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Wyze Cam Livestream Icons

You can view a live video stream of your Wyze Cam directly from the Wyze app whenever you’re connected to the internet.

To view the Live stream in the Wyze app:

  1. In the Wyze app, tap on the Home tab to show your device list.
    • You'll have a preview of the Live stream on the Home tab.
  2. To view and access the settings for the Live stream, tap on the camera preview.

Live View Icon Descriptions

Icon Description Wyze Cam
Power: Turn on/off the camera.* All Wyze Cams
Play: Start the Live stream.* Wyze Cam Outdoor, Battery Cam Pro
Retry: Tries to reconnect to the Live stream.* All Wyze Cams
Stream Quality: Toggles the video quality. All Wyze Cams
Mic OFF: The microphone is off (default). All Wyze Cams
Mic ON: The microphone is on. All Wyze Cams
Sound OFF: The audio is off (default). All Wyze Cams 
Sound ON: The audio is on. All Wyze Cams
Picture-in-Picture: Toggle a smaller view out. Wyze Cam v3 Pro, Wyze Cam v4, Wyze Battery Cam Pro, Wyze Cam Floodlight Pro, Wyze Cam OG
Fullscreen: Rotates to full screen view. All Wyze Cams
Spotlight ON: The spotlight is on. Wyze Cam v3 Pro, Wyze Cam v4, Wyze Cam Pan
Spotlight OFF: The spotlight is off. Wyze Cam v3 Pro, Wyze Cam v4, Wyze Cam Pan
Floodlight OFF: The Floodlight LEDS are off. Wyze Floodlight devices only.
Floodlight ON: The Floodlight LEDS are on. Wyze Floodlight devices only.
Lamp socket OFF: The lamp socket light is off. Wyze Cam v3/v4
Lamp socket ON: The lamp socket light is on. Wyze Cam v3/v4
Bulb Cam OFF: The bulb cam's light is off. Wyze Bulb Cam
Bulb Cam ON: The bulb cam's light is on. Wyze Bulb Cam

* These icons only display on the Favorites tab.

Control Panel Icons

Icon Description Wyze Cam
SD Card: Access SD Card settings. All Wyze Cams with local storage.**
Take Photo: Takes photo, saves to Album. All Wyze Cams
Record: Records Live stream. All Wyze Cams
Smart Focus: Zoom in on motion, activity. Wyze Cam v3 Pro, Wyze Cam v4
Siren: A loud siren plays from the camera. All Wyze Cams
Album: Opens album to view recordings, photos. All Wyze Cams
Timelapse: Opens time lapse menu. All Wyze Cams with local storage.**
Turn Off/On: Turn on/off the camera. All Wyze Cams
More: Opens control panel. Wyze Duo Cam Doorbell.
Events: Switches to events timeline. Wyze Cam Pan devices only.
Waypoints: Opens set waypoints. Wyze Cam Pan devices only.
Track Motion: Camera moves to track motion. Wyze Cam Pan devices only.
Pan Scan: Camera does a full rotation.  Wyze Cam Pan devices only.
Privacy Mode: Lowers the camera, turns off audio. Wyze Cam Pan devices only.

**Only Wyze Cams with a microSD card slot have local storage. Which Wyze Cams have local storage?

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