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What a Community Is

A community is a group of neighbours who share what their cameras notice. When a camera at a member's home spots someone in the street, that member can have it send a chime — a photo and a time — to everyone in the group.

It is the digital version of a neighbourhood WhatsApp group, except the photos arrive by themselves and everyone sees the same feed.

What belonging to one gives you​

  • A picture of what is happening nearby, from cameras pointing at the street rather than into anyone's home.
  • A map of where those chimes came from.
  • A way to raise the alarm — if something in a chime looks wrong, you can send it straight to the monitoring control room with one tap.

What it does not do​

Chimes are not alarms

A chime is a heads-up, not an emergency. Nobody is dispatched because a chime fired, and the control room does not see it unless a member escalates it. Your own alarm and your own response are completely separate and are unaffected by anything happening in a community.

  • It is not a chat. There is no messaging, no comments, no posting.
  • It is not everything your cameras see. Only cameras whose owner has deliberately switched chimes on contribute anything — see Community Chimes.
  • It does not give anyone control of your cameras. Members see the pictures a camera chimes with, never its live view, unless the owner separately allows external live view.

Joining one​

You need an invite — either a link or a six-digit code — from a neighbour or the community's administrator. See Joining a Community.

Once you are a member, a Community tab appears in the bottom bar. See The Community Tab.