Watching the live camera feeds
Some neighborhoods stream patrol cameras into the app. Here's what you can see and what you cannot.
Some HaevenX neighborhoods have one or more live cameras streaming into the app. The most common setup is the patrol vehicle's dash camera (visible to residents while the patrol is on duty) and any community-installed cameras the neighborhood has agreed to publish.
How to view them
From the map screen, tap Live Feed in the bottom toolbar. You'll see a grid of every camera available in your neighborhood. Tap one to expand it full-screen.
Camera Grid
Multi-camera grid showing several neighborhood camera feeds
What you can see
- Patrol dash cam: forward-facing view from the patrol vehicle while it's on its route. Visible only when patrol is on duty.
- Community cameras: any cameras a neighborhood has chosen to publish (e.g., a doorbell camera at the entrance to a private street, a parking-lot overview at a community center). The neighborhood admin sets up which cameras are visible.
What you cannot see
- Private home cameras unless the homeowner explicitly enrolls them in the community feed.
- Other neighborhoods' feeds.
- Recordings — feeds are live-only by default. Some neighborhoods opt in to a 24-hour rolling buffer; if yours has, it's labelled in the camera card.
Privacy rules
Anyone enrolled in the community feed has consented to publishing it. We don't allow uploading footage of someone in a private space (interior of a home, fenced backyard not visible from the street). Camera operators are responsible for compliance with local recording laws.
If your neighborhood has no cameras
That's fine — most don't yet. The Live Feed tab is greyed out with a message explaining it. If you'd like to set up a community camera, talk to your patrol or the HOA; we can help with the technical side.