Many times we talked about different ways to give new life to an old cellphone, which is one of the most exciting Turn your Android smartphone into a surveillance camera.
Now that a good portion of people are already working at home, they've taken advantage of the old thing security camera that allows the maintenance of certain areas of the house under rent – for example, which our children are in – would be a very good option. In this guide, we explain how to do it step by step.
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So you can use your Android phone as a surveillance camera
What do you need:
An Android device (mobile or tablet) to be used as a surveillance camera
An Android device (mobile or tablet) or computer to be used as a viewer
An application to configure the camera and the viewfinder. In this case, we will use an Alfred Surveillance camera
How to configure the phone for use as a camera
Once you have installed an application we recommend on a device that you will use as a surveillance camera, you should do it required configuration. We have selected this application for best rendering its configuration and usage patterns. You just need to follow these steps:
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Open Alfred and create an account or sign in with Google (note that you must use the same account on the device to use as the viewer).
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Give the app the necessary permissions.
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Finally, place the device in the area of your home that you want to look at.
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In the camera mode, you can turn on options such as navigation detection, or turn on power-saving mode, which will lower the screen brightness and lock the tap to avoid excessive power consumption.
Now, you already have your mobile camera as a surveillance camera. Easy, right? In the end, you only need to configure the app as a viewer on any other app.
How to configure the app for use as a viewer
Procedure for Use the device as a viewer the camera is simply light. In addition, in this case it may be Use another Android app to see what the camera is recording, or access from a computer through Alfred's web version, something very useful if you do not have a second-hand smartphone or tablet. The process of setting up the application is as follows:
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If you are going to use a cell phone:
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Open the Alfred app and sign in with the same account you used on the phone that you use as a camera.
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Select "Player" mode, and then select the cell or tablet name used as the camera.
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As you can see whichever way you choose, the process is very simple in both cases, and it should not take you more than a few minutes to set up your mobile phone as a surveillance camera. Also, if you have a lot of old mobiles to use, you can combine your Alfred account to look at different areas of your home. Remember, however, that some of Alfred's works require a to buy The fee.
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