Set up YI Home cameras to work with Alexa app

Hey @CherylBuc some of the older 720p cameras aren’t compatible unfortunately. Which models are you having trouble with?

Yes they are the older ones. :frowning:

Oh bummer! :slightly_frowning_face:

Hi buddy. Did your problem ever get fixed?
I’ve been waiting for a solution for a year now and every time I open a customer support ticket with them they just share default step by step guides and say they’ll get back to me. Incredibly awful experience.

On Amazon I did see someone said they had their camera connected to their tv via their firestick, is this possible and if so is there an idiots guide please ?

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Great question @SecureSteve! I am pretty sure you need the Google Nest to make this set up work. Do you have Google Nest?

Sorry, No
Will keep exploring the features the camera set has to see what other value I can squeeze out of the product

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Keep us posted @SecureSteve. Let us know if you find anything interesting!

I’m trying this and it seems to work sometime and not others.

Hey @Gargox thanks for coming to the community! We’re here to help.

Can you distinguish during any particular changes during the times it doesn’t work?

Take a look at this FAQ article about syncing cameras with Alexa App.

https://help.yitechnology.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040978873-Discover-devices-with-Alexa-app-for-YI-Kami-cameras

Hope you’re having a lovely day!

This sounds great! I really enjoy using Alexa, Amazon has made life really easy in regards to that gadget.

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You can do some pretty cool things when integration Alexa with your Kami or Yi cameras! I number of our forum members have some really helpful tips so you can take advantage of the awesome power! :slight_smile:

thanks for coming to the community forum! A wonderful place to learn and share!

Camera visible and working in Yi App. Skill enabled and connected to Amazon Alexa. Alexa fails to discover camera. How do I get Alexa to discover camera?

Hey @ScottK Find the Kami skill in Alexa and use this instead of the Yi Skill

Hey Steven, when I try to enable the Kami skill it asks me to use Kami account to login to alexa. Looking for a location, email and password. I don’t have a Kami account. How do I get one of these?

You can use your same login for the Yi Home App as the Kami Home app. If you download the Kami Home app from your App Store, you dont need to create a new account, simply login with your Yi credentials and all your cameras will be there./

Hi Steve, used my Yi App credentials. Takes me to an amazon alexa page. ls-store.amazon.co.uk with message - we were unable to link Kami Camera at this time. Please try again later.
So I’ll give it another go later tonight or tomorrow…

mmm interesting. Ill give this feedback to our team and see if they can do a little digging. When I get more info, I will let you know and keep me posted if you try later and its resolved.

Hi Steven,

Tried again this morning. Same issue. Screen capture attached.

Rgds
Scott.

Can you try using the Yi Skill instead of the Kami Skill? @ScottK

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