If you stream and allow recording, and a camera is unavailable for 90 seconds, you receive a notification. For example, when you’re home, you might choose to stop streaming and recording for a camera inside your home, but continue to stream and record from an outdoor camera. You can create separate settings for when you’re home and when you’re away. Streaming & Recording: Options include Off, Detect Activity, Stream, and Stream & Allow Recording. To receive the notification, in Recording Options for When Home, When Away, or both, choose Stream & Allow Recording. If a camera becomes unavailable (or available), or if all the cameras in your home become unavailable and the Apple device you use to control your home has internet access, you can receive a notification. You can also choose to allow snapshots to be taken when motion is detected.

Notifications: Choose when to receive a notification (at any time when you’re not home, for example), when motion is detected, or when a clip is recorded. Room: A camera can be located in a room inside your home, or you can create a room for an outside location such as your front porch or back yard. In the Home app on your Mac, click the camera tile, then click the Options button. By default, the camera is marked as a favorite and appears on the Home screen.