Cameras
Camera tiles show snapshot previews on your watch grid. Tap one to open a full-screen live stream.
Streaming Modes
Section titled “Streaming Modes”Wrist Assistant picks the fastest streaming method automatically, but you can override it in Settings → Camera:
- Auto — Tries Smart Stream first and falls back to MJPEG, then polling. The default.
- Smart Stream — Adaptive streaming that balances quality and speed. Force this when Auto’s fallback gets in the way.
- MJPEG — Motion JPEG stream from Home Assistant. Good for cameras that support it natively.
- Polling — Fetches snapshots at a set interval. Most compatible, works with any camera. Best fallback if other modes have issues.
Features
Section titled “Features”- Digital Crown zoom — Rotate the Digital Crown to zoom in (up to 10×); drag to pan when zoomed
- Viewport crop & pan — Configure a default crop and pan position per camera from the iPhone app so your tile always shows the most important part of the frame — useful for wide-angle cameras where you only care about a specific area. Works on both tile snapshots and complication previews.
- Swipe between cameras — In full-screen, swipe the bottom edge to jump to the next camera. Enable Loop Cameras in Settings to wrap back to the first.
- Multi-cam tiles — Show several cameras in a mosaic on a single tile for a security overview. Configure in the editor. Customize grid borders (color, thickness, on/off), row weights, and fill modes for precise layout control.
- Adaptive resolution — Snapshots are requested at the actual tile pixel size, so smaller tiles get smaller images (saving bandwidth, especially over Bluetooth relay) and larger tiles stay sharp automatically.
- Snapshot caching — The app caches snapshots so camera tiles load instantly when you open the app, even before a live connection is established.
- Configurable refresh rate — Separate rates for standard view (0.5s–5s) and HD full-screen. 2–3 seconds is a good balance of responsiveness and battery.
- HD streaming — Full-resolution streams in the full-screen view (Premium feature).
Tile Sizing
Section titled “Tile Sizing”Camera tiles work best at 2x1 or larger. A 1x1 tile is too small to see much. Go 2x2 or bigger if you want a proper preview without tapping.
- Cameras work best on Wi-Fi. Streaming over iPhone relay is slower.
- If a camera shows black or won’t load, check that it works in Home Assistant directly first.
- Lower the refresh rate if your watch feels warm — cameras use the most resources of any tile type.
- For a security dashboard, use a dedicated page with multi-cam tiles covering all your cameras.
Add a camera entity in the editor, resize the tile, and you’re done. Camera settings — stream mode, refresh rates, swipe sensitivity, and Loop Cameras — are under Settings → Camera.