Version History
Here you can find the changelog of UniFi Protect since it was posted on our website on 2021-12-13.
The latest version is 1.22.0 and it was updated on soft112.com on 19 April, 2024.
See below the changes in each version:
version 1.22.0
posted on 2024-04-11
Apr 11, 2024
Version 1.22.0
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.22.0 adds the ability to manually specify the domain name for direct connections and improves the resiliency of live streams, recordings, and 2-way audio.
Improvements
- Added the ability to manually specify the domain name for direct connections to your UniFi Consoles.
- Improved performance and resiliency of live streams and recordings.
- Improved 2-way audio resiliency.
- Improved Dashboard empty view when there are no Protect devices.
Bugfixes
- Fixed an issue where streams fail to load in certain cases and show only greyed-out overlay.
- Fixed an issue where setting custom notification sound was ignoring focus mode causing the notification sound to play regardless.
- Fixed an issue where notifications weren't working on Apple Watch when custom notification sound was enabled.
- Fixed incorrect storage capacity shown in certain cases.
- Fixed console dropdown sometimes not updating data correctly.
- Fixed an issue where sometimes Timeline would load a recent timestamp causing the livestream to get stuck.
Known issues
- You may experience streaming issues after a couple of minutes while using 3rd party VPNs, this will be fixed in an upcoming release.
version 1.21.0
posted on 2024-02-29
Feb 29, 2024
Version 1.21.0
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.21.0 adds the ability to manually specify the UniFi Console IP address for direct connections and includes support for newly added detections since Protect 2.11.21.
Improvements
- Added the ability to manually specify the console IP address for direct connections to the UniFi Console.
- Added support for configuring and viewing newly supported detections added in Protect 2.11.21.
- Added object tracking in the Detections player.
- Added microphone noise reduction mode for G5 series cameras.
- Improved performance of 2-way audio via remote connections.
- Improved global recording settings user experience.
- Improved Detections player settings user experience.
- Improved device firmware update UI.
Bugfixes
- Fixed the inability to access device-specific push notification settings if the user only has Viewer permissions.
- Fixed the inability to reconnect wireless cameras in rare cases.
- Fixed false AC voltage warnings for doorbells.
- Fixed an issue where auto-tracking didn't initialize when enabling it.
- Fixed an issue where audio streams weren't stopped after exiting the app in rare cases.
version 1.20.0
posted on 2024-01-24
Jan 24, 2024
Version 1.20.0
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.20.0 adds support for object tracking in recordings, changing push notification sound, and includes improvements for playback controls in Timeline.
Improvements
- Added object tracking support for recordings in the Timeline. Configurable in Playback Settings > Highlight Smart Detections.
- Added zoom level slider in the Timeline.
- Added option to change the sound for push notifications. *
- Improved UX of the Timeline playback controls - configure showing inside or below the viewer.
- Improved stability of the detection player.
- Improved streaming resiliency.
* Currently supports only camera notifications. Configurable in Settings > App Preferences > Notification Sound.
Bugfixes
- Fixed an issue where the mechanical chime option was shown on the G4 Doorbell Professional PoE.
- Fixed an issue where auto-tracking sometimes is not enabled on the G4 PTZ.
- Fixed a rare issue where "Protect is Offline" was sometimes shown when switching between consoles.
- Fixed the wireless device reconnect popup on iPads.
version 1.19.0
posted on 2023-12-14
Dec 14, 2023
Version 1.19.0
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.19.0 adds support for animated doorbell messages, and device firmware batch updates, and includes improvements for 2-way audio performance and detection player.
Improvements
- Added animated doorbell message and improved UX. *
- Added support for multiple thumbnails for detection.
- Added individual IoT device firmware update flow.
- Added device firmware batch update flow.
- Added UniFi OS update flow.
- Added a "Can't Find Your Device?" popup in the Device list.
- Added new preset support in Multi-view.
- Changed the default viewer position to "Below Status Bar". This can be configured in Timeline > Playback Settings > Viewer Position.
- Improved doorbell 2-way audio performance on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 models.
- Improved wireless device adoption flow.
- Improved detection player UX.
- Improved UX for handling wireless device bootup sequence.
- Improved UX when the UniFi Protect application is offline.
- Improved stability of the device re-assign flow.
- Improved account handling on iPad.
* Animated message supported on the G4 Doorbell Professional. Currently only the "dog animation" is supported.
Bugfixes
- Fixed incorrect positioning of the 2-way audio icon in the timeline view.
- Fixed warp/dewarp icons showing up in incorrect cases.
- Fixed adoptable cameras are not shown at the top of the device list in certain cases.
- Fixed navigation logic when creating a new account.
- Fixed Crossing Lines and smart Detection Zone options are shown for incompatible cameras.
version 1.18.1
posted on 2023-11-15
Nov 15, 2023
Version 1.18.1
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.18.1 includes UX improvement for the global recording settings that will be available in the upcoming UniFi Protect Application 2.9, as well as addresses an issue with 2-way talk in timeline.
Improvements
- Improved UX of global recording settings - allow configuring what Motions/Events to record. *
* Requires UniFi Protect Application 2.9 or newer.
Bugfixes
- Fixed 2-way talk session sometimes not stopped when exiting the timeline view.
version 1.18.0
posted on 2023-10-19
Oct 19, 2023
Version 1.18.0
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.18.0 adds support for new features that will be available in the upcoming UniFi Protect Application 2.9, includes improvements for geofencing and account handling.
Improvements
- Added a new “Updates” category under the System Log. *
- Added global push notification settings and improved UX. *
- Added global recording settings and improved UX. *
- Added ability to perform individual camera firmware updates. *
- Added license plate search in Detections view. **
- Added PTZ preset support.
- Improved performance and stability of geofencing.
- Improved "Managed by other" device UX.
- Improved account handling between Ubiquiti apps.
- Improved Smart Detection consent UX.
- Improved application stability.
* Requires UniFi Protect Application 2.9 or newer.
** Requires AI-compatible cameras and UniFi Protect Application 2.9 or newer.
Bugfixes
- Fixed camera reconnects not working properly when triggered from Overview.
- Fixed timeline being expanded even when there’s no recording history.
version 1.17.0
posted on 2023-09-14
Sep 14, 2023
Version 1.17.0
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.17.0 adds support for crossing line settings and includes improvements for PTZ and account handling between Ubiquiti apps.
Improvements
- Added quick action to open multi-view when rotated to landscape. *
- Added crossing line settings for smart detections.
- Improved PTZ controls and added auto-tracking.
- Improved play/pause logic in Timeline.
- Improved Login screens and account handling between Ubiquiti apps.
- Improved "Managed by other" device UX.
- Improved application stability.
* To enable it, go to Settings > App Preferences > Landscape Multi-View.
Bugfixes
- Fixed several issues with talkback in Timeline.
- Fixed several issues with mute/unmute state in Timeline and Detections player.
- Fixed some cases where geofence location is not updated right away.
- Fixed an issue where the doorbell message still shows after successful removal.
- Fixed issue where the Dashboard would become empty when an offline camera comes back online.
version 1.16.1
posted on 2023-08-18
Aug 18, 2023
Version 1.16.1
Overview
- UniFi Protect iOS 1.16.1 improves the recording playback stability.
Improvements
- Improved stability for playing back recordings.
- Improved UX for privacy and motion zones.
Bugfixes
- Fixed invalid reconnect messages may appear for WiFi cameras.
- Fixed 2-way audio wasn't working right after allowing permission to the phone's microphone.
version 1.16.0
posted on 2023-07-26
Jul 26, 2023
Version 1.16.0
Overview
- UniFi Protect iOS 1.16.0 adds support for presets and portrait mode on the Multi-View and includes several UX and stability improvements.
Improvements
- Added preset support on the Multi-View. *
- Added portrait mode support on the Multi-view.
- Improved UX of the Multi-View.
- Improved application stability.
* Currently only supports up to 16 cameras. We plan to increase the number of cameras in future releases.
Bugfixes
- Fixed issue where in certain cases the camera audio stream would not stop when minimizing the app.
- Fixed incorrect connection type icon shown for PoE Chime.
- Fixed incorrect microphone sensitivity value range.
- Fixed occurrences of showing incorrect timestamps in the System log.
- Fixed an issue where the “Manage UI Account” button was not responding to tap gestures on macOS.
version 1.15.2
posted on 2023-06-29
Jun 29, 2023
Version 1.15.2
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.15.2 improves the camera feed playback stability and addresses an issue with the 2-way audio when receiving a doorbell notification.
Improvements
- Improved stability of the camera feed playback on the dashboard.
Bugfixes
- Fixed 2-way audio may not work when receiving ring notifications from a Doorbell.
version 1.15.0
posted on 2023-06-14
Jun 14, 2023
Version 1.15.0
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.15.0 adds the Picture in Picture mode for livestreams, dewarped view improvements for 360 cameras and several enhancements for the Timeline view.
Improvements
- Added Picture in Picture (PiP) support for livestreams.*
- Added the ability to swipe between cameras on iPad while in landscape (fullscreen) mode in the Timeline view.
- Added 16:9 aspect ratio dewarped view support when in fullscreen for 360 cameras.
- Improved dewarped view UX and gesture performance for 360 cameras.
- Improved adoption when the user selects an incorrect network.
- Improved application stability in the Timeline view.
* Requires iOS 16.4.1 or newer. To enable the feature, open the Timeline view and press on the PiP icon.
Bugfixes
- Fixed issue where clip export size calculation was incorrect in the Timeline view.
- Fixed reconnect issue when switching from WiFi with Direct to Remote connection.
- Fixed an issue where the Follow System Audio setting may not work.
- Fixed issue where labels of detection record settings overlap.
version 1.14.0
posted on 2023-04-28
Apr 28, 2023
Version 1.14.0
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.14.0 adds the G4 Doorbell Pro package camera playback support, app switcher and includes several UX and stability improvements for iPhone, iPad and macOS users.
Improvements
- Added app switcher element for faster navigation across other UniFi apps.
- Added G4 Doorbell Pro package camera recordings playback and timelapse support.
- Added G4 Doorbell Pro package camera player on iPad.
- Added ability to swipe between cameras on iPhones while in landscape (fullscreen) mode in the Timeline view.
- Added ability to tap a detection category on Dashboard to view it in the Detections tab.
- Added an offline camera counter in Dashboard.
- Improved stackable NVR support in Devices tab.
- Improved Clip export stability.
- Improved the UI of the Devices tab.
- Improved overall UI responsivity.
- Improved stability on macOS.
- Improved camera drawer stability in the timeline view.
Bugfixes
- Fixed timeline issues when switching between cameras using the drawer.
- Fixed frozen camera control occurrences on G4 PTZ.
- Fixed ViewPort and Floodlight details showing incorrect connection state.
- Fixed Local Console disconnection popup while opening the app from its background state.
- Fixed issue where devices were offered for Bluetooth adoption after console reset.
version 1.13.0
posted on 2023-03-29
Mar 29, 2023
Version 1.13.0
Overview
UniFi Protect iOS 1.13.0 adds support for ViewPort, Dashboard notifications and hiding IoT devices, and includes several improvements for iPad users.
Improvements
- Added support for Viewport.
- Added Dashboard notifications.
- Added locate function for a user with viewer permission.
- Added missing sections for Floodlight.
- Added an option to hide IoT devices from Dashboard.
- Added warning if Theta camera has no lens attached.
- Added different AI DSLR image if the case is attached or not.
- Improved Dashboard grid view responsiveness for iPads.
- Improved Devices tab for iPads.
- Improved Console selector for iPads.
Bugfixes
- Fixed adoption not appearing for the removed camera.
- Fixed playback resuming after rearranging cameras on Dashboard.
- Fixed race-condition when opening timeline from Dashboard immediately after establishing connection.
- Fixed several potential stability issues.
- Fixed unable to connect to consoles locally that run Older UniFi OS versions due to missing Protect permissions.
version 1.6.7
posted on 2022-08-22
Aug 22, 2022 Version 1.6.7
Fix crash on launch for pre-UniFi OS devices for users that have "Launch recent camera" enabled.
version 1.6.3
posted on 2022-05-10
May 10, 2022 Version 1.6.3
Improvements:
- Add new device details UX.
- Add App preferences.
- Improve switching between consoles.
- Improve clip export functionality.
- Improve connection resiliency.
- Improve General Console and Account settings UI.
- Minor UX improvements.
Bugfixes:
- Fix discovery issues.
- Fix go live behavior when there is an ongoing motion event near live.
- Fix playback issue when the user returns from TL to Dashboard.
- Fix unresponsive thumbnails in “Timeline mode”.
- Improve authentication resilience.
- Other stability improvements and bug fixes.
version 1.6.2
posted on 2022-04-13
Apr 13, 2022 Version 1.6.2
Bugfixes
- Fix issue where local connections to consoles don't work after Protect 1.21.4 or newer.
version 1.6.1
posted on 2022-03-14
Mar 14, 2022 Version 1.6.1
Improvements
- Add support for direct connections across VLANs. (Requires SSO authentication, and UniFi OS/Console versions 1.11.0 / 2.3.0 or newer)
- Add support for dark mode.
- Add redirect to Network app to support console setup without SSO.
- Add support for the “Recording mode changed” event.
- Change “Clip Export” timelapse dropdown values.
- Update the UI of the “Camera Name” screen.
- Update “Camera Settings” UI.
- Update “Device List” UX.
- Remove consoles without Protect Application from console list.
- Remove intro animation from the local history screen.
Bugfixes
- Fix selected lens when creating a snapshot.
- Fix package camera position.
- Fix copy in “FloodLight” settings.
- Fix crash related to “Clip Export”.
- Other stability improvements and bug fixes.
version 1.6.0
posted on 2022-02-03
Feb 3, 2022 Version 1.6.0
Improvements
- Add camera update progress indicator.
- Improve clip-export UX.
- Improve zoom indicator UX.
- Improve microphone button position.
Improve the "Go Live" button appearance.
Improve direct connect session handling.
- Improve buffering animation.
- Improve reconnect to the recent console.
Bugfixes
- Fix crash on the "Camera List" screen.
- Fix crash on the "Detections" screen.
- Fix crash related to multiple concurrent 4k streams.
- Fix "Quick Action" initial position.
- Fix "Setup Popup" when Protect Application is uninstalled.
- Fix incorrect connection speed values.
- Fix changing Stream Resolution for a camera with microphone prompts for microphone access.
- Fix stale streams in the camera list for iPad's.
- Fix snapshot access permission for iPad's.
- Fix issue where clip export was not available in rare cases.
version 1.5.9
posted on 2022-01-13
Jan 13, 2022 Version 1.5.9
Improvements
- Add new doorbell ring popup UX.
- Add "Enable Notifications view" to camera settings.
- Improve Timelapse clip export UX.
- Improve detections screen.
- Improve audio session persistence.
- Improve native permission requests.
- Improve background location handling.
- Improve local console discovery.
- Improve Doorbell ring sound file.
- Improve switching between multiple local consoles.
Bugfixes
- Fix labels that contain an amount of time.
- Fix crash when deleting last local console.
- Fix initial audio session issue.
- Fix console list parsing issues.
- Fix Timelapse rotation crash.
- Fix iPad Timelapse rotation dead-end.
- Fix the frequency of system status updates.
- Fix 2FA close button alignment.
- Fix direct console appearance when a Remote Access service is down.
- Fix camera settings background view animation.
- Fix remote access availability messaging.
version 1.5.8
posted on 2021-11-25
Nov 25, 2021 Version 1.5.8
Improvements
- Improve Sensor settings.
Bugfixes
- Fix stability issue in the Smart Detection section.