Smart lock and doorbell maker August, which was acquired by Assa Abloy last October, today announced that all August Doorbell Cam Pro and Doorbell Cam owners will now have access to 24 hours of free video storage under a new subscription plan. Called the "Basic August Video Recording" subscription, users will be able to replay any moment they might have missed from the past 24 hours in the connected iOS August app.

Under the new Basic plan, users will also get access to saved clips of all activity captured by the Doorbell Cam, and be able to download and share saved videos. This plan will be included for free with the purchase of August's Doorbell Cam devices.

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If users need more video storage, the Premium Video Recording plan has up to 30 days of storage for $4.99/month or $49.99/year. More information on the distinction between the plans can be found on August.com.

“We believe video recording is such an important feature for video doorbells that we are adding 24 hours of video recording, for free, with both of our Doorbell Cams,” said Jason Johnson, CEO of August Home. “Now if you miss a motion notification or experience a porch pirate walking off with a package from your doorstep, you can access and review the stored video from the August app.”

The August Doorbell Cam Pro, which launched in October, integrates with the company's HomeKit-compatible Smart Lock Pro so that users can verify who is at their front door and allow them entry into their house, all from an iPhone. At CES in January, August also announced an expansion of its in-home delivery service August Access, competing in the same market with Amazon Key.

Today's reveal of a new free video storage tier for August Doorbell Cam users appears to be a move to remain competitive in the connected doorbell market. Ring, a similar video doorbell and camera company that was acquired by Amazon recently, offers a few features for free to its users, like smartphone notifications, live-streaming video, and two-way audio. However, without a Ring Video Recording plan (starting at $3/month, $30/year per device) users who miss alerts or live events can not review video footage.

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kmm333 Avatar
kmm333
83 months ago
I'm hoping Ring will follow suit, especially since its owner is in the data storage business. I probably would have bought another brand of video doorbell had I known about the subscription fee. Love the product, hate subscriptions.
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JamesBrock Avatar
JamesBrock
83 months ago
Nearly 3"x3". That is a massive doorbell.
Doesn't surprise me, their lock is also huge
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WilliamG Avatar
WilliamG
83 months ago
And SkyBell continues to offer a week of videos saved... for free.
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thisisnotmyname
83 months ago
I'm getting more frustrated with August. They're focused on monetizing recurring revenue services rather than firming up the core product. I just had one of my locks somehow hang it's bluetooth radio so it was impossible to get it to respond externally (I had to remove the batteries from the interior of the home to get it to reset itself before it would connect again). Luckily I have multiple units and could go to another door but anyone with a single entry or who only has one smart lock and doesn't carry keys would be trapped outside their house in that sort of situation. I was a big fan initially but this should now be a very mature product and yet I've had several unit die outright (needing hardware replacement) and numerous issues of lack of responsiveness or failure to report low power conditions. The core mission of your company, August, should be to allow people to lock and unlock their doors without keys, if you can't get that right you have no business trying to launch a cloud video storage service.

edit: I used to recommend the August product line while pointing out some of the weak aspects I'd run into. Now I just recommend you look at other options.
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