Install Fregata Mobile
Fregata Mobile is free, with no account to create and nothing to subscribe to. It’s in public beta on TestFlight, Apple’s app for testing apps before they reach the App Store.
What you need
Section titled “What you need”- An iPhone or iPad on iOS or iPadOS 26 or later.
- Frigate 0.17 or later, or any version of Fregata, the native port of Frigate for Apple silicon Macs. Older versions of Frigate aren’t supported.
- The address of your NVR and a username and password for it, the same ones you use in its web interface. An administrator account lets the app set up alerts for you; a viewer account works for everything else. See Administrator or viewer.
- For the Apple Watch app, watchOS 26 or later.
- For AI descriptions of alert pictures and for starting a shortcut when an alert arrives, iOS 27 and an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence. Everything else works on iOS 26.
The app is in English, Spanish, French and German, and follows your iPhone’s language.
Join the beta
Section titled “Join the beta”- On your iPhone or iPad, open the invitation: testflight.apple.com/join/VP8qbJNw.
- If you don’t have TestFlight yet, the page offers it from the App Store. Install it, then open the invitation again.
- Tap Accept, then Install.
- Open Fregata Mobile. The welcome walkthrough starts by itself: see Connect your server.
TestFlight installs new builds as they come out, and tells you when one is ready. A beta build expires after 90 days, so keep TestFlight’s automatic updates on.
Apple Watch
Section titled “Apple Watch”The Apple Watch app comes with the iPhone app; there’s nothing separate to install. If your watch installs apps automatically, it appears on its own. If not, open the Watch app on your iPhone, scroll to Available Apps, and tap Install beside Fregata Mobile.
The watch takes its servers and sign-in from your iPhone, so there’s nothing to set up on it. See Apple Watch.
Permissions
Section titled “Permissions”Fregata Mobile asks for three things, each the first time it needs it.
| What iOS asks | When | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Notifications | During the welcome walkthrough, on Allow notifications | Alerts can’t arrive at all without it. Choose Allow. |
| Local Network | The first time it connects to your NVR | It reaches your NVR over your home network. Without it, an address like 192.168.1.10 can’t be reached. |
| Add to Photos | The first time you save a clip or snapshot | It saves what you export to your photo library. It never reads your photos. |
If you turned one down by mistake, change it in the iOS Settings app under Apps › Fregata Mobile.