DMSS, short for “Digital Mobile Surveillance System,” is a free utility mobile app that allows you to monitor rooms with ease. Developed by Hangzhou CE-soft Technology Co., Ltd., this surveillance system app offers features such as remote monitoring, video playback, push notifications, and more. It’s compatible with various different devices like cameras, alarms, and even doorbells. You can use this app freely but if you want more services at hand, you will need an account.

How do I use the DMSS app?

When you first launch DMSS, it will ask your permission to store images on your device as it can save videos and photos from your cameras. Then, you’ll need to select your country or region from its extensive list. You can immediately start using it without an account—although you may need to watch a tutorial video first if you happen to be a user of the old gDMSS Plus app.

The interface is easy to use and the application immediately teaches you how to navigate it during the first launch. You must tap and hold the upper bar of icons to scroll through them. There are 7 icons that pertain to different features you can access: Live, Playback, Door, Favorite, File, Alarm, and Access. You can check each of their uses in the Help and Feedback section found in the Me tab.

On the top-right corner are the search tool and the Plus button for adding devices. For organizing your collection’s view, simply tap the top-left button to switch between grid view and detailed view. Lastly, you can switch between the three tabs at the bottom of the screen: Home, Message, and Me—which is where you’ll find the settings. This app performs just fine when recording but its main issue has to do with notifications not popping up correctly.

Notifs don’t seem to help

All in all, DMSS is a handy tool for surveillance if you want something that’s easy to use and has several features. It can support different types of devices and can also work on 3G, 4G, and Wi-Fi. However, it often doesn’t send notifications even when it detects movement from the cameras. This even extends to the cameras, sometimes—wherein you check a notification but the camera won’t let you view its feedback.