FUCK you yi home, stop stupid ads.
They just ignored us. Do what I did. Go to amazon and bombarded them with bad reviews.
I replaced them all with Tapo cams. Very happy.
fuck yi home . Stop stupid ads. camera alerts are emergency alerts not regular game apps. I will sue yi home if the alerts delay my viewing and causing harm and damages. stop stupid ads.
I totally agree. Iām going to throw all of mine cameras in the trash. These cameras are the worst who wants to deal with pop-up ads when you have something serious or you need to see something on your cameras. I hate this brand now, I will never buy them again.
Fuck Yi home.
I am not going to be nice.
FUCK yi home.
Recent reports and customer feedback suggest that Yi Home cameras have significantly declined in performance and user experience, largely due to issues with their mobile app and subscription model. While older models were once considered good for their low cost, their current state has led many users to label them a āfailure,ā though the product line was never explicitly marketed with āfall protectionā.
A specific āfall protection cameraā from Yi Home could not be found through recent searches, but Yiās general camera reliability and software problems are well-documented. Many of the issues are related to the companyās shift in business practices rather than hardware failure.
Reasons for user dissatisfaction
- Intrusive ads: Recent updates to the free app have added mandatory, 30-second-long video ads that play every time you try to view a live feed or check an alert. For emergency use, this delay makes the cameras functionally useless.
- Subscription-locked features: Core features that were once free, such as viewing motion-activated clips and accessing footage on a microSD card, are now reportedly hidden behind a mandatory and costly subscription paywall.
- Motion detection inaccuracy: Customers report that the AI-based motion detection is unreliable, often failing to detect people while mistakenly alerting users to things like flying insects or moving branches. In some cases, alerts for people are missed entirely.
- Poor app and connectivity: Reviewers and users complain of poor app performance, including long buffering times to access live streams and choppy, pixelated video feeds.
- Non-existent customer support: Multiple user reviews on sites like Trustpilot and the Better Business Bureau mention a lack of responsive customer service and difficulty canceling subscriptions.
Alternatives to Yi Home
Due to these widespread issues, many sources, including the review site SafeWise, recommend avoiding Yi and its sister brand, Kami, entirely. Better alternatives with more reliable features and better pricing models include:
- Wyze: A strong budget-friendly option that offers better performance and customer support.
- Eufy: Provides reliable cameras with a focus on local storage options and no mandatory subscription fees.
- TP-Link (Tapo): Another budget-friendly brand offering reliable cameras and local storage.
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These ads are not only intrusive but pose a serious security issue. Not being able to quickly get to my camers may result in injury or property damage. We should get an attorney and start a class action lawsuit.
Do you guys understand or not. All those pushed ads only annoy your customers.
surveillance camers users donāt care about those stupid ads at all.
Perhaps make a scam report. Show them you cannot access your security camera without these ads. Countless of people are complaining about this company about their ads and trouble with the cameras. If you Google youāll see it everywhere all over the internet. Imagine having this company as security camera in the bank. Someone trying to rob the bank and the first thing the police see is ads!. If you are paying for your camera and still have ads, perhaps take the necessary steps to protect yourself and your business.
Let everyone know if this company is getting sued because we all deserve our money back for purchasing these cameras without disclosing about ads.