How to use your old phone as a home surveillance camera

We chose you – Hi. 08/24/2019 08:34

Clock – Did you know that you can turn phones into home cameras? If you do not know, you can download apps on your Android phones to turn your phone into a surveillance camera.

In recent years, smartphones have begun to offer good quality cameras, similar memory capacity and even battery life.

Turn phones into home cameras

According to the Indian Gadgets Now website, instead of selling an Android smartphone with potential, you can turn it into home security cameras.

The Android phone is smaller than a CCTV camera, so it can be hidden or hidden anywhere in the house. All you need is an application that turns your old phone into a security camera.

Free control apps on Android

Speaking of applications, while there are many free monitoring apps, they do not offer all the desired results.

Some of the best-known apps include the Alfred Camera app, supported by the Google Play for Protection mechanism, which turns any old smartphone into a security camera in minutes.

You can also try other Android apps. You can choose to watch the live stream from another phone you use or even watch from your computer.

Alfred Camera app

What you will need:

Wi-Fi at home or at least a 4G connection to your old phone.

A power supply block or power source nearby to make sure the phone 's battery is not depleted.

Additional Google Account dedicated for this purpose.

To ensure optimal privacy results, it is always advisable not to use your main Google account for this type of application.

An old Android phone after restoring its factory settings.

How to turn your phone into a home camera

Download the Alfred Camera app on your old phone. The installation process is very simple: you will have to choose to use the old phone as a "camera" and not as a projector when the application asks you "Use this device for any purpose".

You are then prompted to sign in to your Google Account. Use the additional Google Account to log in, and that's it. You are now transferring the image directly from your home.

To watch the broadcast, download the app to another phone and sign in with the same Google Account you used, then choose the "Show" feature when the app says "Use this device for n & # 39; Any purpose. This will allow you to watch the live broadcast via the phone.

If you'd like to watch live streaming from your computer, open the Chrome browser and go to the alfred.computer website. Sign in with the same Google Account on the site. You will then be broadcast live. Do not forget that you can watch live broadcasts only from one device.

In terms of image quality, it is bad in the free version, just as some options are limited, so that with most camera surveillance applications you will need to subscribe.

The Alfred Camera subscription is about $ 2.49 a month for a 12-month package, and monthly plans start at $ 3.49.

Make sure the phone is connected to a power source or the power bank to avoid the risk of turning off the phone.

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