Why Does My Blink Camera Say live View Failed?

Blink camera is a very helpful device for monitoring home and ensuring the home security. You can remotely access the cameras footage from any android phone via live view mode. But what to do if the live view failed? It is really frustrating when your home security depends on a camera and the camera does not work frequently. So, it is very important to find out the troubles and fix the troubles promptly.

There are few technical reasons to fail the live view like dead batteries, weak internet connection or any other device problem. Here are some troubleshooting tips to solve the issues. In this article we will answer some common questions about the issues of the live view and how to fix the issues.

Why does my blink camera say live view failed?

This happens because the sync module can’t communicate with your device. To scan your network, you can run RouteThis app. They will enable agents and evaluate your network connection. This app will also find your problems. This app allows to reset your camera solving this problem. If you do this, you can watch formers feed through your Firestick TV.

Can you view blink cameras on firestick?

Yes, you can view blink cameras on a firestick. For that, all you have to connect your blink device and firestick to Alexa. Follow these steps to link the two devices:

1. Open Alexa app and click on more option.
2. Tap on Skills and select Blink smarthome.
3. Sign in with your blink account.
4. Put a 4- digit code and then sign in.
5. Next, click discover devices and they will connect Alexa to your blink account.

How to view blink camera on roku tv?

Ruko will allow you to connect your IP cameras to their device. You can setup blink cameras for Ruko very easily. It is free to set up. If you have the paid version then it will be more functional for you. Follow these steps to set up blink camera:

1. First of all, you have to find your cameras channel and connect it to your ruko device.
2. Select the channel to launch the blink monitor app.
3. After that follow their set up instructions and complete your setup.
4. You may need to fill your cameras name, Description, Ip address, TCP port address and finally username and password.
5. When you fill up all the info click on Test and if it is successful, you will see a little box in your screen.
6. Click save and connect. Finally, you are ready to go.

Can I watch blink on my computer?

You can easily watch blink on any computer. Just you need to follow the steps given below. You can also use any emulator you want such as Bluestacks, Memu player, android studio, Nox player and so on.

Follow these steps to use camera with Bluestacks emulator:

1. At first, open your favorite browser and click on the search bar.
2. Search for bluestacks emulator and hit enter.
3. Go to their official website and select a version that’s compatible with your device.
4. Tap on download and wait for it to be downloaded.
5. When the emulator is downloaded, you have to install it.
6. If you have installed it, open the emulator.
7. You will be able to see its home screen and all of its app.
8. Click on the play store app and sign in for full access.
9. Tap on the search bar and search for Blink app.
10. Click on blink monitor app and download it.

Can I watch blink on my phone?

Yes, you can watch blink on your phone. If it is an android phone, then go to your play store and search blink camera app. Hit install and you will have it installed on your device.

Can you access blink cameras online?

Unfortunately, There is no way to access blink cameras online. So, you can’t view any blink camera online but you can download and run their applications to do so.

Why is my blink not working?

There can be a lot of problems for your blink  not to run properly. You can try clearing your blink apps cache and data because it solves the problem many times. You can also try reinstalling the app. If this option doesn’t work either try power cycling your modem and router. To do that, unplug your router and modem for 30 seconds or more and plug them back again. You can also restart you blink device. If they say camera offline, which means your blink app lost connection to that device. You can’t do much to fix it because that’s a problem of the server. It will automatically be fixed when blink servers come online again.

Why are blink cameras unavailable?

If blink cameras are unavailable you have to unplug your router and wait 30 seconds. Then plug it back again. You can also try unplugging your modem and wait more than 30 seconds and plug it back again.

how to get around blink cameras. Wait 2 minutes and see if it works again. You can also remove batteries and try reinserting after 10 seconds.        

Final Thought

Live view on Blink camera is very important for the home security. It is an affordable camera that helps to maintain the home security from anywhere. But your camera won’t work if there have some issues.

In the above article, we have described about the issues and their solutions. Hopefully, now you can fix your camera by yourself. Although you can’t fix the issues, contact Blink support, they will help you in this regard.