1.6.25
2021-12-17
Johnson Mc Johnson here - just a quick release to address some other niggly issues we found.
We have had a few test runs on the app and we have since cleaned up a couple of problems including crashes experienced by some users during discovery and updated our UI to be compatible with iOS 15.
With these updates, along with our normal bug bashing, we look forward to the smiles that come with a new update for you.
Thanks for being with OWLR and remember…
Happy Viewing!
1.6.24
2021-06-02
After eighteen months and a pandemic later, Johnson Mc Johnson here - FINALLY making an update on the app!
Due to the pandemic and much lower investment, our team are so dedicated that we have been operating on a volunteer basis - still working to develop and improve the app.
In this version, we have worked on
- offer to port change when your camera's ports are on unsafe ports that could be hacked or conflict with others
- dark mode form values being unreadable
- stability and improvements since our last release for iOS 14
With these updates, along with our normal bug bashing, we look forward to the smiles that come with a new update for you.
We are still kicking and developing and still searching for partners and investors.
Thanks for being with OWLR and remember…
Happy Viewing!
1.6.23
2019-10-26
Johnson Mc Johnson here - and yes, another update for the app.
We have had a few test runs on the app and we have since cleaned up a couple of problems including an update to our World Cameras, improved the external IP check and even addressed a minor full-screen issue happening with iOS 13.
With these updates, along with our normal bug bashing, we look forward to the smiles that come with a new update for you.
Thanks for being with OWLR and remember…
Happy Viewing!
1.6.22
2019-10-05
Johnson McJohnson here.
I must humbly apologize for the delay in this release, the iOS 13 update has caused us a bit of a problem in keeping with our privacy focus.
Since we keep all of your details on your phone, the app must be smart enough to know when you are at home (where your cameras are) and when you are not. Unlike other apps, we do not rely on servers to make holes in your router to access your camera.
But, unless the app can see which Wifi Network it is on, it will not properly connect with your cameras either home or away. Thus, we need you to allow the app to see your wifi network details - which is only available via the Location Permissions.
So, with this release, you will be requested to give the app permission to see your Wifi details — and you should be aware that NONE of that information is shared outside of your own phone - to keep your private details private.
Thank you for being part of the OWLR family - and we are looking forward to sharing some great news in the future.
Happy Viewing!
1.6.21
2019-09-11
Johnson McJohnson here - minor update here.
Foscam has been quite prolific in launching newer versions of their cameras and we have updated our app to properly support them.
Aside from that, if you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please send an email to support@owlr.com or simply use the Feedback icon in the app to ask for more.
As always from us, Happy Viewing!
1.6.20
2019-06-22
Johnson McJohnson here - and feeling quite proud to announce this version.
One of the challenges OWLR has when ensuring your camera privacy is the fact that we do not store your camera passwords or access details in our cloud. All of our intelligence is on the app and stays with you in your device.
To that end, we spent a great deal of time ensuring that your phone and your cameras are on the same home network - even when the world (e.g., your ISP, your router, your very smart nephew) changes things around. Now, when you have a change of external IP address, we will alert you and let you make your own mind on what to do.
We also solved a niggly little problem on the Foscam camera passwords which should be resolved - send us a message at support@owlr.com if you see otherwise.
Aside from that, if you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please send an email to support@owlr.com or simply use the Feedback icon in the app to ask for more.
As always from us, Happy Viewing!
1.6.19
2019-05-19
Johnson McJohnson here - just another small update.
We donned our deerstalker hats, grabbed our magnifying glasses and squashed some smaller bugs. After all, “The little things are infinitely the most important.”
Consider this case solved!
If you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please send an email to support@owlr.com or simply use the Feedback icon in the app to ask for more.
As always from us, Happy Viewing!
1.6.18
2019-04-10
Johnson McJohnson here - just another small update.
We donned our deerstalker hats, grabbed our magnifying glasses and squashed some smaller bugs. After all, “The little things are infinitely the most important.”
Consider this case solved!
If you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please send an email to support@owlr.com or simply use the Feedback icon in the app to ask for more.
As always from us, Happy Viewing!
1.6.16
2015-05-17
Johnson McJohnson here - good to see you all having fun with the app and we are working hard to improve its performance.
Whilst you may not see anything special with the app, we have been working hard to improve the apps ability to determine when you are home, rather than when away. We are NOT using any external tracking services, so the app needs to identify the home network and the home routers you have to find the right ID to make sure the app connects - whether you use one router or a mesh network.
If all is done right, you should have a terrific setup and connection from now on. If you have any problems, simply send us an email at support@owlr.com or use the InApp Feedback icon within the app for our team to work with you.
Until our next release, when we will offer Video Motion Alerts, Happy Viewing!
1.6.15
2019-02-21
Johnson McJohnson here! Yes, once again, our team of intrepid developers have been hard at work developing new fixes for new environments.
This time - we are tackling MESH NETWORKS! Yes, these range extenders and repeaters have caused a bit of a bugger in our user’s lives.
Try it out if you had some challenges before moving around the house. Since we do not store any of your personal information in our servers, only you have control over your cameras and your network. All we are doing is making sure our app works well in your home.
If there is a problem - send us a note at support@owlr.com! Otherwise, make sure you keep an eye on everything.
And Happy Viewing!
1.6.14
2018-12-04
Johnson McJohnson here - just another quick release to address some new (and old) issues.
Deerstalker hats were donned, magnifying glasses and fly swatter at the ready - and BAM! They are gone! Consider this case solved!
If you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please send an email to support@owlr.com or simply use the Feedback icon in the app to ask for more.
As always from us, Happy Viewing!
1.6.13
2018-11-23
Johnson McJohnson here - just another quick release to address some new (and old) issues.
Deerstalker hats were donned, magnifying glasses and fly swatter at the ready - and BAM! They are gone! Consider this case solved!
If you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please send an email to support@owlr.com or simply use the Feedback icon in the app to ask for more.
As always from us, Happy Viewing!
1.6.12
2018-11-07
Johnson McJohnson here - just another quick release to address some new (and old) issues.
Deerstalker hats were donned, magnifying glasses and fly swatter at the ready - and BAM! They are gone! Consider this case solved!
If you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please send an email to support@owlr.com or simply use the Feedback icon in the app to ask for more.
As always from us, Happy Viewing!
1.6.10
2018-10-28
Johnson McJohnson here - just another quick release to address some new (and old) issues.
Deerstalker hats were donned, magnifying glasses and fly swatter at the ready - and BAM! They are gone! Consider this case solved!
If you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please send an email to support@owlr.com or simply use the Feedback icon in the app to ask for more.
As always from us, Happy Viewing!
1.6.9
2018-10-15
Johnson McJohnson here - just another quick release to address some new (and old) issues.
Deerstalker hats were donned, magnifying glasses and fly swatter at the ready - and BAM!
They are gone! Consider this case solved!
If you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please send an email to support@owlr.com or simply use the Feedback icon in the app to ask for more.
As always from us, Happy Viewing!
1.6.8
2018-10-04
Johnson McJohnson here - just another quick release to address some new (and old) issues.
Deerstalker hats were donned, magnifying glasses and fly swatter at the ready - and BAM!
They are gone! Consider this case solved!
If you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please send an email to support@owlr.com or simply use the Feedback icon in the app to ask for more.
As always from us, Happy Viewing!
1.6.7
2018-09-19
Johnson McJohnson here - just another quick release to address some new (and old) issues.
Deerstalker hats were donned, magnifying glasses and fly swatter at the ready - and BAM!
They are gone! Consider this case solved!
If you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please send an email to support@owlr.com or simply use the Feedback icon in the app to ask for more.
As always from us, Happy Viewing!
1.6.6
2018-09-11
Johnson McJohnson here - just a quick release to address some niggly bugs our users reported with our recent release.
Deerstalker hats donned, magnifying glasses and fly swatter at the ready - and BAM!
They are gone! Consider this case solved!
If you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please send an email to support@owlr.com or simply use the Feedback icon in the app to ask for more.
As always from us, Happy Viewing!
1.6.5
2018-09-03
Johnson McJohnson here - coming with some positive changes in our OWLR: Foscam app.
Once again, OWLR has put on our deerstalker hats, grabbed our magnifying glasses and investigated some smaller bugs. After all, “The little things are infinitely the most important.” Consider this case solved!
We also extended our Motion Alerts functionality for multi-camera users to support their enhanced use of the service - so enjoy!
If you have any questions, concerns or ideas, please send an email to support@owlr.com or simply use the Feedback icon in the app to ask for more.
As always from us, Happy Viewing!
1.6.0
2018-02-01
Johnson McJohnson here - and yes, we have been a bit quiet for over two months. But, as always, there are great reasons for our silence and effort. Our team had some well-deserved time off to recharge, but now they are back and working hard to get the OWLR ball rolling again!
In this release, OWLR has put on their deerstalker hats, grabbed our magnifying glasses and investigated some smaller bugs. After all, “The little things are infinitely the most important.” Consider this case solved!
We’ve also put some serious brain-work into improving functionality, and your OWLR experience should be smoother than ever before. We have plenty of plans for OWLR this year, and we can’t wait to share more details with you all.
As always from us, happy viewing!
1.5.5
2017-12-12
Hello there OWLR fans! Johnson McJohnson here, ready to spread some festive cheer!
Things might be slowing down as we reach the end of the year, but the OWLR team certainly hasn't! Like Santa's elves we've been working around the clock to make the following updates possible:
-We've untangled some bugs from tinsel to improve the Axis 1034's camera functionality.
-We've boxed up the DCS 5222 LB1's streaming issues with a bow on top.
-We've wrapped up inline alerts which can now link to in-app feedback and motion alert setup pages.
Like most of the world, the team at OWLR has plenty of other things under the tree still to come and we can't wait to share them with you.
We wish you happy holidays, and a season full of goodwill.
As always, happy viewing!
1.5.4
2017-11-13
Johnson McJohnson back again- letting you know that we have a brand new update for you already!
For this update, the team at OWLR have put on their exterminator caps and gotten rid of some pesky bugs for you. In this update we have shooed away the following bugs (and good riddance too!):
-Crashing on manual external setup has been fixed.
-We have fixed the crash that happens when you open links to the app from your email.
-We've also fixed the issues with passwords and streaming.
-We've also fixed manual camera support.
We hope you are all enjoying gearing up for the festive season and, as always, happy viewing!
1.5.3
2017-11-10
Johnson McJohnson back again- letting you know that we have a brand new update for you already!
For this update, the team at OWLR have put on their exterminator caps and gotten rid of some pesky bugs for you. In this update we have shooed away the following bugs (and good riddance too!):
-Crashing on manual external setup has been fixed.
-We have fixed the crash that happens when you open links to the app from your email.
-We've also fixed the issues with passwords and streaming.
We hope you are all enjoying gearing up for the festive season and, as always, happy viewing!
1.5.2
2017-11-06
Johnson McJohnson here - and yes, fast on the heels of our last update, we have yet another!
I know, I know - why another one?
Simply, we had a number of requests from the Overlords at One Infinite Loop request upgrades and improvements to keep with the religion that is iOS 11. That, along with an additional translation (Yea, Korean!), required yet another release.
So, all of us here at OWLR hope you are having a terrific Fall (and did not eat too much candy!) and we wish you a very Happy Viewing!
1.5.1
2017-10-19
Johnson McJohnson here and we are happy to share some very good news! The OWLR team has been working hard to bring you these amazing features and fixes. Here is the list of things we have modified and corrected since our last update:
-We fixed the snooze crash at server level.
-We have fixed wrong username or password issues.
-We added analytics for motion alerts and deep link flows.
-We have repositioned online alerts from the end of the list of cameras to position 2, as well as modified action buttons and colors.
-We added translations in French. Our French translation is brand new, and other languages will follow!
-We added support for Swift 3.2.
-We have disabled the simple password prompt for DCS-935L and DCS-2330L cameras that do not support password changes.
As always, send any problems you may encounter via the Feedback button in the application. We also pay attention to what you say positively too - so tell us what you like most, we listen.
You are the reason why we continue to improve OWLR.
So after all that, Happy Viewing!
1.5.0
2017-09-21
Johnson McJohnson here and happy to share some really good news!
I know, so close to the last release and we go ahead and do it again -- with a major surprise!
One of our goals has been to make a cleaner, faster and more capable app that could handle all of its features and scale rapidly as we learn more. Well, it has been no small feat -- our OWLR Team has worked incredibly hard since February and have done a COMPLETE OVERHAUL of ALL camera communications!
If we are right - and we have been testing for the past two months, you should see faster commands, less latency and finally fewer buggaboos (a very technical term from the folks down unda).
We’ve been doubling down on quashing bugs this month, with a focus on the server team to improve “Mute Alerts” functionality (yes, it has had some issues -- humblest apologies!).
As always, please send any issues you may encounter via the Feedback button in the app. We also pay attention to what you say positively too - so tell us what you love the most, we are listening.
YOU are the reason we keep making OWLR better.
Aside from that, Happy Viewing!
1.4.0
2017-08-07
Johnson McJohnson here, and yes, we have been a bunch of busy people out here.
We do apologize for the silent treatment, but the boys in Africa have been slogging through some software archeology efforts to provide a new framework for expanding out features and performance. This release is simply a cleanup of a few bits and bobs in prep for the next release.
We addressed a number of bugs that were reported including intermittent PTT, flaky PTZ controls, Motion Alerts setup and some unusual issues on discovering cameras.
These and other improvements are simply preparing us for an expansion of the features in the app in the coming weeks. So, bang on with this version, and be sure to send any problems via the Feedback button within the app.
Aside from that, Happy Viewing!
1.3.0
2017-04-25
What's New in Version 1.3.0
Johnson McJohnson here, yes indeed, back so soon.
EXTENDED MOTION ALERTS TRIAL!
Still wondering what's happening when you're not around? We have extended our Motion Alerts trial to 14 Days. Try it yourself, and surely it’ll be just enough time to really fall in love with knowing what’s moving and shaking when you’re not about.
APP UPDATES AND ADDED SUPPORT
The team has been cleaning things up with removing some popups, fixing some issues on smaller screen sizes (yes, we are looking at you iPhone 4s users!) and included two more Foscam models (FI9928P and FI9961EP) in the mix.
Don't remember your camera password? I have that problem too from time to time… we’ve made it easy to find your password from the setup screen toot-sweet.
Remember, our team of happy gremlins are there to help you with your challenges - reach us via the Feedback button in the app.
As always - Happy Viewing!
1.2.1
2017-03-22
Johnson McJohnson here once again with some fun news about what we have been doing this past month!
PUSH TO TALK ON ALL FOSCAM CAMERAS!
After long last, we have finally puzzled out the ability to support Push-to-Talk for all Foscam Cameras! Yes, no longer will you find that we can not support those 9821s or C1s without Push-to-Talk - we have (hopefully, fingers-crossed behind our back) resolved the puzzle and bring it home to you. Our friends in Cape Town are just punching themselves silly with excitement to hear what you think!
UPDATES ON INTERFACE AND NEW FAQ SECTION
You all have been absolutely wonderful with your Feedback and our User Advocates Daniel, Miranda, Harry and Harriet have been looking to make some improvements to help you, our users, solve your challenges. Now we have added an FAQ section in the Help Site - feel free to ask for advice or make some suggestions and the team is looking forward to improving it for you.
OTHER CHANGES
While you may not immediately notice, we have been carefully improving some of the features your cameras support as we learn more. You will see them on the camera's Detailed View - and if something is missing, please send us a note. And yes, yes - we are working on Presets!
And, as always, minor bug fixes and interface improvements have been included.
All that is left to say is...Happy Viewing!
1.2.0
2017-02-13
Johnson McJohnson here with a long awaited announcement...
Motion Alerts are now available on OWLR!
We have been beavering away for the past few months to bring you a simple and easy way to setup your camera to support motion detection and to receive Motion Alerts via Email and/or Push Notifications.
We didn't stop there though - once you are receiving your Motion Alerts we make it simple for you to hit snooze on Motion Alerts and to tweak the sensitivity, so that you can receive only the Motion Alerts that are important to you.
A couple of notes on Motion Alerts:
- If your camera is supported, you will see 'Motion Alerts Available' when you view your camera.
- To setup a camera with Motion Alerts, your camera MUST be configured for External Access.
- Translations for this feature are not complete. If you would like to help us out with translations into Dutch, German and Chinese, we'd be delighted to hear from you at support@owlr.com.
Also in this release:
- Fixed an issue that caused cameras to stop refreshing when re-opening the app.
- Added the ability to change the streaming/RTSP ports in your camera's settings.
A special thank you to all the Flying Beta users that have been helping us bash the bugs out of this new release.
All thats left to say is...Happy Viewing!
1.1.0
2016-12-20
Johnson McJohnson here!
You may have noticed some strange behaviour after upgrading to iOS 10.2, including only being able to discover one camera or connection issues while on the same network as your camera. We are happy to say this is now fixed, and we are sorry for any inconvenience this caused you.
Happy Viewing!
1.0.5
2016-10-18
Johnson McJohnson here! Another chance for an update!
And sadly, very little to say since it is just a flesh wound....no, no - I mean a maintenance release fixing two minor, but annoying bugs.
We will have some exciting news in the coming weeks - and will be offering access to the Beta program by sending an email to flyingbeta@owlr.com and you will be added.
Aside from that, Happy Viewing!
1.0.4
2016-09-20
Johnson McJohnson here!
Minor update for our Dutch and German friends. We have new translations for you, courtesy of the brilliant linguists: Dominicus Hortulanus, Sven Bockstadt and Tim Bont. Thank you so much! Veel dank! Vielen Dank!
1.0.3
2016-09-13
Johnson McJohnson here! And a couple of new stories to tell!
Our British Dog Whisperer has successfully trolled through the app and done some quick fixes to make sure your iOS 10 experience is a wonderful one (and avoiding and crashing conflicts).
We are VERY close to the Motion Alerts release for 1.1 - so, if you'd like to be a beta tester, please send an email to flyingbeta@owlr.com for more information.
Aside from that, have a wonderful iOS 10 Release Day and Happy Viewing!