Android notification direct to camera stream

Configuration
1

I have recently setup some new POE cameras from reolink with a reolink NVR. I am mostly using HA to interface with my camera system ie notifications etc. I am using the Android app on my phone and have this basic automation to alert me if someone presses on my video doorbell

alias: Front Door Camera Notification
description: ""
trigger:
  - type: turned_on
    platform: device
    device_id: 3f320243258b98c9455b511d576e0d16
    entity_id: binary_sensor.front_door_visitor
    domain: binary_sensor
condition: []
action:
  - service: notify.mobile_app_josh_phone
    data:
      title: Front Door Camera
      data:
        image: /api/camera_proxy/camera.front_door_sub
      message: Visitor at front door

When this automation triggers, it sends a notification to my phone with a snapshot from the camera. If I try to touch/click on the notification it just opens my HA app on the default dashboard. Is there a way I can set it up to direct me to the camera stream? Or at least my camera dashboard?

2

Hey!

You can get even buttons on notifications like this (after you message line):

actions:
      - action: URI
        title: Open HA
        uri: /lovelace/0
      - action: URI
        title: Open Reolink
        uri: app://com.mcu.reolink

One opens link (replace /lovelace/0 with yours real link)
Other opens Reolink app (if installed)

3

Is there a way to open the app to a specific camera stream instead of just opening the app to the last used page. Using the code below I can open the app to the main page every time

{
“action”: “URI”,
“title”: “Open Reolink”,
“uri”: “intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.mcu.reolink/com.android.bc.login.WelcomeActivity;end”
}

Using the code below I can open the app to the last used camera stream

{
“action”: “URI”,
“title”: “Open Reolink”,
“uri”: “intent:#Intent;launchFlags=0x10000000;component=com.mcu.reolink/com.android.bc.PlayerActivity;end”
}

But I am really hoping to open the specific camera that triggered the notification and not simply the last used camera. Is this possible?

4

I’m wondering if you ever found out a solution to this? I’m just now trying to set up some similar notifications and discovered this limitation.

5

Did you solve this? I made an actionable notification then added in.

  • action: URI
    title: View Camera
    uri: entityId:camera.front_doorbell
6

Sorry for delayed response, this is what I use:

image: /api/camera_proxy/camera.camera1_sub
actions:
  - action: URI
    title: Reolink App
    uri: app://com.mcu.reolink

It works, but is often on a substantial delay, for example the one pointed at my back yard often captures me walking my dog, but sometimes I’ll be back inside the house before I get the notification. And when the notification does come, the image is of the current time and not the time the alert was raised. I believe this is a reolink integration issue and not directly resulting from some issue with my fairly simple automation.

7

thanks… i was looking for same functionality and it works but when the live stream is launched the play icon is seen on view playing live feed and only if I click play the icon disappears… did you also face similar issue ? if so did you try to resolve ?