Foscam Viewer

When starting the app you get a screen that says "Everything new is fine." If you touch it to try and move past it the app crashes. I guess everything new is't fine. Then once you get to the screen where you can pick a camera to see, you click on one and an ad pops up. If you try and push the x to get rid of it and miss it by a little it opens an internet page. You can't simply push the back button and get the camera view. You have to restart the whole thing. Bad in an emergency checking on a baby.

This app used to work. Now it crashes on start and when it doesn't forces their new cloud services ad on you. The update had loblolly made a working app less functional. The recent update fixes the crash on start but still forces the ad for the cloud services app on you each time. There also send to be a bug with connecting over cell data. Other apps connect just fine so my port forwarding still works but the app only connects when using WiFi.

Don't work any more. I can't install the new app cause it's not compatible. What happened I used this to view my cameras for a long time. Now nothing other then login failed. Was looking at purchasing more foscam cameras. Not sure now. Is there another update coming out?

After numerous phone calls to set up my 4 cameras, I found that they can't be viewed remotely. The last attempt to call their customer service was unsuccessful as I waited over 1 hr listening to music. I'd love for customer service to contact me to resolve the issue. If the software issues are rectified I'll update this post. Otherwise, stay clear of this manufacturer.

App does the job with 3 different types of foscam cameras at the same time. FI9816P, F18905W & F18918W. There are a few bugs but not an issue for my situation, usage on android phone. I also use cameras hosted on no-ip ddns & they're embedded on different web pages.

I have never updated from original app. It worked fine. Nothing was broken, so naturally foscam had to fix it. If you have the OLD opp keep it. Because everything new isn't necessarily fine (-;

Now only works on Wi-Fi as they want you to use new app. 4g always fails login. Not port forwarding because it connects from ANY Wi-Fi, but no cellular, please fix!

Before the "upgrade" app worked fine. Now I can't connect and the "new" app is complete trash! Do yourself a favor and avoid Foscam products entirely! Buggy and support is a pain the the rear! This latest update doesn't fix anything. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling. Will only allow connections when on local network. Keeps giving me login failed but connects via other apps just fine

Foscam seems to be the biggest joke in the industry. You can pseudo realize that just from their app ratings. One user suggested that the only way to get your cameras setup is by using her magic or voodoo.... and he was right! There is no rhyme or reason to when your camera will or won't work. My foscam camera did not work, then it did, then I could no longer view it from my phone or the Web but still could see it if I was on the same lan, but for the last month or so, I have been unable to even view it

I reverted back to a backed up version i had, so this review is for the old version. New version sucks. It works, price is right. I would like to see a few improvements but I can't complain too much.

Killing this app in favor of your cloud based one is like shooting yourself in the foot you guys need better marketing team and listen to your customers, seriously by disrupting the functionality of this app you guys just made any set up using your cameras useless and with it unreliable and unsecured. Any one with a foscam camera try "OWLR" app they seems to better understand how things work.

It views my camera's just fine after setup. It is picky with the settings, so I had to make changes here and there until I got them right. Also works with VPN for remote access.

After I downloaded the "new" app, which is awful, I can no longer sign into the old app on my phone or computer. The password we have works on my husband's phone only. Every time I try to sign in on my phone, like I've done for the past 2 years, it tells me it's incorrect. I used to love this app and the camera, but it's useless to me now. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

See a lot of complains, but I don't see their problems. I can connect, view & control my cams; wifi and remote (needs just proper forward ports setup in yr router). Just simple & straight forward functions. Covers all my needs.

Really bad. Will for you to use their new version and will lost all your cameras in the previos version. That is a deal breaker for me. Will not recommend Foscam anymore.

The last App update Jan2017 is great! This App connects directly to your Foscam without a cloud acct, making it more private. Free No ads, thank you Foscam for a great product.

Get rid of the splash screen if I've said "Continue using Foscam Viewer". At least it doesn't crash on the flower screen..

Why have you removed functionality from this app and made it just a link to the new one that does not support my camera? Can you give me a refund for the cost of my camera that you have made useless?

Works good over home net and not on mobile net, I just wish I could video record when I tap the red button to video record it tells me it can not record video at this time! So that means I have to have 2 different apps for one thing!

This app used to work on all of my devices. Unfortunately it doesn't anymore. The app at least worked, it did have some big ux issues. Still better than foscam s new app which I rate -5/5.

It took quite a while to figure out how to set this up thru the computer, which was annoying to start. Once I did I was very pleased with the resolution and the ability to adjust the camera from my phone. After about 3 weeks my computer developed a virus from the foscam program so I had to delete it. The camera continued to work on my phone so I thought I was fine. About 3 weeks later my phone stopped picking up the camera so it is now useless.

You "updates" are crap. You ruined a perfectly good app and now I end up staring at a stupid splash screen instead of seeing my camera feed.

They try to force you into their new app that doesn't support their older (3 years) cameras by making the splash screen crash if you touch it. In addition this consumes cellular data even with all possible safeguards turned on that protect against background cell data usage. Really disappointed to the extent that I won't purchase their hardware or their American alternative Armcrest.

Starting this app nags you to use their new cloud app. You have to wait through it, and as far as I can see there is no way to remove it. This sucks if you have some of their older cameras, since the new app does not support them. The app is also needlessly complex. That is nice if you want to set up and view several cameras at once, but if you just want the camera set up fast this sucks, Thanks for reading my review :)

This was working fine before, had no problems. Suddenly after the upgrade, they've removed the function to move the camera around on the app!! SOOO FRUSTRATING!!! Does anyone know how to restore a previous version or fix this??!! Tried OWL but it won't connect to my camera because apparently I've got the wrong login details, even though it's the same as what I use on this app!!

Only works when it wants to work it seems. I use this to check my machines at work and it doesn't always connect. Kinda defeats the purpose of the camera...

Yesterday, the app was picking up my 2 C1 cameras and FI9831P, now after waking up the bext day the 2 C1 cameras do not work anymore, my ip updated to which i changed all 3, only the FI9831P is working.

Thank you for removing that annoying second ad, with this patch you only get nagged once.

Earlier version had been working perfectly fine for the last two years. My new phone unfortunately had auto update turned on and it updated this app. This version is an ADVERTISEMENT and does not work anymore. The alternative this company suggests, "Foscam" app is a steaming pile of sh##. Had to side load old version to get my camera working. Foscam was fantastic. I won't touch it again. New app seems to want you to connect all cameras to Foscam and I am concerned they may now work for spy agency.

Last update ruined ability to work. No longer able to view anything with this app. Not from local wifi while in the home or while away. And I'am an advanced user. I dedicated a port to each camera - which worked great for 1 year. Switched to Owler app which now only works on and off since last Foscam app update f%#!d up the camera. POS! No, everything new is NOT fine!!

Yesterday, the app was picking up my 2 C1 cameras and FI9831P, now after waking up the bext day the 2 C1 cameras do not work anymore, my ip updated to which i changed all 3, only the FI9831P is working.

Thank you Foscam for listening and reverting back to the way the older version of your software was. No more annoying ads in this one. Too bad the software is still buggy as hell. Keep getting g "Foscam had stopped" message, even when not running the app.

After numerous phone calls to set up my 4 cameras, I found that they can't be viewed remotely. The last attempt to call their customer service was unsuccessful as I waited over 1 hr listening to music. I'd love for customer service to contact me to resolve the issue. If the software issues are rectified I'll update this post. Otherwise, stay clear of this manufacturer.

I've been using this app in conjunction with my cameras for some time now... And so far I have not run into any problems. At least for me, no issues at all. Although there is one feature I wish there existed ... To be able to access my camera either on WiFi or off of WiFi without having to change the settings. Other than that, its all good.

The crash is fixed, now it opens up the play store to download the "new" app when you press the screen during the sprout. How about we get rid of the 10 second delay and restore the app to how it used to be.

While I still have to wait about 10 seconds for the app to load, at least it works now. All that is new is not necessarily good...

Hi Foscam. This is a great improvement on your earlier app. One key feature that needs a tweak is having the motion alert on the first screen so it is easily accessible to turn off and on like an alarm. This was one of key features of why I brought your cameras. Currently it's buried a few layers and is a pain in the butt to get to, to turn off and on.

Latest update converts working app into a play store ad for a broken app. It's too late for me; save yourself. Do not upg

The old version wasn't best app ever but it worked. Now they ruined it with additions of adds in a forms of splash screens on a timer!! And new app they advertising is total piece of kaka. Pre alfa version of something..

Who needs a splash screen that says that? Is this to annoy your users enough to not buy your products? Now that is one heck of a new business strategy. The app is fine, but please cut the bullshit.