AXIS Companion

Axis Communications AB, Sweden

About this app

Video surveillance made simple with AXIS Companion.


• Access live or recorded video remotely from a mobile device, with no need for network or router configuration
• Easy and intuitive surveillance
• Secure remote access to video
• Mobile app for freedom of use
• Alert notifications
• Flexible user management

To get our latest features for your mobile, make sure that you are using Android 8.1 or later.

AXIS Companion version 4 requires a one-time system setup using the desktop app on your PC. The feature-rich desktop app is available free of charge at https://www.axis.com/companion.

Android TV supported only on NVIDIA SHIELD TV with Android 6 or later.

If you are using AXIS Companion version 3, then download the AXIS Companion Classic mobile app.

Ratings and reviews

When you are in the Video tab, i wish there was a button to open up a common time line at the bottom, that display all the motion event at the same time, this way: you can look at all cameras at the same time so when you are looking for someone/something, its a much more seemless experience. Synology's Survaliace station and their mobile application (DS Cam) is a very good example of this. And the strength that is required to swipe between cameras in the Video tab is way to much!

The app itself is easy to navigate and well thought out very logical and responsive. However Axis communications marketing media make it out like you can use the app to set up the whole site, that is not correct you have to use a Windows based PC with Axis companion V.3 or V.4 depending on what firmware is on the cameras or recorder you wish to add to create the site then open the android app and you'll see everything appears as it should.

This app used to work great. Then it was broken in an update. Apparently the backbone was updated to use a chrome interface and it ruined the app. First it would constantly sign me out of the app. Then the last update made it so the videos wouldn't load if I clicked on a notification. The last version of this application that worked was 5.16.1. I managed to find an APK and sideload. The old version still works great.

What's new

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

We update the app regularly. Install the latest version to get the newest features and improvements. Thank you for using AXIS Companion.