Changelog

 

2025.3 – April 2, 2025

• Enhanced PTZ Support - We’ve updated and enhanced Pan, Tilt, & Zoom support for Axis, Hikvision, Dahua, & Foscam cameras

2025.2 – March 5, 2025

• Improved Connection Errors - We’ve updated and added more details to the errors you may get when connecting to a camera

2025.1 – January 25, 2025

• Behind the Scenes - We’ve been working hard to polish things up and keep IPCams running smoothly

2024.7 – December 16, 2024

• Dashboard Layouts – Modify your dashboard layout with new presets or customize your own

2024.6 – October 30, 2024

• HomeKit Support – Connect and view compatible HomeKit cameras

2024.5 – October 16, 2024

• Camera Image Adjustments – Mirror your camera stream or rotate it in 90º increments
• Extended PIP Support – Picture in picture is now available on macOS and tvOS

2024.4 – September 16, 2024

• New OS Support – We’ve added support for iOS 18, macOS 15, and tvOS 18. That includes dark and tinted home screen support for the app icon and widgets.

2024.3 – July 16, 2024

• Camera Sharing – You can now share your cameras, dashboards, and snapshots with other IPCams users via iCloud.
• Motion Detection Improvements – We’ve improved the motion detection capabilities for IPCams Hub. You’ll now experience less false positives, more confidence setting levels, and the ability to highlight what was detected on event snapshots.

2024.2 – March 31, 2024

• Remote Connectivity Improvements – We’ve improved the reliability of remote connectivity for IPCams Hub users. Home screen widgets and IPCams on Apple Watch now work remotely through your Hub.

2024.1 – February 17, 2024

• Under the Hood – We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to get ready for some upcoming features

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