How Do I Enable Push Notifications on Arlo Camera?
Suppose, you have an Arlo camera installed in your house and you’re not there for some time. Your parcel arrives and you are not notified about the same. Unfortunately, the delivery person took the parcel back. Do you know why you did not get the message about the parcel on the Arlo app? It is because you have not enabled push notifications on Arlo. Thus, you should enable them. How to do that? We’ve discussed the same in this post. Keep reading to know!
Methods and Steps to Enable Push Notifications on Arlo Camera
The push notifications on the Arlo security camera can be enabled on two levels: Mode level and the iOS or Android system level. The Mode level will give you notifications for certain modes. It means you can edit notifications settings for each mode from which you are not getting messages (notifications). In case you want your security camera to send notifications for all modes and events, you can enable push notifications at the iOS or Android system level. Check out the section givens below to learn how:
How to Enable Arlo Push Notifications for a Mode?
Before you start the process to enable push notifications for different modes on your wireless security camera, we suggest you ensure that the camera is synced with the Base Station. In case you have directly connected your camera to the router, be certain that it is the 2.4 GHz WiFi network. Now, you need to:
- Open the Arlo app on the Android or iOS phone connected to the same network as your camera.
- If you are prompted to input login details, enter the email ID and password of your Arlo account.
- Tap the Mode option.
- Now, you need to tap the device (here, the Arlo security camera) for which you want to enable push notifications.
- Go through the list of modes and tap the Pencil icon next to them in order to edit the notification settings.
- Select the Rule that you wish to edit now and tick the check box next to the Push Notification option.
This way, you can enable push notifications on Arlo for different modes. For your information, the Arlo Secure app must be logged in if you want get notifications. In case you are logged out of the app, you won’t get any notification.
How to Enable Arlo Push Notifications at iOS/Android Level?
As mentioned earlier this level can allow you to receive all the notifications, given below are the steps that you should follow to complete the process. However, before all that, we recommend you install the latest version of the Arlo mobile application. An outdated app version can create problems while enabling push notifications for the camera.
- On your Android/iOS mobile phone, launch the Arlo application.
- You now need to tap the Settings menu.
- Tap Notifications and select Arlo in the Notifications list.
- Locate the Allow Notifications switch.
- Tap the switch to turn on notifications.
Here end the steps to enable Arlo push notifications at the device (system) level. Know that if you turn off the push notifications at the device level, you won’t get any notification for a particular mode even if you have enabled them.
These were the two levels at which you can enable push notifications on Arlo cameras or other devices. However, there is another method too in which you need to access the Arlo setup URL i.e. my.arlo.com.
Arlo Push Notifications Setup via Web Browser
In order to enable push notifications for the camera using a web browser, you have to go to my.arlo.com from a computer connected to the same WiFi as your Arlo camera. After that, complete the login process using your Arlo account details such as email ID and password. Click the Mode option and select the camera model for which you are attempting to set up Arlo notifications. Click the Pencil icon next to the mode and do the same with the Rule. Thereafter, find the Alert menu and select the check box adjacent to the Push Notification to get notifications on your mobile device. Click Save at last.
The Conclusion
Our guide to enable push notifications on Arlo is about to end now. We are expecting that after taking a tour of the information given above, you will be able to set up Arlo notifications. However, before bidding adieu, we want to tell you two things.
First of all, there is a big difference between Arlo push notifications and Arlo email notifications. The first one corresponds to the app whereas the second one corresponds to the email ID. The second fact is that you won’t get any notification from the Arlo Secure app if you have disabled the app notifications from the Android or iOS settings. Be sure that you have permitted app notifications there.