After the camera was updated to 4.36.6.17, it’s now 90% dead
First the app would not connect to it at all, only after I updated to the latest version it would somewhat work. Tried uninstall and reinstall app, clear data, clear cache, none works.
The camera perpetually shows as OFFLINE in camera list, if I click on it would connect and show livestream. However people I shared with cannot access it. Tried delete and readd device several times, moved it next to router, nothing.
I tried to flash to older version of firmware according to the instruction, nothing, the camera does not recognize that there’s a firmware file on SD card. When I hold the setup button and plug in power, it would just go through the usual startup process and says “ready to connect”, even though setup button is held down continuously.
Well then order a new 1 on Amazon, and send the bad 1 back since it is wyze is selling on Amazon and your all done very simple I have a few friends that did that
@jzmtl You can even use the newly ordered “on Amazon” ones box and swap the base as that is where the MAC ID & S/N is located, then your return matches your recent Amazon purchased V3.
And since it is dead good luck reading the MAC ID from a dead camera…LOL
Wyze putting the S/N & MAC ID on the detachable base was a good design for this case
They are sold by Amazon itself starting with V3. I mean I knew about the no warranty, but just didn’t expect it to get bricked by firmware update only 6 months later, guess if I’ll ever bother with firmware update again lol.
All 16 of my V3 cameras updated to 4.36.6.17 and are still working fine.
Seems like a small number are having issues, may be the camera or could be the internet/WiFi, if you get another try updating closer to WiFi signal and maybe even leave the SD card out.
On V2 cameras I used to have lots of issues when I used the Wyze brand SD cards. Since all of them eventually died and were replaced with non-Wyze SD cards that were made for video cameras I have had no issues either on my 7 V2’s and 1 (V1) Pan-Cam which also running latest firmware.
All 24 cameras are working fine, even on my relatively slow internet compared to most users.
Today’s speed test 3 down / 3 up which is about the lowest range I get but it is Sunday and I share the same cell tower with many others, weekend and evening data speeds are typically the slowest for me. But all 24 cams still are working as expected.
Get a new V3 to replace bad one, it will likely update without issues…
Well true some what,but when they add new features, etc your missing out…we have never had an issue with firmware updates and we have,manage alot of wyze camera systems
My official staff of 5 raccoon technicians will testify that firmware version 4.36.7.22 works just fine. Tell the skunk to come back and test it, or that escape cat.
Sounds more or less what happened to mine. I updated it to the new firmware from 4.36.6.17 and it showed offline. Couldn’t restart it. I power cycled several times with no luck. I made sure the SD card was out and tried again. When I plug in the power the red light on the front comes on and stays on. I tried removing the camera from the app but that made no difference. Not sure if there is anything else I can try to revive it? I have 2 other V3’s that I am hesitant run the firmware update. I started a ticket with support but haven’t heard back yet.
I managed to get mine mostly working again. The update somehow screwed up camera’s communication with router, so I ended up reset all the IP addresses in router, restarted modem and router fresh, and camera shows up as online again.
Still don’t know why the SD card firmware flash doesn’t work, but I’m not in the mood to mess with it anymore lol.
I can solve that for one. Had the same issue with v3. The sd card even if it records may not be compatible with the firmware flashing (forgot one other thing I didn’t narrow down to: the other card was formatted as bootable so its one or the other). Did a LOT of tests and this was the 1,000% clear reason.
It can also be formatted as fat32 (I noticed the cam itself with work with other format types eg exfat but didn’t test it for flashing).
The rest should be according to the instructions (eg unzip the zip file and copy that bin file for v3 directly as its already named correctly). Hold the setup while plugging it in. If you don’t get the purple light and the bin file is at root and named correctly, then the sd card isn’t compatible here (or needs to be formatted as bootable).
Someone else can narrow that down or I will next time I do another firmware flash someday.
I used the rtsp firmware and rebooted the router and its been working great since, once it got going.
