The Outdoor 2K+ works with Alexa voice commands and IFTTT applets, but not with Google Home or Apple HomeKit. If Google Home compatibility is a priority for you, the Tapo MagCam has you covered, while the $149.99 Nest Cam Outdoor (Wired, 2nd Gen) is another excellent option. Meanwhile, the Matter-enabled Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro ($179.99) plays well with Apple and every other major smart home platform.
The Blink Home Monitor mobile app (available for iOS and Android) lets you monitor and control all your Blink devices. The Outdoor 2K+ gets its own panel on the app’s home screen that displays the camera’s name and last captured image, along with a play arrow and a motion status button. When you press the motion button, you can enable or disable motion detection, snooze notifications, refresh thumbnails, and access the camera’s settings menu.
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Tapping the play arrow launches a screen with a live stream that you can view in full-screen mode by turning your phone sideways or tapping the square icon in the upper-right corner. At the bottom of this screen, you’ll find buttons to save the current view as a clip, mute or unmute the sound, and access the device settings menu.
The general settings menu lets you handle a bunch of basic tasks, like checking the firmware version, editing the camera’s name, viewing the signal strength to the Sync Module, monitoring the current temperature, and setting temperature thresholds. Another menu, motion settings, allows you to adjust motion sensitivity, create motion zones, configure the re-trigger time (the duration after a motion event during which the camera won’t detect motion), and enable Smart Detection (Person, Vehicle, or Other). With other settings, you can create privacy zones, enable/disable video and audio recording, adjust the speaker volume, configure night vision, and select video resolution.
