Changelog

2023.8 – November 7, 2023

  • Motion Zones – Create motion zones with your IPCams Hub to ignore motion from parts of your camera stream

2023.7 – October 24, 2023

  • Remote Access – View your cameras anywhere over the internet with your IPCams Hub

2023.6 – September 20, 2023

  • New OS Support – We’ve been hard at working ensuring compatibility with iOS 17, macOS 14, tvOS 17 & watchOS 10
  • Shortcuts – We’ve added several new shortcuts for IPCams allowing you to automate various app and NVR functions
  • Refreshable Snapshot Widget – On iOS 17 you can now refresh snapshot widgets right from your home screen
  • Lock Screen Shortcut Widgets – Quickly open a camera or dashboard directly from your lock screen

2023.5 – August 14, 2023

  • Larger Dashboards – Create dashboards with up to 16 cameras
  • Dashboard Stream Configuration – Choose which camera stream to display in your dashboards

2023.4 – June 30, 2023

  • Two Way Audio – We’ve added two way audio support for Hikvision, Dahua, Amcrest, and Axis cameras

2023.3 – April 26, 2023

  • Translations – IPCams is now available in Spanish, Italian, and Simplified Chinese
  • Under the Hood – We’ve been hard at work getting ready for some future updates

2023.2 – February 19, 2023

  • Modern Video Player – IPCams has a new modernized video player with RTSPS support, wider compatibility, increased efficiency, and better error handling.

2023.1 – January 16, 2023

  • Motion Detection & Event Recording – Turn your Mac or spare Apple TV into a smart video recorder with motion detection, event recordings, and push notifications with IPCams NVR
  • Streamlined Camera Creation Flow – We’ve made it easier to setup your cameras in IPCams

2.13 – October 8, 2022

  • iOS, iPadOS & tvOS 16 Support – We’ve been hard at work ensuring compatibility
  • iCloud Sync Improvements – Our iCloud sync mechanisms have been upgraded to include improved performance for larger snapshot collections
  • IPCams NVR Beta – Available in beta, turn your Mac or spare Apple TV with IPCams into a smart NVR with motion detection, event recordings and push notifications for your ONVIF & RTSP cameras

2.12 – June 20, 2022

  • Favorites – Favorite your most used cameras and dashboards for quick and easy access
  • Snapshot Management – Share or delete multiple snapshots at once

2.11 – June 6, 2022

  • Snapshot Widget – View a snapshot from your camera with our snapshot widget
  • (macOS) Shortcut Widget – Quickly access your cameras and dashboards from our shortcut widget
  • Bug fixes – We’ve squashed some more bugs to keep things running smoothly

2.10 – May 21, 2022

  • Featured Pro trials – It is now easier than ever to try out IPCams Pro with a free trial
  • App Lock – Secure IPCams with your pass code or biometrics
  • Bug Reports – Help report bugs with our new bug report form
  • Bug fixes and stability improvements

2.9 – March 13, 2022

  • Streamlined new camera flow – You can now quickly select your camera brand and add it to IPCams without needing to know all of the nitty gritty
  • ONVIF Reliability improvements – Adding an ONVIF camera and adjusting PTZ controls should now be more reliable
  • Minor bug fixes

2.8 – January 13, 2022

  • Video snapshots – Capture video recordings of your camera streams
  • Handoff – Easily continue viewing your cameras on your various Apple devices
  • Siri shortcuts – Quickly access your cameras and dashboards with Siri
  • Full screen widget shortcuts – Launch your widget shortcuts in full screen
  • Minor bug fixes

2.7 – October 3, 2021

  • (iOS) Picture in Picture – IPCams Pro subscribers can now use PIP on iOS 15
  • (macOS) Enhanced RTSP Compatibility – The RTSP streaming player has been upgraded to enhance compatibility and stability

2.6.1 – September 19, 2021

  • Support for iOS & tvOS 15

2.6 – September 6, 2021

  • Pan, Tilt, & Zoom (PTZ) Presets – Set and recall your favorite camera positions with presets
  • Reload Stream on Error – IPCams will reload streams automatically if they unexpectedly fail

2.5 – August 9, 2021

  • ONVIF Support – Automatically search your network and add ONVIF compatible cameras
  • Pan, Tilt, & Zoom (PTZ) – Control the movement and zoom of your ONVIF cameras
  • Secondary Streams – Add a secondary lower quality stream for your cameras to improve performance on spotty networks and larger dashboards
  • Fast Dashboard Switcher – Easily switch between multiple dashboards

2.4 – May 24, 2021

  • IPCams Pro family plans – Check out the newly available Pro family plans to share with your family group
  • Configuration import & export – Export and share your camera configuration data with others
  • Various bug fixes and performance enhancements

2.3 – April 12, 2021

  • IPCams for Mac – Download IPCams on your Mac to view your cameras and dashboards. IPCams supports all Macs running macOS Big Sur.
  • Pad enhancements – IPCams on iPad has been supercharged with a new sidebar layout, key commands, and multi window support
  • Bug fixes – Various bugs have been squashed to ensure optimal performance

2.2 – March 7, 2021

  • IPCams for Apple TV – Download IPCams on your Apple TV to view your cameras and dashboards on the big screen
  • Camera view enhancements – Quickly switch camera streams with the new camera switcher and swipe to dismiss from full screen mode
  • Launch Shortcuts – Select the screen you want to show when you first launch the app
  • Background audio – Background audio playback from other apps should no longer pause when viewing your camera stream
  • Dashboard fixes – The wrong camera stream should no longer be displayed on rotation

2.1 – January 19, 2021

  • IPCams on Apple Watch
  • IPCams on Macs with M1 Chip
  • Option to disable SSL verification in settings
  • Expanded grid option for dashboard
  • Ability to force TCP stream for RTSP cameras

2.0 – October 7, 2020

  • Support for iOS 14
  • Home screen shortcut widgets
  • Improved audio handling & muting
  • Full screen mode enhancements
  • New IPCams Pro subscription options
  • Pro – Multiple Dashboards – Pro
  • Pro – Larger dashboards with up to nine cameras
  • Pro – Camera snapshots
  • Pro – Alternate app icons
  • Pro – Custom app accent colors
  • Pro – Custom camera icons

1.8 – August 24, 2020

  • UI Refresh – New modern iOS design
  • New full screen mode
  • Under the hood iCloud sync enhancements

1.7 – November 7, 2019

  • Support for iOS 13
  • Bug fixes

1.6 – April 24, 2019

  • Support for RTSP camera streams

1.5 – August 15, 2018

  • Support for HLS/H264 camera streams

1.4 – February 18, 2018

  • Bug fixes

1.3 – February 2, 2018

  • Support for iOS 11
  • Bug fixes

1.2 – June 15, 2016

  • Dashboard zoom fix

1.1 – May 3, 2016

  • UI Enhancements for iPad
  • Dashboard crash fixes

1.0 – October 29, 2015

  • Initial release
  • Support for MJPEG camera streams
  • Dashboard view – View up to four cameras at once