24/7 Recordings Stopped Working, Can't View Past Recordings

24/7 Recordings Stopped Working, Can't View Past Recordings

24/7 Recordings Stopped Working, Can't View Past Recordings
24/7 Recordings Stopped Working, Can't View Past Recordings
2 weeks ago
Model: EC70  
Hardware Version: V4
Firmware Version: 2.3.26

My month-old camera has stopped recording video. Everything was working fine for a while, and then every once in a while I'd get an "Operation Failed" (or something similar) error in the app but everything would continue to work. Today, I can't access any recorded videos in the app and the "24/7 Recording" setting is all of a sudden off. If I try to access the recordings I get a loading icon for a second and then nothing. If I try to move the slider for the "24/7 Recording" setting, it just slides back. My guess is that the SD card (128GB Micro SD Card U3 A1) is full and now the camera is not overwriting the old recordings. 

 

I bought this camera to watch my house while I'm away, so I'm not physically there to troubleshoot in person. I do have a smart plug and power cycled the camera but the problem persists. Initially after rebooting the camera I got the error "Camera is Busy - you have another device viewing the pre-recorded videos.  End streaming there to watch on this device." when trying to access recordings, even though there was no other device accessing them. During this time trying to toggle the "24/7 Recording" setting would result in a loading icon that would just sit there. 

 

So right now I can only watch live view, which defeats the security aspect of the camera because I can't have recorded videos. I can't (and shouldn't have to) do a factory reset because then it won't be connected to Wifi and also can't remove/reformat the SD card because I'm not physically there and there's no option to reformat it present in the app. 

 

Are there any options for me here? If I can't get this working I'm definitely returning this camera and going with something else when I get home. 

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Re:24/7 Recordings Stopped Working, Can't View Past Recordings
2 weeks ago

  @kasakam990 

Hi,
1. Please check if your Kasa app is the latest one. If not, go to the App Store or Google Play to download and install the latest Kasa app.


2. On the Kasa app > camera's Device Settings > 24/7 Recording page, there is an option to format the SD card, and you can check if it helps.


3. Could you please send us a video showing the reported issue? What's the model number of the inserted microSD card?


Best Regards

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Re:24/7 Recordings Stopped Working, Can't View Past Recordings
2 weeks ago - last edited a week ago

  @Solla-topee Thanks for the reply. I've put my responses below. 

 

1. I'm running iOS 17.3.1 and version 3.3.900 of the Kasa app, which appears to be the latest. 

 

2. The format option used to be there, along with the available space on the card but it's not there anymore. 

 

3. The SD card is Silicon Power 128GB Micro SD Card U3 SDXC. Here's the Amazon link where I got it: www.[amazon][.]com/gp/product/B09TQS634Y/   (remove brackets)

 

I uploaded a screen video to streamable because for some reason the upload fails on the forum (video expires in 2 days). Every time you see the spinning loading wheel pop up at the beginning of the video is when I'm hitting the "24/7 Recording" button on the bottom right. I also included a screenshot of the version numbers.

 

Video:[streamable[.]com]/rwmrex   (remove brackets)

 

 

 

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Re:24/7 Recordings Stopped Working, Can't View Past Recordings
a week ago - last edited a week ago

  @kasakam990 

Hi,
Thank you for the information provided. 

1. It's recommended that you remove the picture on this thread since it displayed the camera's MAC address.

 

2. What's the model number of your iPhone?

 

3. For the reported issue, please uninstall the Kasa app on your iPhone, copy the link here, and paste it into the Safari browser to download and install the Kasa Debug App v3.3.901.

 

Refer to the below steps to collect the app log for further analysis.
1) Try to reproduce the problem on the Kasa Debug App.
2) After the problem is reproduced, go to APP> Me>About, long press the Kasa icon for about 3 seconds on the About page, and it will show the log page in the APP.
3) Choose the log, swipe Left, and then click the Share button to send us the files. 

 

Best Regards

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Re:24/7 Recordings Stopped Working, Can't View Past Recordings
a week ago

  @Solla-topee Thanks, I've removed the screenshot. My iPhone is an XS. I accidentally swiped too hard to the left and deleted the first log, but went through the process again and got another one so hopefully it's good. 

 

Should I attach it to this thread? I can try to send it to you in a message too. It's encrypted but am not sure how well so I didn't want to upload it here unless it's safe. 

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Re:24/7 Recordings Stopped Working, Can't View Past Recordings
a week ago

  @kasakam990 

Hi,
I have forwarded your case to the tech team and they will follow up on it via email. Please wait patiently.
Best Regards

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