1.18.0
2023-10-19
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.18.0 adds support for new features that will be available in the upcoming UniFi Protect Application 2.9, includes improvements for geofencing and account handling.
Improvements
- Added a new “Updates” category under the System Log. *
- Added global push notification settings and improved UX. *
- Added global recording settings and improved UX. *
- Added ability to perform individual camera firmware updates. *
- Added license plate search in Detections view. **
- Added PTZ preset support.
- Improved performance and stability of geofencing.
- Improved "Managed by other" device UX.
- Improved account handling between Ubiquiti apps.
- Improved Smart Detection consent UX.
- Improved application stability.
* Requires UniFi Protect Application 2.9 or newer.
** Requires AI-compatible cameras and UniFi Protect Application 2.9 or newer.
Bugfixes
- Fixed camera reconnects not working properly when triggered from Overview.
- Fixed timeline being expanded even when there’s no recording history.
1.17.0
2023-09-14
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.17.0 adds support for crossing line settings and includes improvements for PTZ and account handling between Ubiquiti apps.
Improvements
- Added quick action to open multi-view when rotated to landscape. *
- Added crossing line settings for smart detections.
- Improved PTZ controls and added auto-tracking.
- Improved play/pause logic in Timeline.
- Improved Login screens and account handling between Ubiquiti apps.
- Improved "Managed by other" device UX.
- Improved application stability.
* To enable it, go to Settings > App Preferences > Landscape Multi-View.
Bugfixes
- Fixed several issues with talkback in Timeline.
- Fixed several issues with mute/unmute state in Timeline and Detections player.
- Fixed some cases where geofence location is not updated right away.
- Fixed an issue where the doorbell message still shows after successful removal.
- Fixed issue where the Dashboard would become empty when an offline camera comes back online.
1.16.1
2023-08-18
Overview
- UniFi Protect iOS 1.16.1 improves the recording playback stability.
Improvements
- Improved stability for playing back recordings.
- Improved UX for privacy and motion zones.
Bugfixes
- Fixed invalid reconnect messages may appear for WiFi cameras.
- Fixed 2-way audio wasn't working right after allowing permission to the phone's microphone.
1.16.0
2023-07-26
Overview
- UniFi Protect iOS 1.16.0 adds support for presets and portrait mode on the Multi-View and includes several UX and stability improvements.
Improvements
- Added preset support on the Multi-View. *
- Added portrait mode support on the Multi-view.
- Improved UX of the Multi-View.
- Improved application stability.
* Currently only supports up to 16 cameras. We plan to increase the number of cameras in future releases.
Bugfixes
- Fixed issue where in certain cases the camera audio stream would not stop when minimizing the app.
- Fixed incorrect connection type icon shown for PoE Chime.
- Fixed incorrect microphone sensitivity value range.
- Fixed occurrences of showing incorrect timestamps in the System log.
- Fixed an issue where the “Manage UI Account” button was not responding to tap gestures on macOS.
1.15.2
2023-06-29
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.15.2 improves the camera feed playback stability and addresses an issue with the 2-way audio when receiving a doorbell notification.
Improvements
- Improved stability of the camera feed playback on the dashboard.
Bugfixes
- Fixed 2-way audio may not work when receiving ring notifications from a Doorbell.
1.15.1
2023-06-26
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.15.1 adds a hardware keyboard shortcut for playing/pausing the video and addresses an issue where detections fail to play in a certain scenario.
Improvements
- Added a hardware keyboard shortcut for playing/pausing the video when the spacebar key is pressed.
- Improved application stability in the Timeline view.
Bugfixes
- Fixed an issue where detections failed to play after tapping on a detection notification. Occurred only if the Detections player was turned off in settings.
1.15.0
2023-06-14
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.15.0 adds the Picture in Picture mode for livestreams, dewarped view improvements for 360 cameras and several enhancements for the Timeline view.
Improvements
- Added Picture in Picture (PiP) support for livestreams.*
- Added the ability to swipe between cameras on iPad while in landscape (fullscreen) mode in the Timeline view.
- Added 16:9 aspect ratio dewarped view support when in fullscreen for 360 cameras.
- Improved dewarped view UX and gesture performance for 360 cameras.
- Improved adoption when the user selects an incorrect network.
- Improved application stability in the Timeline view.
* Requires iOS 16.4.1 or newer. To enable the feature, open the Timeline view and press on the PiP icon.
Bugfixes
- Fixed issue where clip export size calculation was incorrect in the Timeline view.
- Fixed reconnect issue when switching from WiFi with Direct to Remote connection.
- Fixed an issue where the Follow System Audio setting may not work.
- Fixed issue where labels of detection record settings overlap.
1.14.0
2023-04-28
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.14.0 adds the G4 Doorbell Pro package camera playback support, app switcher and includes several UX and stability improvements for iPhone, iPad and macOS users.
Improvements
- Added app switcher element for faster navigation across other UniFi apps.
- Added G4 Doorbell Pro package camera recordings playback and timelapse support.
- Added G4 Doorbell Pro package camera player on iPad.
- Added ability to swipe between cameras on iPhones while in landscape (fullscreen) mode in the Timeline view.
- Added ability to tap a detection category on Dashboard to view it in the Detections tab.
- Added an offline camera counter in Dashboard.
- Improved stackable NVR support in Devices tab.
- Improved Clip export stability.
- Improved the UI of the Devices tab.
- Improved overall UI responsivity.
- Improved stability on macOS.
- Improved camera drawer stability in the timeline view.
Bugfixes
- Fixed timeline issues when switching between cameras using the drawer.
- Fixed frozen camera control occurrences on G4 PTZ.
- Fixed ViewPort and Floodlight details showing incorrect connection state.
- Fixed Local Console disconnection popup while opening the app from its background state.
- Fixed issue where devices were offered for Bluetooth adoption after console reset.
1.13.0
2023-03-29
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.13.0 adds support for ViewPort, Dashboard notifications and hiding IoT devices, and includes several improvements for iPad users.
Improvements
- Added support for Viewport.
- Added Dashboard notifications.
- Added locate function for a user with viewer permission.
- Added missing sections for Floodlight.
- Added an option to hide IoT devices from Dashboard.
- Added warning if Theta camera has no lens attached.
- Added different AI DSLR image if the case is attached or not.
- Improved Dashboard grid view responsiveness for iPads.
- Improved Devices tab for iPads.
- Improved Console selector for iPads.
Bugfixes
- Fixed adoption not appearing for the removed camera.
- Fixed playback resuming after rearranging cameras on Dashboard.
- Fixed race-condition when opening timeline from Dashboard immediately after establishing connection.
- Fixed several potential stability issues.
- Fixed unable to connect to consoles locally that run Older UniFi OS versions due to missing Protect permissions.
1.12.0
2023-02-24
Improvements
- Add Detections player.
- Add an option to disable the Detection player in App Preferences.
- Add Detections clip deletion and export on long press.
- Add notification in Dashboard if update available.
- Add an option to hide IoT devices from Dashboard.
- Add an Admins section to Settings.
- Improve Geofence accuracy.
- Improve Wi-Fi camera setup.
- Improve sensor reading and safe zone accuracy.
Bugfixes
- Fix Doorbell live playback issues.
- Fix the Doorbell stream not working after adoption.
- Fix the blinking timeline by improving image caching.
- Fix push notifications may still appear after logging out in rare cases.
- Fix When to Record settings not showing correctly during camera reconnects.
- Fix the timelapse not working on iPad with Launch Recent Camera.
- Fix the tap gesture breaking when dismissing the account screen.
- Fix System Logs swipe to go back gesture.
- Fix talkback not working with AirPods.
- Fix issues with Sensor values.
1.11.0
2023-01-26
Improvements
- Add Dewarp, Favorite, and Fullscreen support for Timeline on iPad.
- Add the 'Line Crossing' filter option in the Detections section.
- Display cameras in the Dashboard according to aspect ratios.
- Improve device status synchronization between tabs.
- Update camera removal process.
Bugfixes
- Fix console settings stuck in the opening loop.
- Fix Doorbell notification launch issues.
- Fix Dashboard fetching large snapshot images.
- Fix relaunching the app on a direct connection. It would redirect to the console list.
- Fix timeline elements being in the wrong state after reconnecting.
- Fix the dewarp not working on cameras with an active audio stream.
1.10.2
2023-01-04
- Additional stability improvements.
1.10.1
2023-01-03
Improvements
- Update UI elements.
Bugfixes
- Fix device status in Devices tab when adopting new device.
- Fix reconnect popup appearing for wired & reconnected cameras.
1.10.0
2022-12-22
Improvements
- Add a Global Viewer Quality setting in App Preferences for permanent playback quality selection.
- Add collapsible recent detection counters in Dashboard.
- Arrange navigation bar between different tabs.
- Improve console connection resiliency.
- Improve SSO session handling.
- Update Detections section.
- Update Device details screen.
Bugfixes
- Fix date picker crash if re-opened right after re-connect in Timeline and Detections.
- Fix issue with camera focus not showing correct setting.
- Fix issue with snapshot loading in Timeline.
1.9.0
2022-12-02
Improvements
- Add "Notification Settings" button to the camera settings for iPad.
- Enable push notifications for Sensors.
- Improve previous session cleanup when performing a new login.
- Improve console opening resiliency.
- Relocate "Optical Zoom" and "Focus" camera settings to be located under "Adjust Camera Picture" section.
- Show outdated consoles in the console list, guiding the user to update it.
- Update console management screen.
- Update the timeline to open full-screen camera settings.
- Improve stability in the settings and dashboard.
Bugfixes
- Fix doorbell notifications not opening properly.
- Fix empty timeline on app launch.
- Fix notifications always opening in landscape on iPad.
- Fix the reconnection toast rotating on iPhone when changing orientation.
- Fix the issue which caused the camera settings not to load properly.
- Remove consoles to which the user has no Protect access.
1.8.0
2022-11-03
Improvements
Improve app startup experience.
Improve timeline loading and stability.
Use Excellent/Good/Poor labels for connection experience.
Add Devices tab for iPad.
Bugfixes
Fix frozen live view in Multi-view.
Fix stability issues in the dashboard.
Fix frozen video issue after navigation between Dashboard/Timeline.
Fix the issue where reconnect couldn't connect to Public IP directly.
Fix the opening of favorite cameras.
Fix "No Detections" message.
1.7.3
2022-10-17
- Fix unable to connect to the console in rare cases.
- Fix Doorbell talkback function not working when opened from a notification with a direct connection.
1.7.2
2022-10-11
- Additional stability improvements.
1.7.1
2022-10-05
Improvements
- Improve recording playback resiliency.
- Improve session resiliency.
Bugfixes
- Fix playback not working on iPadOS 16 and iOS 16.
- Fix the full-screen button not working on iOS 16.
- Fix the console list being empty for a new user.
- Fix stream not starting when launch recent camera is enabled.
- Fix slow loading timeline on a local connection.
- Fix blank package camera view for Doorbell Pro.
- Fix account image not loading.
- Fix blurry camera image when doing a clip export.
1.7.0
2022-09-26
Improvements
- Add Multi-View support.
- Add notification in Timelapse when Resolution is lowered.
- Add support for 360 camera stream dewarping.
- Add console information in the Devices section.
- Add Line crossing events in Timelapse.
- Add tab navigation to iPad.
- Add option to locate Smart Flood Light.
- Add content caching.
- Add High Frame Rate Mode toggle for the supported camera.
- Improve Dashboard and Recent detection UX.
- Improve Timelapse content loading time.
- Improve connection and service outage toast UX.
- Improve startup stability.
Bugfixes
- Fix an issue where the header contains redundant spacing.
- Fix an issue where "Create new message" button is unresponsive.
- Fix an issue where Account section actions are unresponsive.
- Fix an issue where tapping on device might open details for wrong device.
- Fix an issue where 360 camera in Live View details is stretched.
- Fix an issue where navigation bar might disappear when setting up camera.
- Fix an issue where navigation bar not hiding when Doorbell notification feed is closed.
- Fix an issue where static black or white screens appears.
- Other stability improvements and bug fixes.
1.6.9
2022-09-12
Improvements:
- Improve local console discovery.
Bugfixes
- Fix issue with top spacing in the Dashboard on devices running iOS 16.
- Fix Timeline playback might get stuck when opening recent detection.
- Fix optical zoom and focus field appearance.
1.6.7
2022-08-22
Fix crash on launch for pre-UniFi OS devices for users that have "Launch recent camera" enabled.
1.6.6
2022-08-18
Fix issues where users are unable to connect to their consoles locally in rare cases.
1.6.5
2022-08-01
Improvements
- Improve authentication resiliency.
- Improve connection stability.
- Improve direct console discovery.
- Improve remote connection time.
- Improve scrolling to an event in the timeline.
- Improve state restoration.
- Add “Playback Settings” for iPad.
- Add Primary device option in settings for the view-only user.
- Add deprecation notice view. (support for pre-UniFi OS devices will be dropped in the next release)
- Add event thumbnail for player when timeline seeking.
- Add extra doorbell message durations.
- Add package detection type.
- Add support for MFA.
- Add notification in case when camera has a bad connection.
- Remove 15-minute message from “Ring Screen”.
- Minor UX improvements.
Bugfixes
- Fix issue with “Console List” state race.
- Fix issue with “Detections List” position change.
- Fix issue with “Favorite Camera” actions.
- Fix issue with “Go Live” appearance.
- Fix issue with “Primary Device” selection.
- Fix issue with “Timelapse Export” limits.
- Fix issue with Camera FPS value.
- Fix issue with avatar appearance when expanded “Console List” is visible.
- Fix issue with chime paired doorbell icon.
- Fix issue with compressed info icons.
- Fix issue with location permissions and primary device selection.
- Fix issue with ring event replay.
- Fix issue with showing console which does not have Protect Application installed.
- Fix issue with showing popups in the wrong theme color.
- Fix issue with theme switch behavior.
- Fix issue with wrong console shown in “Console List”.
- Fix issue with zone name change validation.
- Fix issue where export fails after 15 seconds on direct connect.
- Fix crash related to new “Smart Zone” creation.
- Fix ring event dead-end.
- Other stability improvements and bug fixes.
1.6.4
2022-05-24
- Fix issue where PTZ recording playback won't start.
- Fix issue where initial “Launch Recent Camera” transition will not play back live video.
- Fix issue where transition from “Launch Recent Camera” screen to "Camera List" will cause crash.