D230S1 not sending doorbell ringcall / video calling notifications on multiple uses of the doorbell

D230S1 not sending doorbell ringcall / video calling notifications on multiple uses of the doorbell

D230S1 not sending doorbell ringcall / video calling notifications on multiple uses of the doorbell
D230S1 not sending doorbell ringcall / video calling notifications on multiple uses of the doorbell
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Model: Tapo D230S1  
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I have been trying to set up a new Tapo Doorbell (D230S1) for a family member which they purchased last week.

 

I have been struggling with doorbell video calling / ringcall notifications to their iphone.  Initially I could not get any notifications.  However, now I am able to get a notificatiom, which is like a phone call.  The problem is that if following the call (regardless of whether it is answered or dismissed), if the doorbell is pressed again within a couple of minutes of the first press / call notification, there is no new notification sent to the phone that the doorbell has been pressed.  After about two have passed since the initial pressing of the doorbell, if the doorbell is pressed again, then a video call notification is sent to the phone.

 

I have spent several hours checking these forums and the tapo app, and the iphone settings of the family member.  I have also tried setting up on another iphone to check there was not some sort of call suppression occurring due to a setting on their phone, but the issue is the same - once a video call notification has been sent, further pressing of the doorbell within a couple of minutes of the first pressing of the doorbell does not cause any further video call notifications to be sent to the phone.

 

I was hoping this might be a known problem, but have found no other threads on this subject - the threads which already exist are for not receiving any video call notifications, which is not the issue here, it is that repeat or secondary video call notifications are not being sent to the phone if the doorbell is pressed (activated) again shortly after having been pressed.

 

Does anyone have any advice they can provide ? It appears to be a software issue with the app / doorbell / hub, rather than the settings on the iphone as I have followed the instructions with the doorbell and the advice on these forums about settings for notifications. I have also set up the app on two iphones and the problems is the same on both. 

If this is a bug, can it be fixed, and fixed urgently, as otherwise the doorbell will likely soon end up being returned to the retailer as not fit for purpose.

 

thanks

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Re:D230S1 not sending doorbell ringcall / video calling notifications on multiple uses of the doorbell
Tuesday

  @cairncross 

 

Can you share what's the trouble you faced in this situation? 

 

There aren't excessive notifications for one doorbell-pressed event. I mean, if ring call is selected as the notification type, it continues ringing for a while unless it is answered. If it gets hung up, that means the user is aware of this doorbell press event and chose to hang it up. If the ring call gets hung up accidentally, a new one can restart in the app directly. 

 

If push notifications are selected, that would actually be more intuitive. People have different doorbell pressing habits - some may only press it once, while others may press it repeatedly. However, regardless of the frequency, these are all part of the same doorbell press event and should only trigger a single notification within a certain buffering time.

 

Do you prefer repeated notifications instead? For example, if someone presses the doorbell 5 times in 5s, you would like to receive all five notifications?

 

 

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Re:D230S1 not sending doorbell ringcall / video calling notifications on multiple uses of the doorbell
Tuesday

  @Wayne-TP 

 

To clarify, I'm not talking about repeated pressing of the doorbvell whilst a video call notification is in progress (ie waiting to be accepted or declined)

 

The issue arises if the video call is answered and then following the end of that call the doorbell is pressed again with 2 minutes of that call ending.  This means that if you had a couple of people come to the door within a sort period of time, then only the first press of the door bell would result in a video call notification.

 

If the doorbell is pressed and a video call initiated, and the user declines, then why should pressing the doorbell again after the video call is declined not result in another video call notification - that is for the user to decide whether they accept or decline the call,.

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Re:D230S1 not sending doorbell ringcall / video calling notifications on multiple uses of the doorbell
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  @cairncross 

 

Thank you for the explanation. The buffering time is actually one minute.

 

We haven't received similar feedback from other users regarding this case, I'll recommend you raise a feature request post for it, let's see if this is a common situation for the doorbell users.

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