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===Enshitification===

Newer cameras such as the Blink Mini 2, Outdoor 4, Wired Floodlight, and Video Doorbell do not include motion snapshots in notifications as a result of "Early Notification".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.blinkforhome.com/en_US/using-your-camera/image-notifications|title=What are Image Notifications?|work=Blink Support|access-date=2025-07-30|archive-url=https://archive.ph/9PGGZ|archive-date=2025-07-30|url-status=live}}</ref> This is enabled by default and there is no way for the consumer to disable this setting through the app.

Newer cameras such as the Blink Mini 2, Outdoor 4, Wired Floodlight, and Video Doorbell do not include motion snapshots in notifications as a result of "Early Notification".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.blinkforhome.com/en_US/using-your-camera/image-notifications|title=What are Image Notifications?|work=Blink Support|access-date=2025-07-30|archive-url=https://archive.ph/9PGGZ|archive-date=2025-07-30|url-status=live}}</ref> This is enabled by default and there is no way for the consumer to disable this setting through the app. Users have shared their frustrations with this change, with one user on Reddit (u/Runner-170) commenting: {{Quote|New Outdoor 4 cameras (I bought 2 two months ago) and very disappointing. First there extended range feature is questionable. Second and most important to me Outdoor 4 cameras do not work with Amazon Echo Dot motion announcement.

I have two older cameras 4-5 years, and they work fine. These announcements work very well obviously letting you know there has been some motion detected. I have been chatting with Blink tech support, and they know there is a known issue but have no information as to when they will fix.

Hard to believe old equipment works new does not. Hard to believe someone doesn't have time to look at the software code to identify error code and copy over. I would think management would step in, as this should be easy fix; not to mention the bad publicity of selling new cameras that don't work well. No quality assurance.

Very frustrating; I am thinking of sending them back and getting the older camera model.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/blinkcameras/comments/17z3trn/updated_half_of_my_cameras_to_blink_outdoor_4_and/|title=Updated half of my cameras to Blink Outdoor 4 and they don't show an image preview on notification but old ones still do?|author=u/darkmoon24|date=2023-11-19|work=Reddit|access-date=2025-08-11|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Qwvtm|archive-date=2025-08-11|url-status=live}}</ref>

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Blink Outdoor 3 Notification.jpg|Motion notification from Outdoor 3 camera (2020 model)

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 ===Enshitification===
-Newer cameras such as the Blink Mini 2, Outdoor 4, Wired Floodlight, and Video Doorbell do not include motion snapshots in notifications as a result of "Early Notification".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.blinkforhome.com/en_US/using-your-camera/image-notifications|title=What are Image Notifications?|work=Blink Support|access-date=2025-07-30|archive-url=https://archive.ph/9PGGZ|archive-date=2025-07-30|url-status=live}}</ref> This is enabled by default and there is no way for the consumer to disable this setting through the app.
+Newer cameras such as the Blink Mini 2, Outdoor 4, Wired Floodlight, and Video Doorbell do not include motion snapshots in notifications as a result of "Early Notification".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.blinkforhome.com/en_US/using-your-camera/image-notifications|title=What are Image Notifications?|work=Blink Support|access-date=2025-07-30|archive-url=https://archive.ph/9PGGZ|archive-date=2025-07-30|url-status=live}}</ref> This is enabled by default and there is no way for the consumer to disable this setting through the app. Users have shared their frustrations with this change, with one user on Reddit (u/Runner-170) commenting: {{Quote|New Outdoor 4 cameras (I bought 2 two months ago) and very disappointing. First there extended range feature is questionable. Second and most important to me Outdoor 4 cameras do not work with Amazon Echo Dot motion announcement.
+I have two older cameras 4-5 years, and they work fine. These announcements work very well obviously letting you know there has been some motion detected. I have been chatting with Blink tech support, and they know there is a known issue but have no information as to when they will fix.
+Hard to believe old equipment works new does not. Hard to believe someone doesn't have time to look at the software code to identify error code and copy over. I would think management would step in, as this should be easy fix; not to mention the bad publicity of selling new cameras that don't work well. No quality assurance.
+Very frustrating; I am thinking of sending them back and getting the older camera model.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/blinkcameras/comments/17z3trn/updated_half_of_my_cameras_to_blink_outdoor_4_and/|title=Updated half of my cameras to Blink Outdoor 4 and they don't show an image preview on notification but old ones still do?|author=u/darkmoon24|date=2023-11-19|work=Reddit|access-date=2025-08-11|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Qwvtm|archive-date=2025-08-11|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 Blink Outdoor 3 Notification.jpg|Motion notification from Outdoor 3 camera (2020 model)