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The Canary app works with our security devices to connect your home to your phone, allowing you to view and protect those that matter most. \n\nMonitor your home: Watch live or recorded HD videos day or night. Access Canary’s timeline for a living history of your home. Save and bookmark your favorite clips.\n\nIntelligent notifications: When Canary identifies something out of the ordinary, you’ll get a notification with recorded HD video of the event, as well as the option to watch live.\n\nAutomatic arming: Canary changes modes when you come and go. No complicated keypads or codes to remember. \n\n-\tAway\nWhen all members are away Canary monitors for activity and sends notifications\n\n-\tHome\nWhen a member is home Canary is customizable. You can set notification and privacy preferences.\n\n-\tNight\nSchedule Canary to monitor for activity while you sleep.\n\n-\tPrivacy\nCamera and microphone are completely off.\n\n\nEmergency Options: Respond to incidents directly from the Canary app. Trigger the 90 decibel siren, or be connected directly to your home’s local emergency responders.\n\nA healthier home:  Canary’s HomeHealth Technology™ monitors indoor air quality, temperature, and humidity. It all adds up to a smarter and safer home.\n\nLove your Canary? We read and appreciate every single review. Want to suggest a feature?  \n\nGet in touch!\n--\nEmail: support@canary.is\nFacebook: Canary\nTwitter: @canary\nInstagram: @caughtbycanary\n\nFrom time to time, the Canary auto-mode switching feature may briefly access your GPS in order to have high confidence in your location. Battery life is very important to us and we do many things to ensure we use it sparingly. Please be aware that continued use of GPS services running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.","facts":{"developer_id":939760558,"developer_url":"http://canary.is","first_released":"2014-12-18T21:58:36Z","support_url":"http://canary.is/help","privacy_url":"http://canary.is/legal/system-privacy/","website_url":"http://canary.is/","app_version":"9.1.0","release_notes":"- Bug fixes and optimizations.","rating_current_version":4.23447,"rating_count_current_version":5591,"star_counts":[761,156,124,514,4031],"genres":["Lifestyle","Utilities"],"languages":["EN","FR","DE","ES"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["tvos","watch","iphone","ipad"],"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-21T03:36:12.818Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-19T10:40:11.798Z","reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-21T14:38:13.693Z","placed_at":"2026-10-17T07:19:13.393Z","scored_at":"2026-10-21T21:22:13.425Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Companion app for Canary security devices that streams home video, sends event alerts, and switches monitoring modes.","what_is":"Canary is a home security app that works with Canary security devices to connect a home to a phone. 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