FDT View for Android
I really liked having this camera inside my house and the app for it but for the last month now, the app will not let me turn on the alert notifications on my phone. What good is it if I can't be alerted when there is movement in my house when I'm not there? Starting to get very disappointed now...
Pretty good overall. Wish I could adjust the rotation step amount and schedule motion detection times. Also, it's weird that you can't delete individual videos from the SD card.
I just purchased two of this piece of junk camera's the APP do not work with my smartphone. I downloaded the APP on the phone and that is it I does not let me complete the link to my phone. Returning the two camera's and it will be the last time I will ever purchase an FDT Technologies anything.
Does not let me even install cameras on my phone there are pretty solid cameras but that's the problem please fix app if not I'm returning cameras back
Impossible to work with on my Samsung galaxy 6
Won't add 8901 cameras
Be very careful with this app. I have AVG and McAfee telling me with this app that there is 'active adware detected' and AVG has labeled this app as 'generic malware'. It unfortunate cause you need this app to view their camera remotely.
Overall I am satisfied with the app, but there is room for improvement. Biggest complaint so far is that it would be nice for the microphone and speaker buttons in the app to be programmed so that when you hold the microphone button to speak from your phone, the microphone on the camera is automatically muted. Currently you must first press the speaker button in the app to turn off the audio from the camera and then press the microphone button in the app to speak and then turn the audio from the camera back on to hear a response. Otherwise you get a terrible screeching feedback loop. This process works but it is time consuming and annoying if you are trying to speak with someone on the other end. It would also be nice to have a little more control over the motion sensitivity. Even on the lowest setting I still receive constant alarms from the slightest motion caused by a breeze or the ripple of the water in my pool.
Easy set up great picture. Have to change app settings on phone not the camera, to allow the speaker and mic to work..
App needs a lot of work. Can't get sound to work, can't sync time, had to reinstall app due to hanging up.
App need improvement freezes too many and take a long while to appear.
I can no longer record and watch video, when trying to watch video, the app restarts
Takes too long to connect. Speaker/mic not working.
I haven't had any issues with 4 cameras except there doesn't seem to be any way to delete files from the sd card from the app.
Total dysfunction will not go past the ' add camera button'.
The app will not let me add my cameras for some reason reason in the beginning I was able too add now the app sucks
When you download a file it's a different one that was views in "SD Playback?
Great app, no issues until recently, won't allow to add camera, hope this gets fixed
It's a great app, after the 4th time of factory resetting the camera
Nice apps. Does what suppose to! Continue!
Very nice app, however, will not stay connected to camera. Once it shows disconnected only fix I have found is to Uninstaller and install again. Developer doesn't seem to care and never answers emails.
Always disconnected. Must re-install to acquire connection again. Useless app.
***Update 3/18/17. App is still not working. Total POS and what good are security cameras if you can't view them in real-time. I wrote the manufacture and still haven't heard back from them regarding a fix. I'm gonna ask for my money back. I'd give this app 0 stars of possible. ***UPDATE. 3/13/17. This app is a total POS. After the first outage on the Android app the app was back up and running but only for a couple of days. It is now down again and I cannot connect to my cameras via the Android app. Thank goodness my iPad can still connect. But this home security syautem totally sucks if I cannot monitor what's going on via my smartphone. I will keep my opinion at 1 star until they fix this app once and for all!! ***Update: I downgraded my opinion of this app. Since I wrote my review I am now having problems connecting to my camera thru this app. It says disconnected. I had to reinstall this app a few times already to fix this problem. Not happy! App is very good and works all the time for me using SG6. Things that can be better...panning and tilting movements, adding a timed feature for motion detection. What the app lacks, the desktop version can take care of. However, it would be nice to have full functionality in the app. Overall 4 stars.
Camera never connects. Like other reviewers I have to keep reinstalling the app. Worthless camera and even more worthless app. 0 stars
Connection problems big time! This app is now useless....
Connect Failed! Other third party apps work fine.
Always disconnecting and having to reinstall camera. Very unreliable
Camera itself is good, the app however is HORRIBLEEE! It takes a lot of time to connect until it doesnt connect anymore!!!!
It keeps saying im disconnected, but works on the computer and iphone.
Why is using so much battery? Is always connected to the cam?
Mine is working great on rooted Galaxy S7. Love the features and ease of use!
Worked great for a week. Then wouldn't do play back. Reinstalled and works great again.
Connect failed connect failed connect failed.
Worked for a while now dead
Cant complain.
Every update makes this program better. Last update increased the functions to my cam. Not sure how this update could be better. I've never had any problem at all. Save photos, download the vids to save. Alarms to review. Moving cam to presets.. Best app I have.wish I could add other ip cams from different company. That would be great. Problems could arise if you didn't put micro sd card in your cam
PTZ controls are virtually nonexistent. Can't just slide finger in direction and hold it to move the camera continuously, instead you have to slide in direction you want to go and then let go and the camera moves a little bit and stops. You have to make multiple slides before you get to your desired location.
Waste of money combined with poorly developed app. Camera doesn't stay connected for more than 2 min in wireless mode but even with wired connection it still doesn't stay on. Pure disappointment. The only good thing is the price but you know, you get what you paid for.
Disappointed camera will not stay connected for longer than a few minutes. Multiple times trying it only stays online on and older tablet I don't carry with me. Camera is pointless if you can't use the app on your phone. Any help to get to to stay connected would be appreciated.
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Well designed app. The pan/tilt control needs a joystick, swiping is painful!