Notification speed

Reviewers report that motion and package alerts arrive within a few seconds of activity, so it is rare to miss important events as they happen around the camera.

Reviewers say alerts from the S3 Pro arrive quickly after motion is detected, with no notable lag between an event and the phone notification in typical use.

Reviewers repeatedly highlight that the Pro 5 sends some of the fastest, most informative notifications in this category, and this test confirms that alerts arrive swiftly with animated previews and clear subject highlights that are easy to read even on a smartwatch.

Owners note that alerts appear on the NVR monitor within a few seconds and push notifications hit phones almost instantly, with the PoE based architecture and local processing keeping latency low so warnings arrive quickly when motion is detected.

Push alerts typically arrive within a few seconds even over cellular connections and open straight into a quickly loading live view, and this reviewer’s 5G test again shows that notifications come through rapidly without the rich-notification plan, making the camera feel very responsive to motion events.

The Go 2 uses Arlo’s same highly regarded notification system seen on the Pro line, and this review notes that alerts are usually swift and accurate, though performance depends on the strength and stability of local LTE or Wi-Fi signals.

Tests indicate that the E340’s push notifications arrive quickly enough to feel responsive when someone enters the yard or driveway, even if the live stream occasionally lags slightly behind the alert.

Testing suggests the SoloCam S340’s push notifications arrive within a few seconds of motion, providing timely awareness of driveway or yard activity even if live view occasionally lags behind.

Notifications from the MagCam usually arrive quickly and feel timely, though this reviewer notes that live feeds can occasionally take a few seconds longer to load than usual, especially on smart displays.

Notifications typically arrive within about half a minute in testing, fast enough for users to open the app and view a live stream while motion is still occurring.