Ubiquiti UniFi Protect G6chat_bubble_outlineFrom real comments

The AI detection was strong enough to make at least one buyer abandon a competing system. A commenter who had just purchased a new Lorex system says that after getting deeper into the UniFi ecosystem with a UDM-SE, they are now planning to return the Lorex setup and switch to UniFi Protect, describing the AI as 'impressive.' This suggests the G6's AI-driven detection stood out clearly enough in practice to outweigh an already-completed purchase decision, at least for someone comparing it directly against another established security camera brand.

License plate and person detection worked at meaningful distances, though not without limits. One viewer reports the camera captured a car's license plate starting around 78 feet away, with the clearest read near 33 feet, while comparing range against a G5 Turret. Another notes the reviewer's footage showed person detection at 80 feet, but that detection disappeared once a truck and its headlights left the frame, raising a question about how consistent AI detection stays as lighting and scene conditions change.

Missing native HomeKit support and limited automation scheduling are notable gaps. A commenter states that direct HomeKit support is 'the only thing missing' for this camera, adding it would be useful to trigger scenes and automations from camera events; lacking that, they say they'll choose Aqara cameras instead despite owning a UDM-SE. Another asks whether AI notifications can be manually deactivated on a schedule the way Blue Iris allows, suggesting only geofencing is currently available for that kind of control.