I have been looking for such a setting. however, there is no setting that saves a video when the button is pressed. It only records when there is movement.
Can I somehow see what control commands are sent when I press the button? Possibly this can then be traced in the app.
There are no control commands this app can trace. It can only check the video state via API. There is no push information via API.
@Davide_Zamo has tested the doobell video recording and flow trigger.
I tested with his account and there were videos recorded on doorbell event.
Perhaps he can help?
nothing to sayā¦doorbell works like other cams
when you press the button, it saves a video and this is recognized by homey working like a triggerā¦
Do you store in the cloud or locally?
Can you share some screenshots of your settings from the bell and the flow please? Maybe Iām missing somethingā¦
New test version 1.1.4:
Are the following devices supported?
Hi,
I donāt have one these devices so I canāt test for you.
But the SyncModule v1 should be the same as v2 without USB. Sould work but without local storage.
Iām not sure if this could cause errors if the api responses are different.
If the cameras are using the same API endpints as the current indoor/outdoor, they should work.
You can add multiple accounts (for most users it will be only one). And for an account you can add all cameras (independent which syncmodule is used). And you can add syncmodules - to activate/deactivate the whole system.
But all without guarantee. Just install the app and try 
I have been using the other Blink app from the Homey store so far. But I saw that your app is newer and has more actions. And it also supports the doorbell that I have just heard about and started investigating.
A youtube reviewer posted review of the doorbell and he used this app with Homey, but there was a very long delay before homey reacted to doorbell button or motion.
Then your devices will work. Itās the same API.
The doorbell works like a camera. It stores a video and Homey recognices the new video and trigers the alarm. Using the Blink cloud this will work in some seconds. It depends on the poll interval you set in the app. I would say from 2 up to 5 seconds. The video is recognized with start of recording.
Using local storage is much slower and will take up to 30 seconds because the video is present AFTER the recording is completed.
If you are using Blink cloud, it will work like your current cameras.
Blink uses only push messages for mobile phones for such alerts. This is not available via API.
PS: you can install both apps and try this one while using the old one for your current devices.
New test version 1.1.6:
These days I get a popup in Blink mobile app that my (still free) subscriptions ends in some days.
It seems Amazon/Blink finally stopped the free subscription that was still avaibalbe.
I donāt know if ti only affect Germany or also other countries.#
So please check your subscription state in Blink app.
If the subscription ended, you need to switch to local storage to store videos. Else you will only get push messages in Blink app. The Homey app will not get any information about motion alerts if no video is stored in the cloud.
Please keep in mind that a locak storage access is really rough via Blink API. Request are temporary blocked if SyncModule is in use by a camera. That will delay motion alerts via Homey app.
If you need instant alerts via Homey app, you have to subscribe the clound abo.
If not, you need a SyncModule and a SD card to store your videos locally. And you have to accept delay for motion alert. You can still use it as āthere has been a motion some time agoā instead of āthere is a motionā
Hi @RonnyW,
Awsome app! Can you please tell me what the delay is for the doorbell press? I readthe whole topic, but canāt figure it out. Thanks! 
Hi,
the Blink mobile app uses only push messaging service from Google/Apple for instant alerts. This app can only access the stored videos to check is there is a new one - and if it was recorded due to a motion.
Because of this limitation, the doorbell acts like any other blink camera.
If you have motion alert active, then you get this video first. If motion alert is not active, the video is recorded after a button press.
When using cloud storage (subscription), the video is āvisibleā on start or recording. So you will get the motion alarm in Homey in a time frame bout 1 to 5 seconds - using a 5sec poll interval.
When using local storage, the poll interval must be longer 10ā¦20sec. And itās not sure if teh app can read teh syncmodule in case a video is recorded. So it can take longer (second poll). So with local storage you wonāt get instant alerts.
There are two post about fine tuning the poll interval. One for cloud storage and another for local storage.
New test version 1.1.7:
New test version 1.1.8:
Hey, Iām lacking a (THEN) card to switch off motion detection. use case: I want to switch off/on the camera but not the motion detection. Am I missing something? Thanx
The camera tile (on/off switch) switches motion detection for this camera on or off.
Itās not possible to switch off a camera completely - also not possible in Blink mobile app.
I just want to switch off Motion Detection with a flow card. I trigger the recording of a video differently
Just use the 'switch on/off" flow card. It switches the Homey device on/off what will switch on/off the motion recognition for the camera.
the problem is switching it ON also switches Motion Detection to ON, and thereās no way to switch Motion Detection off, or am I missing something. The flow I have in mind switches the cam on if a certain condition is met but not the motion detection. Makes sense?
