Blink integration - Live view of armed camera is triggering a motion detected event

[javierbrea]

The problem

When the Blink mini cameras alarm is armed, if you use the Blink app to view the live view of the camera, the camera motion binary sensor in Home Assistant will change to "on". This causes false motion detected events in Home Assistant.

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

core-2024.6.1

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

No response

What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

Integration causing the issue

Blink

Link to integration documentation on our website

https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/blink/

Diagnostics information

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Example YAML snippet

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Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

No response

Additional information

Issue detected in a system with the Blink sync module installed. The cameras are configured to save motion only when people is detected.

[home-assistant]

Hey there @fronzbot, @mkmer, mind taking a look at this issue as it has been labeled with an integration (blink) you are listed as a code owner for? Thanks!

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