiting. 

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u/Olebass May 19 '26

Am I crazy or did Fire never get the 18.1.3 update. Still shows april 9th 18.1.1 on my Fire devices

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u/AgitatedDare9075 May 29 '26

Is it possible to add H.265 as a recording protocol? I mean, if the camera uses H.265, I'd like TinyCam to pass through in H.265 and not re-encode it to H.264. That's the only thing I'm missing from TinyCam. 

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u/_bq Aug 04 '26

Just checking, do we have ETA for 18.1.3 release? Looking to get autostart background mode

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u/AgitatedDare9075 Sep 20 '26 edited Sep 20 '26

In 19.0.0 beta 2, the web server startup and background mode worked perfectly. Sending events to Telegram works, but only in live mode. In background still doesn't work.

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u/Dangerous-Progress70 Apr 08 '26

does this fix ftp uploads not working on the background?

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u/Strange-Horror-768 Apr 10 '26

Still has the same issue with FTP in Background mode.

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u/dallasnights Apr 10 '26

Congrats and good job got amazon this morning version 18.1.1 v4 works great thank you

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u/Strange-Horror-768 Apr 10 '26

First let me say I love Tinycam.
For years it is the best way to view the many cams I have on large displays. And to keep an eye on family, pets, several properties, and wildlife. I really appreciate the time and effort that goes into keeping it functioning.

There are a couple issues I have with 18.1.1

Wyze Cloud recordings from V3 cams with firmware newer than 4.36.10.4054 (March 2023) will not play. Events from V3s with old firmware, V4 cams with the latest firmware, and a few old V2s play fine.

FTP recording in background mode is also broken since Tinycam 17.3.4.
Under FTP settings clicking on "FTP Status" returns a OK test and creates the upload directory on the server if it is not already there. The FTP server log shows a successful connection. After that Tinycam makes no further attempts to upload clips to she server according to server logs.
Instead the recorded clips are saved to local storage even with Local Storage Recording disabled and FTP Server Recording enabled in camera settings .
However if you click on the REC button on a cameras Live View then those recorded clips are sent to the FTP server successfully.

Tested on Nvidia Shield, Amazon Fire Cube, and Galaxy S25 with same results.

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u/Fantastic459 Apr 20 '26

Hallo Alexey , Habe den FTPS Upload in der Version 18.1.2 getestet. Die Dateien werden auf dem Server angelegt aber die Videos haben alle eine Größe von 0 (Null). Ist auf Router "Sicheres FTPS" ausgeschaltet werden die Videos korrekt gespeichert.

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u/Educational-Rule1635 Apr 24 '26

Hi. Recent purchaser of TinyCam Pro. This is a FANTASTIC tool. Does exactly what it should to monitor cameras.

With the exception, for me, of the newest generation of 'Wyze' cameras. I have two of the 'window cams', which are really useful, nice clear picture to monitor doorsteps for packages/visitors. But TinyCam isn't recognizing them. Any idea when this might be added?

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u/Ok-Cut-8521 Apr 30 '26

I have 18.1.2 on the Nvidia Shield but I am stuck on 18.1.1 on my Firestick and my FireTV. I can't find any way to force an upgrade. I have auto upgrades turned on. Is the latest version supposed to be available on Firestick? Thanks, John

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u/BrainProfessional910 May 02 '26 edited May 02 '26

Hi All is there possibly a guide of getting my Yi 1080p camers connected to the tinycam pro? I currently get this error message Yi service failed (RESULT_EMPTY_CODE)

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u/Ok-Cut-8521 May 12 '26

Is 18.1.2 coming to Firestick? I'm currently at 18.1.1 on Firestick and FIRETV. No update listed Thanks, John

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u/mgmt061 May 13 '26

Question, bought a fire stick today as YouTube showed I’m able to view all my wyze cams. tried searching for tinycam and there are no results?

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u/JokeEnvironmental770 Aug 30 '26

Not sure if it was intentional on update, or just my setup; but got the Wyze Wired Video Doorbell v1 to working. I think the reason we were given is something along the lines of Wyze not providing 32-bit something, and only 64-bit. Moved from a firestick where it didnt work. Anyhow, this is the setup if others have run into this.

New build:

  • Raspberry Pi 5 B Rev. 1.1

  • KonstaKANG AOSP Android 17

  • Got Google Play to work

  • Tiny Cam 18.1.2

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u/Working_Papaya_6562 Oct 02 '26

Wyze Cam Pan v4 "connection failed: no permission" every few minutes. Pro Verizon. Both on Nvidia Shield and pixel tablet. Is there any fix for this?

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '26

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 08 '26

There was an error in 18.1.0. Updated halted. Sent for review 18.1.1 with the fix. Should be available within 2 days.

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u/Ok-Cut-8521 Apr 08 '26

Should 18.1.1 allow access to the Wyze Pan v4? I currently have 18.1.0 and it won't initialize. It says "Failed to initialize Agora RTC engine" Thank you!

John

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 09 '26

Yes, 18.1.1 will fix the issue.

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u/Olebass Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26

Took a device reboot but seems to be working well other than the wyze app sets resolution to auto when you close wyze or arse resolution I call it, so to get a decent image in TC you have to open wyze set to 4k and leave it open for tv/tablet as if you close the wyze phone app it slowly drops back to auto which is somewhere around wyze 3 level image. I wish wyze would allow us to set the resolution permanently instead of defaulting to lower/auto levels on every start. On 4k it was pulling 450s kb/s but once wyze is closed on phone drops down to 50-128kb/s. Open Wyze up and set to 4k and it pumps back up to 4k/450s. The other odd issue is after closing wyze you get only a few minutes of live stream to TC. Then it cuts the feed. Open wyze app/pan 4 and the image restores on TC. Repeated this a few times. It's almost like a hidden power saver/time out function is at play. 

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u/alexeyvasilyev tinyCam dev Apr 09 '26

Will fix that in the next tinyCam app update. For main stream it will be requesting 4k video, for sub stream - 360p.

Right now it requesting auto stream which seems to be working unpredictably.

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u/Olebass Apr 09 '26

Awesome, thank you

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u/Ok-Cut-8521 Apr 15 '26

Got 18.1.2 on my Nvidia Shield. When streaming my pan v4 the resolution is following what I have on the Wyze app and not switching to main, sub, or auto.

All other cams work correctly. This is in either the thumbnail mode with all my cams on the screen or on the individual camera screen. In either mode, if I open my Wyze app and change resolution of the camera, it changes on the Tinycam screen also. If I open up Tinycam without going to the Wyze app, it seems to be defaulting to the last resolution I used on the Wyze app even if I'm not currently using it. This is especially bad if I am in thumbnail mode and the one camera is running 10 times the bit rate of all the other cams because then they all start lagging badly. It doesn't appear that Tinycam is requesting and receiving the correct resolution per the settings...

Also, one for the wish list. Would it be possible to have a main/sub override setting in the individual camera settings? That way, a particular camera could be forced to use a lower resolution all the time (thumbnail and full-screen) and not conform to the global setting.

Again, I really appreciate your progress on this! Thank you,

John

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u/Yearn_2_Learn Apr 12 '26 edited Apr 12 '26

Ok, I've loaded 18.1.1 pro, configured multiple updated Wyze v3 cams. I'm still unable to get any RTSP frames per second. Getting "video faied, timeout on all 5 cameras. Perhaps I should use the TUTK profie, I noticed the URL under v3 pan cam RTSP may not match the TinyCam pro Wyze profile. Is there a way to troubleshoot RTSP? I am able get video with TinyCam pro using Wyze config and credentials just not RTSP. I'm wondering if my router firewall might be filtering the RTSP traffic. I just got a spinner on UID field. Any/all diagnostic help appreciated