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SimpliSafe

SimpliSafe Scout Indoor Camera

Cameras · Security

Won’t be supportedVerified plugin

1 report: 1 says it can’t be supported.

Reported with 1 Homebridge plugin: SimpliSafe 3.

What people report

PluginStatusWhat they saidConnectsSource
SimpliSafe 3 Verified
homebridge-simplisafe3
Won’t be supportedFlagged unsupported; API canStream false; black screen in Home
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Description All three cameras are discovered successfully by the plugin and appear as accessories in the Apple Home app, but display a black screen when attempting to view live footage or snapshots. The plugin flags all cameras as unsupported at initialisation on every restart. The two outdoor cameras are olympus model and the indoor camera is a scout model. The SimpliSafe API returns `canStream: false` and `canRecord: false` for all three cameras in the discovery payload, and `supportedFeatures.providers.live` is set to `"none"`. Both online cameras use Amazon Kinesis Video Streams (KVS) as …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.

CloudIssue #490 · 2026-04

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In ReReHome

Once a Homebridge plugin publishes it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Homebridge bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandSimpliSafe
ModelScout
CategoryCameras

Also reported as

  • SimpliSafe Scout indoor camera