Reolink announced three products at IFA Berlin 2026 on 4 September: the OMVI 2i Ultra, a solar-powered dual-lens camera due in late October at around £170 to £220; the TrackFlex WiFi, a 4K dual-lens Wi-Fi 6 camera arriving in the UK in October at £169.99; and the Home Hub 2, a local storage hub with on-device AI video search priced at $199.99 in the US for autumn. All three run Reolink's new ReoNeura on-device AI and none needs a subscription, which remains the brand's main argument against Ring and Arlo. The catch is that none is shipping yet, UK pricing for two of the three is still an estimate, and battery cameras like the OMVI need the hub or an NVR to appear in Home Assistant.
What's new from Reolink at IFA 2026?
OMVI 2i Ultra. The follow-up to the original OMVI combines an 8MP wide-angle camera with a separate 5MP pan-tilt camera that pans 355 degrees and tilts 50 degrees to auto-track people, vehicles and animals the wide lens has spotted, according to Reolink's press release. It is fully wire-free: a 10,000mAh removable battery is topped up by an integrated 6W solar panel that Reolink says can run the camera for up to six months between manual charges, using its SolarEase power management. Reolink is guiding to $200 to $250 in the US from late October, and T3 reports UK pricing is expected at £170 to £220.
TrackFlex WiFi. This is a mains-powered 4K dual-lens camera on dual-band Wi-Fi 6, with the same 355-degree pan and 50-degree tilt and a claimed 270-degree out-of-view detection range, meaning the pan-tilt lens can turn towards movement the fixed lens has not yet framed. The AI distinguishes people, vehicles and animals on the camera itself. Reolink has confirmed a UK price of £169.99 and October availability, with the US at $199.99 in Q4.
Home Hub 2. The second-generation hub records from up to eight Reolink cameras, takes up to 16TB of external storage, and adds local natural-language video search, so you can type a description such as a red van at the gate and get matching clips without any cloud processing. Reolink also says a custom AI detection feature, letting you define your own event types, will arrive by firmware update around December 2026. US pricing is $199.99 for autumn; UK pricing is not yet confirmed.
| Product | Key spec | UK price and date |
|---|---|---|
| OMVI 2i Ultra | 8MP wide + 5MP PT, 10,000mAh, 6W solar | £170–£220 expected, late October 2026 |
| TrackFlex WiFi | 4K dual-lens, Wi-Fi 6, 270° detection | £169.99, October 2026 |
| Home Hub 2 | 8 cameras, 16TB, local AI search | UK TBC ($199.99 US), autumn 2026 |
Why does this matter for Home Assistant users?
Reolink is one of the best-supported camera brands in Home Assistant, and this lineup fits that pattern with one caveat. The TrackFlex WiFi is a mains-powered camera, so it should join the official Reolink integration directly over the local network like the wired models in our Reolink camera review, giving you streams, motion and AI detection sensors and pan-tilt controls as entities. Battery cameras such as the OMVI 2i Ultra sleep between events and have historically needed a Reolink Home Hub or NVR as the device Home Assistant talks to, so buyers who want the OMVI inside Home Assistant should budget for the Home Hub 2 as well. The good news is that Home Assistant 2026.9, released this week, already expands the integration with floodlight scheduling, a clock sync button and a tamper alarm entity, so support tends to arrive quickly once hardware ships.
The Home Hub 2's natural-language search runs on the hub, not in Home Assistant, but its subscription-free local recording is exactly the model that makes Reolink the usual recommendation for people who want cameras that keep working if the internet drops. If you are choosing between a Reolink hub and a Home Assistant-hosted NVR, our wired security camera guide covers the trade-offs.
Should you wait for the OMVI 2i Ultra?
If you need a camera now, no; the current Argus and TrackMix ranges are discounted and fully supported. If you want a wire-free camera for a spot with no power, the OMVI 2i Ultra's solar panel and six-month battery claim make it the most interesting of the three, but wait for UK pricing and independent battery tests before committing, since solar performance in a British winter is unlikely to match Reolink's headline figure. Existing Reolink owners who rely on the Reolink doorbell and Home Hub should look hardest at Home Hub 2, which is the upgrade that changes how you find footage rather than just how much you can store.
