Hi there! I understand you want to use the Seeing app on your Mac without having to accept the 3-day free trial, but still want to avoid live view limitations. Just to clarify, are you trying to access live video feed from a Seeing smart camera or doorbell through the app without starting the trial? Or is the issue related to some other functionality?
Knowing this will help me provide the most relevant steps. Meanwhile, here’s what I’ve found about the app’s behavior:
1. The app generally requires a subscription, which begins with a 3-day free trial, to access full live view and recorded footage from cameras. 2. Without starting the trial or a subscription, live view access tends to be limited or blocked. 3. Some users have reported that live view might be available only for very short times or limited functionality after the trial expires unless subscribed.
If your goal is to avoid the 3-day trial altogether but still get some live view options, the app may restrict what can be done unless you subscribe. To confirm options, here are a couple of steps to try:
- Check if the app offers any basic or “guest” viewing mode before triggering the trial prompt. Sometimes that requires creating a free account. - See if you can disable any setting that forces the trial to start immediately when accessing live view. - Explore if older versions of the Seeing app or companion software have fewer restrictions (but keep in mind this might affect security).
If none of these are possible, it might be that the app’s design enforces the trial as a gate to full live viewing features.
Could you let me know what exactly happens when you try to access live view? Does it immediately ask you to start the trial, or is there an option to view briefly? Also, are you trying this on the Mac app specifically?
Once I have a bit more info, I can guide you more precisely!
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Hi there! I understand you want to use the Seeing app on your Mac without having to accept the 3-day free trial, but still want to avoid live view limitations. Just to clarify, are you trying to access live video feed from a Seeing smart camera or doorbell through the app without starting the trial? Or is the issue related to some other functionality?
Knowing this will help me provide the most relevant steps. Meanwhile, here’s what I’ve found about the app’s behavior:
1. The app generally requires a subscription, which begins with a 3-day free trial, to access full live view and recorded footage from cameras.
2. Without starting the trial or a subscription, live view access tends to be limited or blocked.
3. Some users have reported that live view might be available only for very short times or limited functionality after the trial expires unless subscribed.
If your goal is to avoid the 3-day trial altogether but still get some live view options, the app may restrict what can be done unless you subscribe. To confirm options, here are a couple of steps to try:
- Check if the app offers any basic or “guest” viewing mode before triggering the trial prompt. Sometimes that requires creating a free account.
- See if you can disable any setting that forces the trial to start immediately when accessing live view.
- Explore if older versions of the Seeing app or companion software have fewer restrictions (but keep in mind this might affect security).
If none of these are possible, it might be that the app’s design enforces the trial as a gate to full live viewing features.
Could you let me know what exactly happens when you try to access live view? Does it immediately ask you to start the trial, or is there an option to view briefly? Also, are you trying this on the Mac app specifically?
Once I have a bit more info, I can guide you more precisely!