Logi Circle (Logitech) - home camera on Tesco hudl 2 (Android Tablet)

June 2016

The Logi Circle is an exquisite stand-alone camera to keep watch over the door, baby or your pet's eating habits. You use your IOS device (e.g. iPod) or Android phone to view the image. I've also used it  to check how often a water tank was emptying and how an LED told me how often a pump was kicking in. (Unusually it was a farm need but you might be curious to know how much of your bird food the pigeons get to eat).

I could review it very favourably for the problems it's solved. As I write this it's also new, so new that the Google Play store prevents use of the Android app on a hudl2 tablet. It really ought to work because the Logitech app needs Android 4.4 or above while the hudl 2 runs Android 5.1. The hudl2 is also capable of 'Bluetooth Smart' as specified by Logitech. (Bluetooth Smart is only required for first time setting up the camera).

How to install a free app on Android when the store is preventing it

Use the Chrome browser on your desktop PC or Mac. Go to Extensions in the Chrome Web Store and install Direct APK Downloader. You'll gain a button at the top right of the browser window.

Go to the Logi Circle app in the Google play store. Click the Direct APK Downloader button. The app, an APK file, should download somewhere on the PC. 

Copy the Logi Circle app file to your Android device or in this case a hudl2. On the hudl2 use File Manager to find and launch the APK.  On the hudl2 you'll need to go first to Settings / Security / Unknown sources / Allow. The app should now install.

That's it. Sign into the Logi Circle app and you'll see the camera you set up.

Logi Circle

www.logitech.com/Circle