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The Official Wyze App privacy label · by Wyze Labs, Inc. · checked November 2026

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App Privacy label Developer-reported · checked November 1, 2026
Used to track you
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None declared

Linked to you
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Not linked to you
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Short answer

Mostly a question of trust: The Official Wyze App collects data linked to you but declares no tracking. The sensitive items are health and fitness, sensitive info, financial info, location and user content. In total the label lists 11 data types; 40% of security camera apps we checked declare tracking.

At a glance

The Official Wyze App privacy in one look

Data exposure on the label
Linked to you
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Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.

Verdict from the label
Linked to you, no tracking

The Official Wyze App collects 9 data types tied to your identity but declares no tracking.

Try it

Did The Official Wyze App ask for something?

Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what The Official Wyze App's developer declared.

It asked me for access to…
Tap a prompt to compare it with the label.
Matches the label

The Official Wyze App lists Location on its label, linked to you. Choose While Using and turn off Precise Location if the feature works without it.

Matches the label

The Official Wyze App lists User Content on its label, linked to you. Choose Limited Access and pick only the photos you want to share.

Not on the label

Contacts is not on The Official Wyze App's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.

Not declared on the label

The Official Wyze App declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.

Matches the label

The Official Wyze App lists Health & Fitness on its label, linked to you. Approve Health categories one at a time in the Health app.

A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.

Line by line

What The Official Wyze App collects, explained

Data typeWhat it coversWhere to limit it
Health & FitnessSensitiveLinked to you Health and medical records, HealthKit data, and fitness or exercise data. Health app › your profile › Apps: switch off each category the app should not read or write; check Settings › Privacy & Security › Motion & Fitness.
Sensitive InfoSensitiveLinked to you Racial or ethnic data, sexual orientation, pregnancy, disability, beliefs, union membership, genetic or biometric data. Share only what the app needs and check whether the label lists this data as linked to you.
Financial InfoSensitiveNot linked to you Card numbers, bank details, credit scores, salary, income, assets or debts. Pay with Apple Pay where offered so the app never sees your card number, and turn on the app's own login lock.
LocationSensitiveLinked to you Where your phone is, either precisely (street level) or approximately (city or area). Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services: choose Never or While Using, and turn off Precise Location if the app does not need it.
User ContentSensitiveLinked to you Messages, photos, videos, audio recordings, documents and support chats you create or upload. Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos: choose Limited Access or None; review Microphone and Files access too.
Search HistoryLinked to you Searches you run inside the app. Look for a clear-history or private-search option in the app.
Contact InfoLinked to you Your name, email address, phone number or postal address. Use Sign in with Apple with Hide My Email where offered, and check the app's account and marketing preferences.
PurchasesLinked to you What you have bought or tend to buy. Review in-app marketing settings; subscriptions are listed in Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions.
IdentifiersLinked to you An account ID, screen name, customer number or a device-level ID such as the advertising identifier. Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking: turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track, or tap Ask App Not to Track when prompted.
Usage DataNot linked to you What you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen. There is no single iOS switch. Look for an analytics or personalised-ads toggle in the app's own settings.
DiagnosticsLinked to you Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate.
Reading the label

What The Official Wyze App's label means for you

The Official Wyze App's label has 9 types under “Data Linked to You”, 2 types under “Data Not Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.

The Official Wyze App declares no tracking, which means the developer says it does not combine your data with other companies' data for advertising or sell it to data brokers. The data linked to you — health and fitness, sensitive info, location, user content, search history, contact info, purchases, identifiers and diagnostics — is still tied to your identity, typically through an account, and is covered by the developer's privacy policy and retention rules.

The items that deserve the most attention are health and fitness, sensitive info, financial info, location and user content. Health data is among the most sensitive data an app can hold, and US health-privacy law (HIPAA) does not cover most consumer apps.

Security camera apps stream video from inside and around your home. Cloud recording, sharing with household members and law-enforcement request policies all matter. Turn on two-factor authentication for the camera account and review who has shared access.

Among the 164 security camera apps in our snapshot with a label, 40% declare tracking, 66% collect data linked to you and 17% say they collect nothing. The Official Wyze App lists 11 data types, more than the average of 3.1 for this group.

Lifestyle apps cover family, home and personal organisation, and often combine location, contacts and photos in one place.

On your iPhone

Settings to check for The Official Wyze App

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    Tracking

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.

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    Location

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services › The Official Wyze App. Choose While Using or Never, and switch off Precise Location if a city-level answer is enough.

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    Photos

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos. Limited Access lets you pick exactly which pictures the app can see; Add Photos Only lets it save without reading your library.

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    Health

    Health app › your profile picture › Apps › The Official Wyze App. Turn categories on one at a time; the app cannot tell which ones you declined.

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    Microphone & camera

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Microphone and Camera. The orange and green dots in the status bar show when either is in use.

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    Sign-in

    When creating an account, Sign in with Apple can give the app a relay address from Hide My Email instead of your real one.

Cross-app tracking

Does The Official Wyze App track you?

No tracking declared

There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on The Official Wyze App's label.

Does The Official Wyze App track you? Full answer and how to stop it →

iOS 18 and later

Lock The Official Wyze App behind Face ID

  1. Find The Official Wyze App on your Home Screen or in App Library.
  2. Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
  3. Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
  4. Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. The Official Wyze App now asks for authentication every time it opens.

The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not The Official Wyze App has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.

From the App Store record

About The Official Wyze App

DeveloperWyze Labs, Inc.
App Store categoryLifestyle (also Photo & Video)
Latest version3.24.1.1, released October 2026
First releasedOctober 2017
RequiresiOS 16.0 or later
Size697 MB
Age rating4+
Languages6 (EN, FR, DE, JA, PT, ES)
Bundle IDcom.hualai.WyzeCam

The current version shipped in October 2026, so the app is actively maintained and its label is likely current. Labels are updated by developers when practices change.

Read with care

What the label cannot tell you

  • A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what The Official Wyze App sends.
  • It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
  • Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
  • Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
  • Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.

The question to ask The Official Wyze App's developer: Who can view my camera footage, and is it end-to-end encrypted?

How it compares

The Official Wyze App vs similar security camera apps

Data types listed on each App Store privacy label
Tracks youLinked to youNot linkedCollects nothing

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Do it now

Your The Official Wyze App privacy checklist

Tick what you have done
Tick each step as you do it on your iPhone.

Done. You have applied every control the label points to.

Quick quiz

True or false?

  1. Q1The Official Wyze App's privacy label says it uses data to track you.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on The Official Wyze App's label.

  2. Q2Apple tests every app to confirm its privacy label is accurate.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.

  3. Q3The Official Wyze App collects Health & Fitness.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    True: Health & Fitness appears on its label.

  4. Q4Data “Not Linked to You” is never sent off your iPhone.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.

  5. Q5Tapping “Ask App Not to Track” can stop an app from working.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.

Questions people ask

The Official Wyze App privacy FAQ

Is The Official Wyze App safe to use?
Based on its App Store privacy label, the Official Wyze App collects 9 data types tied to your identity but declares no tracking. Whether that is acceptable depends on what you will store in it. The label is developer-reported, not an independent security test.
Does The Official Wyze App track you?
No. The Official Wyze App's label has no Data Used to Track You section.
What data does The Official Wyze App collect?
Health and fitness, sensitive info, financial info, location, user content, search history, contact info, purchases, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics. Of these, health and fitness, sensitive info, location, user content, search history, contact info, purchases, identifiers and diagnostics are linked to your identity.
Who makes The Official Wyze App?
Wyze Labs, Inc., according to the App Store. It was first released in October 2017 and the current version is 3.24.1.1.
Can I lock The Official Wyze App with Face ID?
On iOS 18 or later, touch and hold The Official Wyze App's icon and choose Require Face ID (or Touch ID / Passcode). This is an iPhone feature and works for most downloaded apps, whether or not the app has its own lock. If you don't see the option, update iOS.
How does The Official Wyze App compare with other security camera apps?
Across 164 security camera apps with labels in our snapshot, 40% declare tracking and 17% say they collect no data. The Official Wyze App lists 11 data types against an average of 3.1.
Who can view my camera footage, and is it end-to-end encrypted?
The privacy label cannot answer that. Look for it in The Official Wyze App's privacy policy or support pages, linked from the App Store listing. Turn on two-factor authentication for the camera account and review who has shared access.
How do I delete my data from The Official Wyze App?
Apps that let you create an account must also let you start account deletion from inside the app (an App Store rule since June 2022). Deleting the app from your iPhone alone does not delete data already sent to the developer.
Facts on this page come from The Official Wyze App on the App Store, as reported by the developer. Checked 2026-11-01. How we collect data · Report a correction