How to edit Home and Away Mode for Tapo/Kasa Cameras and Doorbells on the Tapo app

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Recent updates may have expanded access to feature(s) discussed in this FAQ. Visit your product's support page, select the correct hardware version for your device, and check either the Datasheet or the firmware section for the latest improvements added to your product. Please note that product availability varies by region, and certain models may not be available in your region.

Introduction

The Home mode and Away mode are two different sets of Detection, Alarm, and Notification settings for Tapo/Kasa cameras and doorbells. You can tap the button on the Tapo app > Cameras tab to quickly apply the preset settings to your cameras and doorbells when you are home or away.

Important Notes:

The Home/Away mode settings will overwrite the current camera/doorbell detection, alarm and notifications settings.
Different camera and doorbell models may have different Detection, Alarm, and Notification settings in Home/Away mode, refer to the app display for accurate information.
The Home mode and Away mode settings won’t sync if you use different phones to log in to the Tapo app.

Requirement

Download the Tapo app by visiting the Google Play Store, App Store, or by scanning the QR code.

Scan QR code to download Tapo app.

Configuration

Here we take the Home Mode as an example.

Step 1. Go to Tapo app > Cameras page. Tap the Home Mode or Away Mode card to activate the corresponding mode, which will overwrite the current settings of all devices added into the mode.

To edit the Home/Away mode settings, click the three-dot button.

Home Mode and Away Mode card in Tapo app Cameras page.

Step 2. Click Add Devices to add more cameras or doorbells into Home Mode.

To remove a device, tap the Edit icon in the upper‑right corner, select the minus icon next to the device, and then tap Done.

Tap Add Devices to add more devices in Home Mode. Tap the minus icon and remove the device from Home Mode.

Step 3. Select the device you want to edit the mode settings. Here we take Tapo C200 as an example, and you can change the Privacy mode, Detection, Alarm, and Notification settings of the camera.

Tap the device card to edit its mode settings. Edit the privacy mode, detection, alarm, and notification settings for your device.

Take the Detection feature as an example, you can adjust Detection Zones and enable the specific Detection Types you need here.

Edit detection zones and detection types in Detection page.

Step 4. Tap the Back icon in the upper‑left corner of the device page when you finish editing the mode settings. If you want to adjust Home Mode settings for other devices, simply select the device you wish to modify.

Go back to Home mode settings page after editing the settings for one device.

Step 5. After completely presetting the Home or Away Mode settings for all your cameras and doorbells, you can tap the Home mode or Away mode card to change your devices’ settings quickly.

Get to know more details of each function and configuration, please go to Download Center to download the manual of your product.

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How to edit Home and Away Mode for Tapo/Kasa Cameras and Doorbells on the Tapo app

Introduction

Requirement

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