Security cameras have always been the Ugly Duckling, to call them in some way, HomeKit, since they do not offer us the same features as other types of devices, due to their functionality. Apple, know of that condition, he wanted to knock on the table and during WWDC 2019 it announced a new feature for security cameras.
Apple introduced Secure Video Homekit, a cloud storage system for all compatible camera recordings. Apple makes available to us 200 GB for free, with which we can store up to 10 days of recordings, without having to contract the storage services offered by the manufacturers.
One of the three manufacturers that will initially be compatible with this free service from Apple is Logitech, best known for its gaming keyboards, mice and headphones. As we can read in the photo of the Logitech community, lThe company claims that HomeKit Secure Video will be supported with the Circle 2, a surveillance camera that was launched on the market last year and that we analyzed in Actualidad iPhone.
That will be possible thanks to the firmware update that the French company plans to launch before the end of the year, probably for September / October, which will be when the version of iOS 13 is released in addition to the rest of the operating systems for Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV.
In order to take advantage of this opportunity that Apple offers us, it is necessary that let's have 200 GB in iCloud for a camera. If the number of cameras is 5, the storage plan must be 2 TB.
The Logitech Circle 2 is currently priced at € 144 on Amazon for the wired version and 186 for the Wi-Fi version. We also have at our disposal a pack of 2 wireless cameras and a rechargeable battery for 479 euros.
- Logitech Circle 2 - Indoor or Outdoor Wired Home Security Camera
- Logitech Circle 2 - Wireless Home Security Camera System
