How do I share a baby monitor app with grandparents and revoke access?

Should nan use my login or a guest invite?

Two sharing patterns exist. One login means you read out the household Apple, Google or brand password. Everyone who knows it can open the live feed, change settings, and usually stay signed in after they go home. A guest invite means they download the same app, create their own account, and you attach that account to the camera with a narrower role.

Handing over the household iCloud or Google password also hands over photos, Find My and email. A guest role is a camera permission, not a house key.

How do I add a grandparent and take the feed back?

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   Create or confirm an admin account that is only yours On Philips Avent Baby Monitor+, the person who first pairs the baby unit is First Admin. They can later add a Second Admin. On Nanit, the parenting-team owner sits in camera settings. Do not use a shared family email as the only admin.
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   Invite a guest with their own email Philips asks you to enter the guest's email under Baby Monitor settings; the guest must already have an app account. Nanit adds a parenting-team member from the app. They get the live stream; other switches (audio, talk-back, night light, notifications, recorded moments) are separate.
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   Turn on the tightest viewer limits the app offers If the brand has local Wi-Fi-only access, leave it on for someone who is staying in the house. Switch off talk-back if you do not want the speaker in the cot room used from another phone. Switch off clip history if you do not want last night's recordings on their device.
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   Revoke on the last morning, not 'when you remember' Philips admin help: tap the guest and use the eye icon to remove viewing rights; privacy mode blocks everyone except the admin until you tap it again. Nanit: remove the person from the parenting team. Confirm their name has left the list.
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   If they ever had your password, treat the account as shared Change the brand password, the email password if that inbox is how resets arrive, and sign out other devices. NCSC's three-random-words guidance still applies. Factory-reset the camera before you sell or pass the unit on.

What does a local-Wi-Fi-only viewer role actually stop?

Nanit's published description is narrow and useful: when the restriction is on, that viewer can open the livestream only while their phone is on your home Wi-Fi. Leave the house, lose the feed. New viewers are granted that restriction by default. It does not stop them watching from the spare room at 3am, and it does not apply if you later turn the restriction off so they can babysit from their own flat.

Many cheaper apps have no guest role at all — only one login. In that case the honest options are: do not share; stand in the room with them; or accept that anyone with the password has the same rights you do until you change it. There is no hidden 'nan mode' on a single-user camera.

What does the ICO say about connected cameras in a child's room?

The ICO Children's Code (Age-appropriate design) includes a standard on connected toys and devices. It is aimed at organisations that provide a connected product which collects personal data and sends it over a network — including cameras and microphones. It is not legal advice for parents, and MayTally does not apply the Code to your household.

• The ICO flags that connected devices are often used by several people of different ages, including very young children without an adult watching the screen.
• It expects providers to be clear who processes the data when the 'connected' bit is outsourced to another company.
• It asks for a light or similar sign when the device is filming or recording, and a way to switch collection or listening modes off.
• Separate ICO guidance on consumer IoT products shows an activity log: who viewed a camera, who deleted a clip, and a guest access that was granted for two weeks — a design example, not a duty on you.

If you want the official wording, read Connected toys and devices on ico.org.uk. A guest you forget to remove is the practical gap this page is for.

What if I cannot remember who still has the app?

Open the users, parenting-team or guest list today and screenshot it. Remove anyone you cannot name. If the brand shows an activity log, look for live-view events after the last visit. If the list is empty but an old phone still opens the feed, they still have your password — change it.

Philips notes that if you lose the monitor or pass it on, you should deactivate the admin account(s) so guests are detached. A factory reset without detaching cloud guests can leave an old invite able to see a new owner's camera if the hardware is added back to the same account.

In shortIn short: invite a guest, not a password. Use local-Wi-Fi-only and talk-back off when the app offers them. Revoke on the last morning. The ICO Code is for the companies that build connected cameras, not a certificate that your sharing setup is fine.