that is exactly what I’m curious about, I have Reolink camera’s and doorbell and do not want to use a google or Alexa screen. If it could show the live feed when triggered, then I would buy this ring thing.
Holy shit, what an absurd price! This is out of proportion. I really like the Portal and is a missing link in my smarthome. I would instant buy 3 a 4 units, but totally not with this price. Hell no.
There will indeed be a Flow card that lets you send a camera stream to Homey Portal, optionally together with a confirmation prompt, similar to the push notification Flow card. For example, you could show the camera feed when someone rings the doorbell and include a button to confirm opening the door.
Just like shown in the video here.
How should I connect the Aqara G410 doorbell hub to Homey — via the Aqara app, directly, or via Matter? Because right now I can’t create an Advanced Flow that does that.
And yet its perfectly possible for consumer level security companies to do door bells and cameras on a large scale which are wifi or PoE and they generally cost +/- 5%
You talk about this like Athom’s products up to this point aren’t already wifi or ethernet compatible
I just think it’s a missed opportunity and low hanging fruit
PoE or 220v with an internal relay would have made it a must buy for me
Who wants to sacrifice a wall switch for something that can’t act as a relay?
What happens when your kids inevitably unplug it from the USB port in your kitchen and hide it somewhere?
I wonder which companies you mean. Those cheap PoE cameras from Aliexpress with the “CamHi” app (which is known for its many security vulnerabilities)?
Then you just learn them to not unplug it 
I’m talking about quite big companies tbh like Reolink, Ring and Ubiquiti
Reolink appears to be oriented at small business, just like UniFi. UniFi doesn’t even have a Google Home or Alexa integration. Reolink cameras also come with features like a tamper switch and vandalism protection, something that you usually don’t need in a home environment
Ring doesn’t have PoE as far as I know
@smarthomesven and @deejayreissue et al. Let’s keep this on topic
If you want to have a debate on to PoE or not to PoE please open a new topic.
really like the look of the new Homey Portal, and I think 249 is a very fair and affordable price for what it offers.
Unfortunately, it launched just one month too late for me. I recently purchased a Rithum switch to do exactly what the Portal is designed for, which I also use to link back to my Homey Pro. The major benefit of the Rithum for my specific setup is that it mounts directly into standard electrical wall boxes, making the installation perfectly seamless.
Wishing you a great launch and successful roll-out!
