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★ 2.1What it actually doesApp for managing YI cameras with two-way video and audio communication, motion detection, and local SD-card storage, but aggressive advertising significantly impairs usability.
Actually does
- ✓Video calls10% of reviews
- ✓Voice calls5% of reviews
- ✓Push Notifications5% of reviews
- ✓Локальное хранилище видео на SD-карте (до 32GB)10% of reviews
- ✓Multi-account7% of reviews
- ✓Subscription(bonus)20% of reviews
- ✓Обнаружение движения высокой точности5% of reviews
- ✓Удаленный мониторинг через сеть15% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Панорамный вид с поддержкой гироскопа
- ⚠Адаптивная потоковая передача в зависимости от сети
Common complaints
- ✗Intrusive ads that don't close properly73% of mentions
«endless ads that won't close! Please show ads, I don't mind, but put a proper X button there»
- ✗Ads cover and block the app's main functionality67% of mentions
«The app is full of ads, to open an event you have to subscribe to a service, terrible! This didn't happen before»
- ✗Paid cloud services required to view recordings (instead of free local card storage)20% of mentions
«Having to pay to view a short video recording is ridiculous!»
- ✗Missing basic features: video seeking and playback speed adjustment10% of mentions
«Missing lots of basic features like video speed adjustment. I have to watch everything at normal speed and wait. There's no seeking.»
- ✗Slow app, long video and recording loading times15% of mentions
«Very slow app! It takes around three minutes—or even longer—just to open a recording.»
What people praise
- ★Core functionality works—camera control and remote monitoring
«The app works fine. I've been using it for 5 years... 24/7 the whole apartment is under control.»
- ★Support for local SD card storage without cloud
«bought 4 cameras specifically for local storage on memory cards»
- ★Ability to connect multiple cameras simultaneously
«I set up 5 cameras so they cover all the rooms.»
- ★Payment support from Russia (MIR cards)
«No issues with payments from Russia using a MIR card.»