Play back multiple cameras on Mac/PC app v8?

Steven Kan

I recently upgraded from the old "Reolink Client" v3.3.14.45 to the new "Reolink" app v8.1.20 on both my Mac and on my PC. While most of the new features are great, such as 4x playback, and the performance improvement is good, I can't figure out how to get more than 1 camera to play back simultaneously.

In the old v3.3.14.45 it worked, and I could see simultaneous playback from multiple cameras with overlapping views, which is very important for many security applications:

4Up Playback

but I can't find a way to add more than 1 channel in the new version, even though it clearly shows that it should support 4 channels of playback:

1-Up Playback

The Knowledge Base contains this article with conflicting information. One part reads:

Note: You can only playback one device at a time on Reolink App and Web browser.

but then it contains links that read:

How to Playback Recordings of Multiple Cameras at the Same Time on Reolink Client (Mac)

Unfortunately that link leads to a page that reads, "oops

You're not authorized to access this page"

Crimp On

double click in the Playback window, which causes it to split into four smaller windows.
"intuitive"? no. Maybe at some point there will be a user guide to the new Client.

Crimp On

Would love to take credit, BUT.... This question came up several weeks ago and "Double Click" was the answer.
There are days that I move the mouse around the screen clicking to see if anything happens.