Home Monitoring / Sense hub Siren Volume

I have Wyze home monitoring and am very disappointed in siren. It is not nearly loud enough. I have recommend wyze monitoring alarm to friends but told them to wait until louder siren is available.

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Yeah, it seems to be an issue that Wyze cannot solve or will not solve due to some untold “hardware” limitation. It is a highly suspect reason when the hardware wasn’t limited before the September software update reduced it. I have my own theories, but that is unsubstantiated speculation.

At any rate, they have proposed external chimes. Meh. I would prefer an external remote outdoor or attic siren.

There seems to be a security \ accessibility issue with the hub because Wyze has consistently kept this device completely isolated from the rest of their ecosystem as it pertains to rules, triggers, and actions as well as Alexa or Home. I am guessing adding chimes or a siren are problematic to this historical systemic isolation as well.

At any rate, they have bigger problems since their last update bricked or fubar’d a great deal of hubs. I’m fearful of touching mine or adding anything as they have now begun to pull affected units back in for forensic autopsies. I’m just watching and waiting for now. But the volume still sucks.

But, there is one workaround I am going to try. A bit more clicks than just arm and disarm, but it is really an Ingenious idea. Give it a read:

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I would return the product for a refund if you’re not satisfied with the volume. Wyze has spent almost 6 months knowing this issue and has yet to resolve this glaring issue. That’s what I did with mine. Though I haven’t seen many others do the same by returning.

if you just bought your product and your are reading this, returning it with the dissatisfaction of volume being too low would hopefully make Wyze eventually realize where there priorities should be.

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That is an **Awesome ** solution! I already have a loud siren from Amazon but have to Enable/Disable each sensor. I’m going to try to implement your solution to make it a one time process to Enable/Disable all sensors in one step.

Thanks!!! Lee

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Vivint has an outstanding alarm from their base unit. I left them to come to Wyze. Not happy I did.

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UPDATE – GOOD NEWS

Thought some people would like a heads up in here about this latest news related to the Hub Volume

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Is this really true? When will the beta version be released?

A friend just tested their hub with the latest beta update 4.32.9.249 and reported that the volume is significantly louder now.

So based on that I believe there is a change with the latest Hub firmware beta 4.32.9.249 and that Gwendolyn is saying that if everything goes well in the current beta track that it should be released publicly to the production track in a couple of weeks.

As always, be aware firmware is labeled “Beta” for a reason as it indicates there could be additional unforeseen issues they want to verify or resolve before going public. For most people in general I’d recommend waiting until the official public release, but anyone interested in the beta is allowed to enroll and install and test it out. If you do, please provide your feedback on it as was requested, particularly in the beta thread for that firmware or the latest fix-it-friday thread.

I am happy progress is being made on this though. :slight_smile:

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“As always, be aware” Great advice!

Not long ago we were told the sound was at mechanical limit. I really do hope this works out and hope there is not too much power that could overload any of the circuitry.

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Today’s Firmware release is the one to Boost the Hub Volume:

4.32.9.249 (April 25, 2022)

  • Enhanced Wyze Sense Hub audio volume
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Will this fix the last update kill of my connectivity or should I wait for my replacement hub before installing?

No, it hasn’t fully resolved the connectivity issues [yet]. Here are the full release notes for this firmware:

So it does fix the entry notice bug, but not all the connectivity issues experienced by some people. Some people have reported that if they delete their hub and restore to factory setting and set it back up again from scratch that this has mostly solved problems for some people who experienced it.

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My hub is somewhere in the twilight zone…All 3 lights flash on/off simultaneously but I can arm and disarm the system. I cannot add any sensors because the hub will not respond to that process. The lights have been flashing for 3 days now. Honestly, I am afraid to touch it at all until the replacement hub arrives(I’ve killed 3 hubs so far). FYI: I did delete the hub and install it as new and this is the best result I could get. Suggestions?

I can totally understand wanting to play it safe in your situation. If it were me I would be tempted to wait as well.

I personally don’t think the new firmware would make it worse, but it wasn’t designed to change the connectivity issues yet either…if you install new firmware it might force your hub to reboot and then possibly take a couple of hours to get back to normal (as a few people have reported since the March release). So it would be understandable to wait.

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Here’s the latest update on the issue for everyone. It explains why they previously reduced the volume and how they now can keep it loud for us while it is plugged in:

I bet you just did the firmware update. Happened to me too, but I had an extra hub already.
I did finally get it to rest after 5 or so press and holds on it.

Dsignman01,
Not positive if your reply was directed at me but…I have gone through 3 hubs-All killed by the 4/8 update. If you know a way to “revive” them, please share!

Yes Hoot, it was a reply to you.
I had the same. Spent 2 hours with the “Wizards”. That was a joke. I did the hub reset around 5 time and it finally reset. I am not using that one, but it looked ok. They did just release another firmware version yesterday. My existing hub accepted it, but I have not tried the one the 4/8 firmware corrupted.

The Wyze “Wizards”. IMHO the only “wizardry” is how do they keep their jobs? Untrained and/ or incompetent are the first 2 words that come to my mind when I hear that name. Dangerous is another. I almost feel sorry for them. I would hate to have to deal with”me” without any training on the product I was being paid to support. However by the end of the call I am just plain angry at the fact that I again allowed such incompetence to east HOURS of my life.

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