Reolink App auf Zwei Handys: How to Share Camera Access

Getting a Reolink camera onto two phones at once — say, both partners in a household — is a common request, and Reolink supports it in two different ways depending on whether you want full account access or a limited shared view. Here’s how each option actually works.

Quick Facts

Option 1: Same Account, Two Phones

The simplest approach is logging into the same Reolink account on both phones. Both devices get full access to every camera, settings, and notification, since they’re really just two windows into the same account.

• Install the app on the second phone and log in with the same email and password
• Both phones receive push notifications independently for the same events
• Changes made on one phone, like renaming a camera, show up on the other after a refresh
• Playback history and cloud recordings, if subscribed, are visible from either phone since they belong to the account rather than the device
• Motion zones, schedules, and detection sensitivity settings apply globally, so adjusting them on one phone changes behavior for both

The tradeoff is that this approach offers no boundaries. Either phone can add or remove cameras, change the account password, or delete recordings, so it only makes sense between people who already share full trust – typically partners or immediate family managing one household’s cameras together.

Option 2: Shared Device Access (Separate Accounts)

If the second person should have their own login rather than sharing credentials, Reolink’s device sharing feature lets you invite another account to view specific cameras without giving them your password or full account control.

1. Open the camera’s settings in the app and look for the Share Device or Manage Sharing option
2. Enter the other person’s Reolink account email to send an invite
3. Once accepted, the shared account can view and receive alerts for that camera under its own login
4. Revoke access at any time from the same sharing menu if needed

Sharing under separate accounts is worth the extra setup step if you’d rather not hand out your actual password — it also means you can revoke one person’s access without affecting the other, which the shared-login approach can’t do cleanly.

Which Option to Choose

• Use the same account on both phones for simplicity if you fully trust both users equally
• Use device sharing if you want to grant access without sharing your password, or need to revoke access later
• Device sharing is also the better option for temporary access, like a house sitter or visiting family member

Setting Up Device Sharing, Step by Step

If device sharing is the route you’re taking, the setup only needs to happen once per person. Here’s the full walkthrough, including the parts that trip people up the first time.

1. Make sure the second person already has the Reolink App installed and has created their own free account – the invite can’t be sent to an email that hasn’t registered one yet
2. On the primary phone, open the camera, tap the settings gear, then find Device Sharing (sometimes listed under Advanced or Camera Settings depending on app version)
3. Enter the invitee’s registered email address exactly; a typo here sends the invite nowhere and won’t show an error
4. Choose the permission level: view-only, or view plus basic controls like PTZ and two-way talk if the camera supports them
5. The invited account will see the camera appear in their own app within a minute or two, usually without needing to accept anything further

One detail worth flagging: device sharing works per camera, not per hub. If a household runs several Reolink cameras or an NVR, each camera (or the whole hub, depending on setup) needs to be shared individually unless the invite is sent at the hub level.

Notification and Permission Behavior Explained

A few settings behave differently depending on which access method is used, and they’re worth understanding before choosing one:

• Push notification timing is identical either way – both phones get the alert within the same second or two of the same motion event
• Muting notifications on a shared account only mutes that person’s phone; it has no effect on the primary account’s alerts
• Two-way talk and siren controls, if enabled for a shared account, work independently, so both people could technically respond to the same event at once
• Firmware updates and camera reboots triggered from the app are account-level actions on the same-login method, but can be restricted from a shared account depending on the permission tier chosen

For more detail on account and sharing settings, see Reolink’s official support center and the Reolink App & Client download page.

Fixing Common Multi-Phone Access Problems

• Problem: The invited account never sees the camera appear. Fix: double-check the invite email matches the exact address the second account was registered with; a mismatched email is the single most common cause of a silently failing invite.
• Problem: One phone stops getting push notifications after a while. Fix: check that battery optimization or background app restrictions on that phone haven’t been re-enabled by an OS update, since aggressive battery saving is the usual culprit, not the camera or account itself.
• Problem: A shared account can view the camera but the controls are greyed out. Fix: this is expected if the sharing permission was set to view-only; go back into Device Sharing on the primary account and raise the permission level if control access is needed.
• Problem: Renaming a camera on one phone doesn’t show up on the other right away. Fix: pull down to refresh the camera list manually, since same-account changes sync on app refresh rather than instantly in every case.
• Problem: Revoking a shared account’s access doesn’t seem to take effect. Fix: the removed account may need to fully close and reopen the app, or log out and back in, before the camera disappears from their list.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can more than two phones access the same camera?

Yes, both the shared-login and device-sharing methods work for more than two phones; there’s no hard limit for typical household use.

Do both phones need to be on the same Wi-Fi network?

No, once a camera is added to an account, remote access works over mobile data from either phone, not just the home network.

Will both phones get duplicate notifications?

Yes, each phone with the app installed and logged in receives its own independent notifications for the same events.

Can a shared account change camera settings?

Depending on the permission level granted during sharing, a shared account may have view-only access or broader control; check the sharing menu for available permission options.

Conclusion

Getting a Reolink camera onto two phones is straightforward either way: share the login for simplicity, or use device sharing if you’d rather keep accounts and access separate. Most households end up using device sharing once they realize how easy it is to revoke access later without affecting anyone else.