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Capture Santa on Your Smart Home Security Camera This Christmas

In recent years, a thrilling holiday surprise has greeted some children on Christmas morning: an authentic snapshot of Santa Claus, caught by their smart home security camera. This year, it’s your turn to delight your kids with this magical moment.

Picture it: Christmas Day arrives. You’re sipping your first coffee of the day, a little bleary-eyed. Your family huddles around the tree, excitement in the air. Your kids reach out for their first presents, their eyes shining.

“Hold on a moment, kids,” you announce with a mischievous glimmer in your eye, glancing at one of your home’s Alert 360 cameras. “We had a special visitor last night while you were all dreaming.”

Sounds thrilling, doesn’t it?

Setting Up Alert 360’s Santa Security

Ready to catch Santa in action? You’ll need the latest Alert 360 app and a compatible Alert 360 home security camera.

Start by opening your Alert 360 app and selecting a live video feed. Pick a compatible Alert 360 security camera for the task.
Tap the Santa icon on your video feed. This action captures a still image from your security camera.
Now, pick a Santa image to add to your snapshot. There are colorful Santa images for daytime shots and black-and-white versions for nighttime captures. Adjust Santa’s size and position as needed.
Surprise and delight your family! When the kids wake you up on Christmas morning, show them the Santa snapshot you’ve captured.
Share the magic with others! You can easily share your Santa snapshots with family and friends through email, text, and social media. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #SantaSecurity.

Stay tuned for the best Santa snapshots of the year on our Alert 360 Twitter and Instagram feeds.

No Santa Security? Try a Santa Alert Instead

Don’t have Santa Security? You can still create a Santa Alert with your smart home security system. All you need is the Alert 360 app, your web dashboard and a contact sensor.

Santa Security is available until December 31.

For more information, visit: Santa Alert Info.

Click here for a step-by-step guide.

Version 4.19.1 (Android) | July 15, 2021

Fixed expired or invalid link message being displayed after opening the Get Started link from the mobile device
Added Video Object Detection setup to camera enrollment
Added support for Android’s native in-app review prompt

About Alert 360

Founded in 1973, Alert 360 is one of the nation’s oldest-licensed alarm monitoring providers. Today, the company is a leading provider of monitored home security and home automation solutions to homes across the United States. Alert 360 operates a monitoring and customer service center in Tulsa, Okla., and has offices coast to coast, serving customers in 26 states. Alert 360 has earned the Five Diamond Monitoring Center designation from The Monitoring Association for excellence in alarm monitoring for security systems and home automation devices. An Oklahoma-based company, Alert 360 also was voted the “Best Home Security Provider” and has been named a “Best Places to Work” for six consecutive years! Click here for employment opportunities.

Alert 360 is an award-winning company that offers free security system consultations and is currently hiring. For a new career or by clicking home security careers.

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Alert 360 Blog is ranked one of the top 10 Home Security Blogs in the United States.

Version 4.19.2 (IOS) | July 15, 2021

Added Video Object Detection setup to camera enrollment
New water usage graphing and other enhancement to water management feature screen
Bug fixes

About Alert 360

The Alert 360 blog is recognized as a top 10 home security Blog post in the nation.

Version 4.17.2 | Feb 24, 2021

Behind the scenes improvements to power future features

Version 4.17 | Dec 7, 2020

You can now create Siri Shortcut commands to control “All Lights” under App Settings.
Behind the scenes improvements to power future features

Version 4.16 | Nov 18, 2020

Home Screen Quick Actions – Users with a doorbell camera can now set up a Home Screen Quick Action via the App Settings menu, to start a doorbell call from the app launcher icon.
Control Lights with Siri Shortcuts – Under App Settings, you can now set up a voice shortcut to control your lights and light groups via Siri.
Behind the scenes improvements to power future features

Version 4.14 | Oct 6, 2020

Doorbell Call Screen Enhancements – Access additional actions from the Doorbell call screen. Now you can arm your system as well as control lights, garage, and access control doors — all without leaving an active doorbell call.
Behind the scenes improvements to power future features

Version 4.13 | July 2, 2020

Now you can control your lights directly from the Today View. Set up this feature under the App Settings tab in the left-hand navigation.
Under App Settings, you can now set up a voice shortcut to view a live stream of your camera or doorbell via Siri.
Trouble Condition Info – when there is a system issue (e.g., low battery), you can now tap the issue card to get more information and easy steps to address it.
System Search – Customers with more than 10 linked systems can now leverage search on the system selector that appears in the side menu.

Version 4.11 – April 2, 2020

Scenes on Apple Watch – Now you can run Scenes right from your Apple Watch for maximum convenience, comfort, and control.
Behind the scenes improvements to power future features.

Version 4.10.15 – Jan 14, 2020

Critical Alerts – With this feature enabled, Alarm event notifications to the app will play a sound, even if your phone is muted or in Do Not Disturb mode. Manage in your phone’s Settings menu under Notifications.
Quick swipe between systems – If you have multiple linked systems you can now switch quickly from one system to the next by swiping left/right on the system name in the header (if fewer than 8 linked systems), or tapping the system name to bring up a list of systems. Have multiple systems that aren’t yet linked to the same login? Link multiple systems by going to “Login Information” in the left-hand menu and selecting the “Linked Systems” option.
Behind the scenes improvements to power future features.

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