# Wisenet WAVE

> Great companion app to monitor and search your Wisenet WAVE system

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hanwhasecurity.wavemobile](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hanwhasecurity.wavemobile)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.hanwhasecurity.wavemobile`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hanwha Vision
- **Category:** BUSINESS
- **Downloads:** 85,639
- **Rating:** 3.91 / 5 (166 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.1.0.42888
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-13
- **First published:** 2017-12-29
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 151 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-30
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hanwhasecurity.wavemobile)
- **Website:** [https://hanwhavisionamerica.com/](https://hanwhavisionamerica.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.hanwhasecurity.com/privacy/](https://www.hanwhasecurity.com/privacy/)

## Description

Wisenet WAVE is a powerful companion app designed to seamlessly monitor and manage your Wisenet WAVE surveillance systems. Utilizing WAVE Sync technology, it connects to all your systems without the need for complicated port forwarding, ensuring secure and easy access.

The app offers live video viewing and fast searching through archived footage with low latency. Optimize video speed and quality through WAVE Server's transcoding features. Unique to this app is the Universal Fisheye Dewarp algorithm, providing distortion-free images from fisheye cameras.

Users can also control PTZ cameras and access presets with an intuitive interface that mirrors the full desktop client experience. For enhanced surveillance management on the go, download Wisenet WAVE today from the official Hanwha Security website.

## Rankings

- #238,669 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.hanwhasecurity.wave.readLogonEntries`
- `com.hanwhasecurity.wavemobile.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.hanwhasecurity.wavemobile.permission.C2D_MESSAGE`

## Review summary

The Wisenet WAVE app is appreciated for its user-friendly design, solid video quality, and functional features for managing surveillance. However, multiple users report frequent crashes, slow loading, and missing thumbnails, particularly after updates. The lack of video rotation and export features are also concerns, impacting usability. While generally effective on some devices, issues on others, especially with Android 13, reduce reliability.

### Pros

- User friendly and simple to use interface
- Good video quality
- Effective functionalities for managing video surveillance
- Reliable performance on some devices
- Positive overall user experience for dedicated Wave users

### Cons

- Frequent app crashes, especially with Android 13 and certain devices
- Slow loading times and sometimes unresponsive
- Snapshot/thumbnails missing or not updating on newer versions
- Lack of ability to rotate videos in app
- No option to export footage

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hanwhasecurity.wavemobile)