How To Use The Playback Interface In The Amcrest Link App

The playback menu allows you to view and download events that have been stored on a microSD card or in the cloud if an optional cloud service is active on a your device. This interface uses a timeline to display all events captured by your camera for the day. To access this menu, open the Amcrest Link app, locate your device and select "Playback". The playback option can also be accessed on the bottom banner of the live view interface. 

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Viewing and Downloading a Recording in Playback

The timeline provided in the playback menu can be used to scroll through events of the day. To view an event, use your finger to scroll the timeline, pinch and zoom for a closer look at the timeline if needed, the event will begin to play. To hear audio from the event, tap the speaker icon. If you would like to take a snapshot from the event, tap the snapshot icon. To view the video at different speeds, click the () icon.


If downloading an event from a microSD card, tap the download icon (  ) allow any permission between the app and your mobile device to allow the event to download to your phone. Use your finger to drag and modify the start and end point of the event (the maximum download should be no more than 10 minutes).

If you would like to manually set the start and end time of the event, tap Set Download Time and use the calendar and start and end time fields to adjust the download. Once the start and end times are set, tap Download. The download task will be sent to the downloads list. To check the progress, the download list can be found in the Account portion of the app.

If downloading a recording from the cloud, select the cloud icon and select an event from the timeline you want to download.

For quick access to the download screen, tap the (  ) icon. Use your finger to drag and modify the start and end time points of the selected event and tap OK. The event will automatically download to your mobile device from the cloud.

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