UniFi Protect
Ubiquiti Inc. Lifestyle iPhoneiPadiPod touch
UniFi Protect is a free Lifestyle app for iPhone and iPad by Ubiquiti Inc. Rated 4.8/5 from 77,299 ratings. Requires iOS 18.0. Updated October 16, 2026.
- Rating
- 4.8
- 77.2K ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 270 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 16
- 2026 · v3.14.0
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About UniFi Protect
UniFi Protect brings the full functionality of our web-based camera security application to your mobile device. Adopt and manage your Protect devices, stream low-latency livestreams, and download localized recordings directly to your phone. Designed for residential and commercial use, UniFi Protect also allows you to: - Maintain complete data privacy with Cloudless recording storage. - Quickly scrub through hours of Timelapse footage to pinpoint the exact moments you're looking for. - Personalize security notifications based on a wide variety of individual, vehicular, and atmospheric-based detections.
Ratings & reviews
4.8
77.2K ratings
What’s new
Version 3.14.0 · Updated October 16, 2026
Overview UniFi Protect iOS 3.14.0 adds audio waveforms to the Timeline and Detections Player event scrubbers, along with a Download Selected Clip export option. Improvements - Added an audio waveform to the Timeline Event Scrubber for audio detection events. - Added an audio waveform to the Event Scrubber in the Detections Player for audio detection events. - Added a Download Selected Clip option to the Timeline export menu and long-press export options for event thumbnails. - Added support for updating a wired camera firmware through the current UniFi Console before transferring the camera to another console using Remote Adoption. - Added detection type icons next to recent detection timestamps on the iPhone Dashboard. - Added reminders in Dashboard and Alarm Manager when Protect notifications are disabled, with a shortcut to iOS Settings. - Improved Find Anything with additional actions for face and license plate group detections, including export, delete, enhance, assign, and report false detection. - Improved UI Account creation with email verification during sign-in and new console setup. - Improved Remote Adoption guidance for Cloud Gateway and console owner requirements. Bugfixes - Fixed an issue where audio detection icons could disappear from the Timeline after restarting the app. - Fixed an issue where the viewer quality icon in Find Anything could incorrectly display Auto instead of the selected quality. - Fixed an issue where Instant cameras could display an abbreviated model name during Protect Teleport adoption. - Fixed an issue where the Retry option could disappear after a failed Protect Teleport adoption. - Fixed an issue where a floating device card could briefly appear when starting adoption from the Devices list. - Fixed an issue where alarm counts in Alarm Manager profiles were not displayed in languages other than English. - Fixed an issue where devices with an empty name could display blank titles in Settings or inconsistent names in Dashboard notifications.
App privacy
The developer, Ubiquiti Inc., reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Precise Location, Coarse Location
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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