UniFi Protect

Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.22.0 adds the ability to manually specify the domain name for direct connections and improves the resiliency of live streams, recordings, and 2-way audio.

Improvements
- Added the ability to manually specify the domain name for direct connections to your UniFi Consoles.
- Improved performance and resiliency of live streams and recordings.
- Improved 2-way audio resiliency.
- Improved Dashboard empty view when there are no Protect devices.

Bugfixes
- Fixed an issue where streams fail to load in certain cases and show only greyed-out overlay.
- Fixed an issue where setting custom notification sound was ignoring focus mode causing the notification sound to play regardless.
- Fixed an issue where notifications weren't working on Apple Watch when custom notification sound was enabled.
- Fixed incorrect storage capacity shown in certain cases.
- Fixed console dropdown sometimes not updating data correctly.
- Fixed an issue where sometimes Timeline would load a recent timestamp causing the livestream to get stuck.

Known issues
- You may experience streaming issues after a couple of minutes while using 3rd party VPNs, this will be fixed in an upcoming release.

Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.21.0 adds the ability to manually specify the UniFi Console IP address for direct connections and includes support for newly added detections since Protect 2.11.21.

Improvements
- Added the ability to manually specify the console IP address for direct connections to the UniFi Console.
- Added support for configuring and viewing newly supported detections added in Protect 2.11.21.
- Added object tracking in the Detections player.
- Added microphone noise reduction mode for G5 series cameras.
- Improved performance of 2-way audio via remote connections.
- Improved global recording settings user experience.
- Improved Detections player settings user experience.
- Improved device firmware update UI.

Bugfixes
- Fixed the inability to access device-specific push notification settings if the user only has Viewer permissions.
- Fixed the inability to reconnect wireless cameras in rare cases.
- Fixed false AC voltage warnings for doorbells.
- Fixed an issue where auto-tracking didn't initialize when enabling it.
- Fixed an issue where audio streams weren't stopped after exiting the app in rare cases.

Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.20.0 adds support for object tracking in recordings, changing push notification sound, and includes improvements for playback controls in Timeline.

Improvements
- Added object tracking support for recordings in the Timeline. Configurable in Playback Settings > Highlight Smart Detections.
- Added zoom level slider in the Timeline.
- Added option to change the sound for push notifications. *
- Improved UX of the Timeline playback controls - configure showing inside or below the viewer.
- Improved stability of the detection player.
- Improved streaming resiliency.
* Currently supports only camera notifications. Configurable in Settings > App Preferences > Notification Sound.

Bugfixes
- Fixed an issue where the mechanical chime option was shown on the G4 Doorbell Professional PoE.
- Fixed an issue where auto-tracking sometimes is not enabled on the G4 PTZ.
- Fixed a rare issue where "Protect is Offline" was sometimes shown when switching between consoles.
- Fixed the wireless device reconnect popup on iPads.

Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.19.0 adds support for animated doorbell messages, and device firmware batch updates, and includes improvements for 2-way audio performance and detection player.

Improvements
- Added animated doorbell message and improved UX. *
- Added support for multiple thumbnails for detection.
- Added individual IoT device firmware update flow.
- Added device firmware batch update flow.
- Added UniFi OS update flow.
- Added a "Can't Find Your Device?" popup in the Device list.
- Added new preset support in Multi-view.
- Changed the default viewer position to "Below Status Bar". This can be configured in Timeline > Playback Settings > Viewer Position.
- Improved doorbell 2-way audio performance on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 models.
- Improved wireless device adoption flow.
- Improved detection player UX.
- Improved UX for handling wireless device bootup sequence.
- Improved UX when the UniFi Protect application is offline.
- Improved stability of the device re-assign flow.
- Improved account handling on iPad.
* Animated message supported on the G4 Doorbell Professional. Currently only the "dog animation" is supported.

Bugfixes
- Fixed incorrect positioning of the 2-way audio icon in the timeline view.
- Fixed warp/dewarp icons showing up in incorrect cases.
- Fixed adoptable cameras are not shown at the top of the device list in certain cases.
- Fixed navigation logic when creating a new account.
- Fixed Crossing Lines and smart Detection Zone options are shown for incompatible cameras.

Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.18.1 includes UX improvement for the global recording settings that will be available in the upcoming UniFi Protect Application 2.9, as well as addresses an issue with 2-way talk in timeline.

Improvements
- Improved UX of global recording settings - allow configuring what Motions/Events to record. *
* Requires UniFi Protect Application 2.9 or newer.

Bugfixes
- Fixed 2-way talk session sometimes not stopped when exiting the timeline view.

Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.18.0 adds support for new features that will be available in the upcoming UniFi Protect Application 2.9, includes improvements for geofencing and account handling.

Improvements
- Added a new “Updates” category under the System Log. *
- Added global push notification settings and improved UX. *
- Added global recording settings and improved UX. *
- Added ability to perform individual camera firmware updates. *
- Added license plate search in Detections view. **
- Added PTZ preset support.
- Improved performance and stability of geofencing.
- Improved "Managed by other" device UX.
- Improved account handling between Ubiquiti apps.
- Improved Smart Detection consent UX.
- Improved application stability.

* Requires UniFi Protect Application 2.9 or newer.
** Requires AI-compatible cameras and UniFi Protect Application 2.9 or newer.

Bugfixes
- Fixed camera reconnects not working properly when triggered from Overview.
- Fixed timeline being expanded even when there’s no recording history.

Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.17.0 adds support for crossing line settings and includes improvements for PTZ and account handling between Ubiquiti apps.

Improvements
- Added quick action to open multi-view when rotated to landscape. *
- Added crossing line settings for smart detections.
- Improved PTZ controls and added auto-tracking.
- Improved play/pause logic in Timeline.
- Improved Login screens and account handling between Ubiquiti apps.
- Improved "Managed by other" device UX.
- Improved application stability.
* To enable it, go to Settings > App Preferences > Landscape Multi-View.

Bugfixes
- Fixed several issues with talkback in Timeline.
- Fixed several issues with mute/unmute state in Timeline and Detections player.
- Fixed some cases where geofence location is not updated right away.
- Fixed an issue where the doorbell message still shows after successful removal.
- Fixed issue where the Dashboard would become empty when an offline camera comes back online.

Overview
- UniFi Protect iOS 1.16.1 improves the recording playback stability.

Improvements
- Improved stability for playing back recordings.
- Improved UX for privacy and motion zones.

Bugfixes
- Fixed invalid reconnect messages may appear for WiFi cameras.
- Fixed 2-way audio wasn't working right after allowing permission to the phone's microphone.

Overview
- UniFi Protect iOS 1.16.0 adds support for presets and portrait mode on the Multi-View and includes several UX and stability improvements.

Improvements
- Added preset support on the Multi-View. *
- Added portrait mode support on the Multi-view.
- Improved UX of the Multi-View.
- Improved application stability.
* Currently only supports up to 16 cameras. We plan to increase the number of cameras in future releases.

Bugfixes
- Fixed issue where in certain cases the camera audio stream would not stop when minimizing the app.
- Fixed incorrect connection type icon shown for PoE Chime.
- Fixed incorrect microphone sensitivity value range.
- Fixed occurrences of showing incorrect timestamps in the System log.
- Fixed an issue where the “Manage UI Account” button was not responding to tap gestures on macOS.

Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.15.2 improves the camera feed playback stability and addresses an issue with the 2-way audio when receiving a doorbell notification.

Improvements
- Improved stability of the camera feed playback on the dashboard.

Bugfixes
- Fixed 2-way audio may not work when receiving ring notifications from a Doorbell.

Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.15.1 adds a hardware keyboard shortcut for playing/pausing the video and addresses an issue where detections fail to play in a certain scenario.

Improvements
- Added a hardware keyboard shortcut for playing/pausing the video when the spacebar key is pressed.
- Improved application stability in the Timeline view.

Bugfixes
- Fixed an issue where detections failed to play after tapping on a detection notification. Occurred only if the Detections player was turned off in settings.

Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.15.0 adds the Picture in Picture mode for livestreams, dewarped view improvements for 360 cameras and several enhancements for the Timeline view.

Improvements
- Added Picture in Picture (PiP) support for livestreams.*
- Added the ability to swipe between cameras on iPad while in landscape (fullscreen) mode in the Timeline view.
- Added 16:9 aspect ratio dewarped view support when in fullscreen for 360 cameras.
- Improved dewarped view UX and gesture performance for 360 cameras.
- Improved adoption when the user selects an incorrect network.
- Improved application stability in the Timeline view.
* Requires iOS 16.4.1 or newer. To enable the feature, open the Timeline view and press on the PiP icon.

Bugfixes
- Fixed issue where clip export size calculation was incorrect in the Timeline view.
- Fixed reconnect issue when switching from WiFi with Direct to Remote connection.
- Fixed an issue where the Follow System Audio setting may not work.
- Fixed issue where labels of detection record settings overlap.

Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.14.0 adds the G4 Doorbell Pro package camera playback support, app switcher and includes several UX and stability improvements for iPhone, iPad and macOS users.

Improvements
- Added app switcher element for faster navigation across other UniFi apps.
- Added G4 Doorbell Pro package camera recordings playback and timelapse support.
- Added G4 Doorbell Pro package camera player on iPad.
- Added ability to swipe between cameras on iPhones while in landscape (fullscreen) mode in the Timeline view.
- Added ability to tap a detection category on Dashboard to view it in the Detections tab.
- Added an offline camera counter in Dashboard.
- Improved stackable NVR support in Devices tab.
- Improved Clip export stability.
- Improved the UI of the Devices tab.
- Improved overall UI responsivity.
- Improved stability on macOS.
- Improved camera drawer stability in the timeline view.

Bugfixes
- Fixed timeline issues when switching between cameras using the drawer.
- Fixed frozen camera control occurrences on G4 PTZ.
- Fixed ViewPort and Floodlight details showing incorrect connection state.
- Fixed Local Console disconnection popup while opening the app from its background state.
- Fixed issue where devices were offered for Bluetooth adoption after console reset.

Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.13.0 adds support for ViewPort, Dashboard notifications and hiding IoT devices, and includes several improvements for iPad users.

Improvements
- Added support for Viewport.
- Added Dashboard notifications.
- Added locate function for a user with viewer permission.
- Added missing sections for Floodlight.
- Added an option to hide IoT devices from Dashboard.
- Added warning if Theta camera has no lens attached.
- Added different AI DSLR image if the case is attached or not.
- Improved Dashboard grid view responsiveness for iPads.
- Improved Devices tab for iPads.
- Improved Console selector for iPads.

Bugfixes
- Fixed adoption not appearing for the removed camera.
- Fixed playback resuming after rearranging cameras on Dashboard.
- Fixed race-condition when opening timeline from Dashboard immediately after establishing connection.
- Fixed several potential stability issues.
- Fixed unable to connect to consoles locally that run Older UniFi OS versions due to missing Protect permissions.

Improvements
- Add Detections player.
- Add an option to disable the Detection player in App Preferences.
- Add Detections clip deletion and export on long press.
- Add notification in Dashboard if update available.
- Add an option to hide IoT devices from Dashboard.
- Add an Admins section to Settings.
- Improve Geofence accuracy.
- Improve Wi-Fi camera setup.
- Improve sensor reading and safe zone accuracy.

Bugfixes
- Fix Doorbell live playback issues.
- Fix the Doorbell stream not working after adoption.
- Fix the blinking timeline by improving image caching.
- Fix push notifications may still appear after logging out in rare cases.
- Fix When to Record settings not showing correctly during camera reconnects.
- Fix the timelapse not working on iPad with Launch Recent Camera.
- Fix the tap gesture breaking when dismissing the account screen.
- Fix System Logs swipe to go back gesture.
- Fix talkback not working with AirPods.
- Fix issues with Sensor values.

Improvements
- Add Dewarp, Favorite, and Fullscreen support for Timeline on iPad.
- Add the 'Line Crossing' filter option in the Detections section.
- Display cameras in the Dashboard according to aspect ratios.
- Improve device status synchronization between tabs.
- Update camera removal process.

Bugfixes
- Fix console settings stuck in the opening loop.
- Fix Doorbell notification launch issues.
- Fix Dashboard fetching large snapshot images.
- Fix relaunching the app on a direct connection. It would redirect to the console list.
- Fix timeline elements being in the wrong state after reconnecting.
- Fix the dewarp not working on cameras with an active audio stream.

- Additional stability improvements.

Improvements
- Update UI elements.
Bugfixes
- Fix device status in Devices tab when adopting new device.
- Fix reconnect popup appearing for wired & reconnected cameras.

Improvements
- Add a Global Viewer Quality setting in App Preferences for permanent playback quality selection.
- Add collapsible recent detection counters in Dashboard.
- Arrange navigation bar between different tabs.
- Improve console connection resiliency.
- Improve SSO session handling.
- Update Detections section.
- Update Device details screen.

Bugfixes
- Fix date picker crash if re-opened right after re-connect in Timeline and Detections.
- Fix issue with camera focus not showing correct setting.
- Fix issue with snapshot loading in Timeline.

Improvements
- Add "Notification Settings" button to the camera settings for iPad.
- Enable push notifications for Sensors.
- Improve previous session cleanup when performing a new login.
- Improve console opening resiliency.
- Relocate "Optical Zoom" and "Focus" camera settings to be located under "Adjust Camera Picture" section.
- Show outdated consoles in the console list, guiding the user to update it.
- Update console management screen.
- Update the timeline to open full-screen camera settings.
- Improve stability in the settings and dashboard.

Bugfixes
- Fix doorbell notifications not opening properly.
- Fix empty timeline on app launch.
- Fix notifications always opening in landscape on iPad.
- Fix the reconnection toast rotating on iPhone when changing orientation.
- Fix the issue which caused the camera settings not to load properly.
- Remove consoles to which the user has no Protect access.

Improvements
Improve app startup experience.
Improve timeline loading and stability.
Use Excellent/Good/Poor labels for connection experience.
Add Devices tab for iPad.

Bugfixes
Fix frozen live view in Multi-view.
Fix stability issues in the dashboard.
Fix frozen video issue after navigation between Dashboard/Timeline.
Fix the issue where reconnect couldn't connect to Public IP directly.
Fix the opening of favorite cameras.
Fix "No Detections" message.

- Fix unable to connect to the console in rare cases.
- Fix Doorbell talkback function not working when opened from a notification with a direct connection.

- Additional stability improvements.

Improvements
- Improve recording playback resiliency.
- Improve session resiliency.

Bugfixes
- Fix playback not working on iPadOS 16 and iOS 16.
- Fix the full-screen button not working on iOS 16.
- Fix the console list being empty for a new user.
- Fix stream not starting when launch recent camera is enabled.
- Fix slow loading timeline on a local connection.
- Fix blank package camera view for Doorbell Pro.
- Fix account image not loading.
- Fix blurry camera image when doing a clip export.

Improvements
- Add Multi-View support.
- Add notification in Timelapse when Resolution is lowered.
- Add support for 360 camera stream dewarping.
- Add console information in the Devices section.
- Add Line crossing events in Timelapse.
- Add tab navigation to iPad.
- Add option to locate Smart Flood Light.
- Add content caching.
- Add High Frame Rate Mode toggle for the supported camera.
- Improve Dashboard and Recent detection UX.
- Improve Timelapse content loading time.
- Improve connection and service outage toast UX.
- Improve startup stability.

Bugfixes
- Fix an issue where the header contains redundant spacing.
- Fix an issue where "Create new message" button is unresponsive.
- Fix an issue where Account section actions are unresponsive.
- Fix an issue where tapping on device might open details for wrong device.
- Fix an issue where 360 camera in Live View details is stretched.
- Fix an issue where navigation bar might disappear when setting up camera.
- Fix an issue where navigation bar not hiding when Doorbell notification feed is closed.
- Fix an issue where static black or white screens appears.
- Other stability improvements and bug fixes.