WeMo Smart Video Doorbell, Camera System for Door Ring Home Security, with Apple HomeKit Secure Video and WiFi, 223° FOV, HDR, 2-Way Audio and Night Vision for Maximum Visibility

Clear video pictures, easy to set up. Had to get special transform for it, but worth the effort.

I have used plenty of smart home products, and I usually have a decent experience, but the Wemo Smart Doorbell is hands down one of the worst products I’ve ever dealt with. This thing is a trainwreck from start to finish, and if you’re considering buying it, do yourself a favor and run the other way. Power Kit Nightmare: It Just Doesn’t Work One of the biggest selling points of this doorbell is that it’s supposed to work with your existing chime via a “power kit.” In reality, the power kit is a complete failure. No matter what you do—whether you follow the instructions to the letter, hire an electrician, or sacrifice a goat under a full moon—it simply will not work properly. The chime either doesn’t ring at all, or it makes a faint buzzing noise like it’s dying a slow and painful death. Sometimes, the doorbell completely cuts power to the chime, leaving you with a doorbell that doesn’t actually notify you when someone is at the door. That defeats the entire purpose of a wired doorbell. Unreliable Performance Even if you somehow get past the power kit catastrophe, the doorbell itself is one of the least reliable smart home devices I’ve ever used. The motion detection is wildly inconsistent, sometimes missing people entirely while sending alerts for cars driving down the street. The video feed frequently cuts out, and on multiple occasions, the doorbell just went completely offline for no reason—requiring a full reset to even get it working again. Apple HomeKit Integration? Barely Functional Wemo loves to market this as a premium Apple HomeKit doorbell. In reality, the HomeKit integration is as unstable as the rest of the device. The camera randomly stops responding in the Home app, the chime issues persist, and there are long delays when trying to view the live feed. If you’re an Apple user hoping for a seamless smart home experience, this doorbell will make you regret your decision immediately. Terrible Customer Support You might think, “Well, maybe I can just contact support and get this fixed.” Wrong! Wemo’s support is practically nonexistent. If you somehow get a response, they’ll just tell you to reset the device, check your wiring, or reinstall the app—all things you’ve already done ten times. They have no real solutions for the power kit issue because it’s clearly a fundamental design flaw, not a user error. Overpriced Garbage Considering how expensive this thing is, there is no excuse for it to be this bad. There are plenty of better, cheaper, and actually functional alternatives from brands that actually know how to make a smart doorbell. Wemo completely dropped the ball on this product—it’s unreliable, poorly designed, and an absolute nightmare to install and use. Final Verdict: Avoid at All Costs If you want a smart doorbell that actually works, this is NOT IT. Between the broken power kit, unreliable performance, and abysmal customer support, this product is an absolute waste of money. Do yourself a favor and get literally anything else.

Je ne recommande pas car il se déconnecte tout le temps. Pas fiable

The worst camera bell you could buy. Skip it It has only ever gave us a headache

I initially purchased the WeMo video doorbell when it first came out January 2022 directly from Belkin. The install was much easier than Ring. The video quality was satisfactory but the motion detection works correctly most of the time but is definitely subpar compared to Ring. I also did not like that it did not have color night vision like Ring. Like others, I notice the WeMo would go off-line but only every 6 to 8 months or so for me. I installed it with the wedge to angle it which does improve the motion detection but still could be better. Few weeks ago when I cleaned the surface with alcohol it did leave a white film that I was able to wipe off with tissue. However, it suddenly went dead an hour later. Tried to re-install it a couple times but it didn't work. I ended ordering a new unit from Amazon because I noticed the price had dropped to $89 compared to the initial $250 few years ago. On the day that it shipped from 3rd party with Amazon, I decided to try to reinstall my old unit and somehow it started working again. I suspect the 70% alcohol I used for cleaning likely dripped to the back and did something. The unit continues to work almost two weeks out now. I did finally upgrade the doorbell transformer from 16 VAC/10 VA to 16 VAC/ 30 VA and now it's very responsive and quick loading the video and ringing our mechanical chime has no delay now. I suspect this should also solve the wifi connection going off-line too hopefully. I returned the new unit that I bought from Amazon.

It’s been about a month and the Wemo is fine. Not great, not bad, just fine. I have a pair of HomePods nearby and it hardly ever loses connection. The talkback is very good and I love that it pops up on my Apple TV’s. The face recognition is fine, not great. It does an okay job at recognizing animals, packages, and people. The notifications are pretty good. It does take about 10 seconds to start recording after it detects motion. Sometimes it tells me it detected motion and I see that a package has been delivered without video of it being dropped off. Delivery folks can be pretty quick, but it knows something happened and tells me fairly instantaneously. Video quality is fine and dynamic range is average. My porch lights are on all night, so I’m not sure about the night vision. I like that there’s no subscription fee and that it’s fairly secure and encrypted compared to other systems, that’s why I’ll settle for fine. It was fine enough for me to buy a second Wemo for another entrance. It’s expensive for only being fine, but it seems to be the best native HomeKit solution. I got it slightly discounted and would really have a hard time justifying the full retail price tag to some of the far superior competitors at lower prices. But apparently it’s encrypted unlike some of the others. UPDATE- Subtracting a star because after 3 months, it’s just “kinda fine” now. It’ll frequently miss packages, people, and vehicles- and I have 2 cameras in the same area and both will miss everything. Biggest issue, these cameras need to be reset at least once every 2 weeks. Resetting them means getting out the special mini green torx screwdriver and physically taking the doorbell off and pressing the button on the back and then screwing it back on. I’m kinda over it. The perfect solution would be the ability to reset remotely through the app, but I guess once it loses connection there’s no way to talk to it. I don’t seem to have these issues with my other HomeKit cams, a Logitech and an Eve. Neither has needed a reset yet since installing them on the same network. If I were you I’d probably try something else, but unfortunately this may be the best HomeKit solution available. Update #2 September It won’t ring on my HomePods anymore. Tried restarting everything and re-adding the doorbells, but no ringing on any of my HomePods. Customer support says that they’ll get back to me. I’ll be holding my breath. I found out because my neighbor stopped by and rang the bell and thought we weren’t home. We were home, it’s just our doorbell doesn’t ring🤦🏻‍♂️ subtracting another star. At this point, I would not recommend. Update #3. Added a star. IOS 17 seems to have fixed the frequent disconnections and it now rings on all my HomePods. I don’t think I’ve had to reset it since the new update. Fingers crossed that it now works like it’s supposed to. I think I can recommend this doorbell cam again?