UniFi Protect
Lifestyle
Professional Scalable Security
- Rating
- 4.7
- 23.5K ratings
- Downloads
- 1.5M+
- on Google Play
- Price
- Free
- No in-app purchases
- Updated
- Oct 2
- 2026 · v3.9.0
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About UniFi Protect
Stream video smoothly over WiFi, LTE, and even 3G networks with Adaptive Bitrate Technology to dynamically adjust the video quality to your available bandwidth.
Quickly review days of footage with the timeline feature, which compresses days of video into easily scrollable summaries with thumbnails for important motion events.
Ubiquiti's Hybrid Cloud Technology connects directly to your devices for video streaming, bypassing the cloud for maximum speed and security. You control your data at every step.
Unleash the full power of UniFi Protect to manage your cameras, users, alerts, and other system settings from directly within the mobile applications.
What’s new
Version 3.9.0 · Updated October 2, 2026
Improvements - Added Protect Teleport for adopting remote cameras. Requires Protect 7.3.68 or newer, Protect Cameras 5.5.29 or newer, and UniFi OS 6.0.9 or newer. - Added Line Crossing counts, PTZ Two-way Talk, and batch overlay and watermark settings. - Redesigned Find Anything and improved device discovery. - Expanded G6 Edge and USL Entry Recessed support. Bugfixes - Fixed issues with Site Manager, password manager sign-in, video overlays, console switching, and UniFi Connect Display.
User reviews
Low star reviews ,as I read through some, are from bunch of noobs or "broken" phones. Application logs me in within 2-3seconds. If you have very good ISP speeds at the NVR and on your mobile phone everything works nice and fast. App is responsive. No complaints. I can even watch the lowres live stream from G4-pro at...
Picks up any thing that move, great clarity.
Awsome
Newest update worked after I uninstalled, reinstalled, and cleared cache and storage. I believe having 10 cameras turned to 4K view crashes the app as well. (which is what I had it turned to.. after clearing and deleting, it swapped all cams to 720p and everything is smooth.) Something needs to be built where you ca...
Just works as promised with a little TLC
Good system
Frequently asked questions
Does UniFi Protect have monthly fees?
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Does UniFi Protect use a cloud for video streaming?
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