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How To Turn An Old Android Phone Into CCTV Or WebCam

We are very habitual to change our smartphones whenever a new phone with new look, design, more features, specification and affordable price hits the market. But what to do with that old smartphone?

Generally, we gave them to any of our relatives or sell them in mobile marketplace in very low-cost. Do you have any much better option? No! Then here is a relatively good option by which you can convert your old Android Phones into a Wireless CCTV Spy Camera or Web Cam.


There are two alternatives to choose:

1. IP WebCam

IP WebCam is free Android App and certainly the best option to turn your old Android Phone into a Networked Camera. The app is capable to make your Android Phones work wireless in WiFi range.

Features:
  • Compatible with famous browsers (such as Mozilla FireFox, Google Chrome).
  • Multi-platform support including third-party apps such as VLC Media Player, KM Player, Skype etc.
  • Multi View Option.
  • System tweaking options for image quality, image size, configuring login & password etc.
  • To provide surveillance feature, you are not required to have Internet Connectivity.
  • Take Immediate Photo feature to get instant snap from the configured camera.
  • To user IP WebCam, just install it on your old Android Phone and you’re ready to go. You can leave all the provided options as it is or configure it for high resolution photo/videos.

2. DroidCam Wireless WebCam

DroidCam wireless webcam is another popular alternative to turn your old android phone into CCTV Camera or IP Configured WebCam. The app is also free to download. To use it, you need to install it on your old android phone and computer client from www.dev47apps.com to your PC (Wireless/Linux) and you’re done.

Features:
  • Chat using DroidCam WebCam on your computer (Skype, Yahoo, MSN, etc.)
  • Connect through USB or WiFi.
  • For Pro Version - High Resolution Videos, Access via Web Browsers (surveillance/ip camera), connect via 3G/Bluetooth, Camera Flash (On/Off), Auto-Focus, Zoom, etc.
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  1. UnknownJanuary 28, 2015 at 11:45 AM

    Good information on using old android phone.Thank you for sharing.
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