How to turn on Notifications for your Wi-Fi Camera - Android Phones

3 min. readlast update: 10.17.2023

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To enable the notifications on your phone, there are 2 different settings you need to make in order to ensure that you receive motion detection notifications. By default you shouldn't have to do this, but sometimes due to specific settings on your phone you may need to.

FIRST - ENABLE PHONE NOTIFICATIONS ON SMARTLIFE/CAMERA DEVICE

Step 1: Open the Smart Life app and press “Me” on the bottom right of your screen.

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Step 2: Press the settings button on the top right of the screen

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Step 3: Select App Notification

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Step 4: Enable Notifications

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SECOND - ENABLE NOTIFICATIONS FROM PHONE SETTINGS (Android Phones)

STEP 1: Swipe down from the top of your phone to show the setting menu

STEP 2: Then select phone settings (looks like a cog wheel on top right corner of your phone)

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STEP 3: Then select apps

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STEP 4: Search for Smart Life and then select Smart Life

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STEP 5: Then select notifications

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STEP 6: Enable sound and vibration

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STEP 7: Then select notification categories

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STEP 8: Enable everything you see on the list.

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That's it! You will now receive notifications from your OSI Wi-Fi Camera

HOW TO CHANGE THE NOTIFICATION SOUND ON YOUR PHONE

If you would like to have a unique sound for the Notification on you phone, please follow the instructions (this is assuming that you are already in the 'Notification Catagories':

Step 1: For example select the 'Short Bell Notification'

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Step 2: When the 'Short Bell Notification' menu opens, select 'Sound'

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Step 3: A list of many sound options will be displayed. When you select a sound it will play a sample for you. Choose the best sound to notify you when a notification from your camera is received. A sound that is noticable and plays for more than a few seconds.

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Step 4: Do this for all of the other Notification catagories: 'Notification', 'Doorbell Notification', 'Long Bell Notification' and 'Alert Notification'

Step 5: When you have completed the above steps, test your camera to confirm that you are receiving notifications.  

What is Phone Call and SMS Notification Settings?

If you have a newer version of Smart Life you may see new options as you see on the below image. Phone Call and SMS Messege are new Smart Life Notification options which require a subsciption fee and do not work with the cameras.

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To avoid these subscription plan charges pop up windows from appearing. Please make sure that the settings under Notifications Settings page are the same as you see here. 

  • DEVICE ALERT turned ON 
  • SYSTEM NOTIFICATION turned ON
  • PHONE CALL Turned OFF***
  • SMS MESSEGE TURNED OFF***
  • HOME TURNED ON 
  • BULLETIN TURNED ON  
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