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Arlo Technologies is a home automation company, which makes wireless cameras and home security systems. Arlo is owned by Netgear.

Problems in the last 24 hours

Arlo signals over the past 24 hours. The dashed line is the service-wide baseline used to detect unusual activity.

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Arlo users through our website.

  • 38% Device Failure (38%)
  • 25% Online Features (25%)
  • 25% Sign in (25%)
  • 13% Errors (13%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Arlo outage reports came from the following cities:

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Vreden Errors 14 days ago
Sanford Device Failure 18 days ago
Oberstdorf Online Features 29 days ago
Schwarzheide Sign in 29 days ago
Frankfurt am Main Online Features 1 month ago
Oldenburg Sign in 1 month ago
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Community Discussion

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Arlo Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • Hurleys96
    Hurleys (@Hurleys96) reported

    @CreationsRoss @ArloSmartHome Stop at a red light but be 10 cars back. Be the passenger to get out walk down to the red because it’s faster than waiting

  • laurakwhiteside
    Butters Mom (@laurakwhiteside) reported

    @ArloSmartHome @Pocketlint Hey, arlo how can I get a hold of a life person... I have tried every route and cannot get anyone to help me on my arlo back online. And you offer a phone number, which just happens to be one number short of an actual phone number. Can you please give me a number ? I need help.

  • uhleyuhdoe
    ΔLEYΔ N00R (@uhleyuhdoe) reported

    @ArloSmartHome This is not the issue, unfortunately. The issue is that the system is interfering with our internet speed

  • MerenessAlex
    Alex Mereness (@MerenessAlex) reported

    @ArloSmartHome I’ve spent well over $700 into this system, based on promises and claims made by you. It’s disappointing that you now choose to go back on said promises, I understand not supporting old hardware, but effectively bricking/paywalling the system unless more money is spent is trash.

  • alex__0113
    Alex (@alex__0113) reported

    @ArloSmartHome Where do I start… •Your 6month battery claim appears to be more like 1 week •you have more or less double your CVR prices • Why can CVR not be locally stored • I can’t view my cameras live on a laptop • poor customer service Poor company. Would never choose again

  • uxian
    Gerard Krupa (@uxian) reported

    Apparently @ArloSmartHome are raising their prices so they can replace their buggy app with a new shiny buggy app instead of fixing the bugs.

  • FreakyFelicia
    F3L!C!A (@FreakyFelicia) reported from New Westminster, British Columbia

    @ArloSmartHome customer service is trash

  • GregLilly
    Greg - digging through archives (@GregLilly) reported

    @ArloSmartHome I can't find a way to switch my subscription to yearly -- like the price increase email said to do....HELP!

  • mauriciobond23
    mauriciobond (@mauriciobond23) reported

    @ArloSmartHome Worst quality control and customer service I’ve seen in a while. I have 6 cameras and 2 of them died misteriously 2 months after the warranty had expired. Their response after hours of “troubleshooting” with them (making me waste hours on stuff that’s on the manua): “Tough luck”

  • taita1965
    Frank (@taita1965) reported

    Tried to swap my broken camera for new one in my Arlo Secure Single Camera subscription. This used to be flawless but @ArloSmartHome removed this from the functionality. Now I have to cancel my subscription with still 8 months to go, lose my money and start a new subscription.

  • YoungloveJulie
    Julie Younglove (@YoungloveJulie) reported

    @ArloSmartHome has the worst customer service in the world. no phone number, and no live agent in chat. a bot that circles you into nowhere. and all i want is to cancel my account so i stop getting "important updates" for products i no longer own. frustrated af.

  • MikeWoslager
    Mike Woslager (@MikeWoslager) reported

    @ArloSmartHome returned my system 👍worst customer service ever. No manual no support. Look elsewhere for cameras Arlo SUCKS!

  • conniemoulaiso
    Connie Moulaison (@conniemoulaiso) reported

    @ArloSmartHome @Pocketlint I have over 9 cameras. When I purchased them I did not need a monthly subscription to view my recordings. Since the update 4/24/26 my features are gone. Arlo Tech help can not fix it. Why did Arlo remove my features I’ve had for years?

  • SAMA92458684
    SAMA (@SAMA92458684) reported

    @ArloSmartHome Unfortunately I couldn’t log into my account from my phone or from any other devices. I tried to do all the steps that mentioned in the website through the society experience please, I need help to login .

  • mauriciobond23
    mauriciobond (@mauriciobond23) reported

    @ArloSmartHome Worst quality control and customer service I’ve seen in a while. I have 6 cameras and 2 of them died misteriously 2 months after the warranty had expired. Their response after hours of “troubleshooting” with them (making me waste hours on stuff that’s on the manua): “Tough luck”

  • calebjrobinson3
    Caleb J Robinson (@calebjrobinson3) reported

    @ArloSmartHome Yeah, your DMs are sending me generic links for tech support and subscription services. There was nothing addressing the issue of 7 day cloud storage being deactivated on my account.

  • JustinEdmead
    Justin Edmead (@JustinEdmead) reported

    @0zFoggy @ArloSmartHome I completely agree. I am fed up with @ArloSmartHome and seriously considering alternatives. The support has been poor for a long time and is not of the quality you'd expect for the price they charge. Not much tangible problem solving from tier 1 support

  • JCampbell_00
    Jake Campbell (@JCampbell_00) reported

    @ArloSmartHome tech support is crap. Terrible experience. I’m ripping it off the house and going to buy something else.

  • arunt2016
    Arun 🇮🇳🇺🇸 (@arunt2016) reported

    @ArloSmartHome #arlo is not compatible with iPhone 14. No way to get help from support.

  • Dean1Michael
    DM (@Dean1Michael) reported

    @ArloSmartHome I love how “out of nowhere” the cameras always disconnect from wifi. It’s great when you’re about to go to sleep and have to instead go outside, take the camera down, and manually reset the battery so it reconnects to wifi. Straight garbage.

  • CraigCoppola
    Craig Coppola (@CraigCoppola) reported

    @ArloSmartHome is so impossible To get off there email blast. Can someone help me please

  • JackJoh58480894
    Jack Johnson (@JackJoh58480894) reported

    @ArloSmartHome Your system is terrible. Your cameras will not stay connected. When you try to reconnect it takes multiple, multiple attempts, if they even ever do connect. Can’t get help from a live person. Customer service is almost non existent.

  • ellennnfoster
    Ellen Foster (@ellennnfoster) reported

    @ArloSmartHome is there an outage on your doorbell server? I'm unable to access any smart features and am getting generic motion notifications, no previews, etc. (I have a subscription)

  • WisconsinSport6
    Hot Dice (@WisconsinSport6) reported

    @ArloSmartHome Former customer here. Don't buy Arlo. Whatever they promise now they'll change after you buy it. This company is in bad financial shape and will take your money and run. Beware.

  • gaaiz
    Gaaiz (@gaaiz) reported

    @ArloSmartHome It was clearly a big mistake advising your products to my friends and family, which I now have to explain this terrible EOL decision. Off course will tell them not to use Arlo products ever again after his little stunt.

  • U_R_Not_A_Woman
    Pepe Reporting (@U_R_Not_A_Woman) reported

    @ArloSmartHome So you can EOL this product too and not support the hardware that I paid more for? No thanks no one wants your ****.

  • JosephGruber
    Joseph Gruber (@josephgruber@josephgruber.space) (@JosephGruber) reported

    @ArloSmartHome Also, a fun bug I found - if I add someone as a friend, it will log them out of _their_ account anytime I change the access settings. Let me help you with the test case: User A should not be able to force User B to log out of their account. #cybersecurity #vulnerability

  • jordanmhaywood
    Jordan M. Haywood (@jordanmhaywood) reported

    @ArloSmartHome After >1 year of problem free use, my Arlo Wire-Free Video Doorbell (ADV2001) stopped working & chime box makes loud humming noise. No online support for products w/o subscription (tried the chat function - did not work). HELP @ArloSmartHome

  • ejtt7ciia
    Eric W (@ejtt7ciia) reported

    To add insult to injury, 4 days after a new controversial EoL policy, @ArloSmartHome sends an email about 20% price increases. Congrats Arlo - you lost a lifelong fan after two bad decisions. It's the timing - you have to give users more than a couple months notice...

  • dinferno21
    Dante Hinojosa (@dinferno21) reported

    @ArloSmartHome Worst product ever definitely get a @ring instead

Arlo detected incident history

These records describe service-wide increases in reported problems. They do not confirm an outage at every address. Recorded end times describe our detection window, not a provider-confirmed repair.

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How to interpret these reports

Direct reports are submitted by visitors. Locations may be estimated from their connection or supplied by the reporter. A low local count does not establish that service is working; the service-wide status and local report totals describe different areas. How our outage detection works