Caution
READ THIS BEFORE UPDATING
This is not an update to the plugin you already have. It is a new plugin that replaces it.
1. Check your Homebridge and Node versions first
You need Homebridge 2 and Node.js 24.5.0 or newer. On anything older this plugin simply will
not start.
2. Your current cameras and sensors will not carry over
The new plugin creates its own accessories in the Home app. The ones you have now stay behind as
"not responding" and you delete them yourself.
3. You will have to redo your rooms, names and automations
Once. Any automation using a eufy camera, sensor, lock or light will need to be pointed at the new
accessory. Take a screenshot of your automations before you start.
4. Your existing eufy settings are not reused
You set the plugin up again from scratch: log in, and configure it in the Homebridge UI.
5. Back up before you touch anything
In the Homebridge UI: Backup / Restore → Download Backup.
6. If your home depends on this working, wait a little
Version 4.7.2 still works today and is not going anywhere. Try this beta somewhere a camera going
dark is annoying rather than a problem.
But read the next point before deciding to stay on it.
7. Version 4.x is no longer being worked on
All maintenance from here goes to 5.x only. No fixes, no new devices, no eufy changes followed on
4.x — it is frozen at 4.7.2 and stays installable, nothing more. If eufy changes something on their
side that breaks 4.x, it will not be repaired.
So staying on 4.x is fine for now, and it is not a long-term plan.
New
- Three new Advanced settings for live view in the Home app, all off by default:
- Send camera video unchanged: sends the camera's own video instead of converting it. Try it if live view never shows in the Home app.
- Always HD live video: the Home app can no longer pick a small, blurry resolution. Uses more data on mobile.
- Ignore the Home app's bit rate limit: keeps live view sharp after the first seconds. Uses much more data, and can stall on a slow connection.
- HomeBase S1 Pro: the plugin now installs what it needs to send commands to this base. Live view there is not ready yet.
Fixed
- Signing in again in the plugin settings no longer resets your other settings.
- The T8213 Video Doorbell Dual is now set up as a doorbell.
- The T8423 spotlight can be switched on again.
- Robot vacuums show their own name and their latest status in the plugin dashboard.
- When FFmpeg stops before showing any video, the log now points at the FFmpeg path setting.
Please test
- If live view never showed in the Home app, turn on Send camera video unchanged and tell us if it works now (#1140).