What are the Mode settings of my Philips Home Safety Camera?
Published on 06 March 2024
Modes are a simple way to control the behavior of all your Philips Home Safety devices at once. You can easily switch between Modes at the top of the Dashboard or in the Modes section.
Modes default preferences
Each mode comes with default preferences for each device, that can be customized to your liking.
At Home
All devices are active, recording events and sending notifications.
Silent
All devices are active and recording events, but no notifications are sent.
Inactive
No events are being recorded and no notifications are sent.
At Home
- The Indoor 360 camera is active but does not detect movement or sound events.
- The Wireless Doorbell and/or Wireless Spotlight Camera are active, recording events and sending notifications.
All devices are active, recording events and sending notifications.
Silent
All devices are active and recording events, but no notifications are sent.
Inactive
No events are being recorded and no notifications are sent.
- Indoor 360 camera is inactive, live view is not available.
- Basic doorbell features are active; notification when the doorbell rings.
- Inactive mode cannot be customized.
Customizing Modes
You can customize At Home, Away, and Silent Mode to suit your preferences. You can choose the type of detection and what actions to take when a detection is made. These customizations can be made for each camera.
To change your Mode preferences, follow these steps:
To change your Mode preferences, follow these steps:
- Open “Modes” in the app.
- Tap on “edit” for the Mode you want to customize.
- Select a camera.
- You can now toggle on or off certain features.
- Or tap on the Detection Types to customize them.
- Tap “Save Changes” to save your preferences.
