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Turn an old Android Into a Webcam or Dashcam

Step 1: Establish the retired phone's network functions.

Open the Settings drawer on the Home page and browse to Wireless and Networks. Then select Turn on WiFi.

The phone will obtain an IP address and connect if it is configured for your home network. If it fails to connect, open WiFi Settings and choose Add WiFi network. Then enter the network details like the network name -- called SSID -- and password. It's the same information you use to connect a laptop to the network. Test the connection by browsing to any Web page.

Step 2: Download a webcam app from the Google Play store.

Many of these apps work with a PC Client component that installs the webcam drivers and connects the computer. Other apps have advanced features that let you send audio and images to a cloud storage spot. For starters, check out Pavel Khlebovich's free IP Webcam, DroidCam Wireless Webcam, USB Camera and IP WebCam - Acid.

Click on the install button and allow the app to install to your device. Click the Setup option if required or press Start Server or similar option within the app. The camera video image will appear on the phone.

Step 3: Configure the viewing medium on your remote device.

This step may not be necessary if all you want is to save the images to the phone's storage or upload it to the cloud. First, open your Web browser on a desktop or laptop computer that is connected to the same router as the phone. You configured this network on the phone in the earlier step. The laptop does not have to be on the same wireless network.

Know more: switch network consultant

Next, enter the IP address of the phone into the browser address bar. Usually, the app you installed on the phone will tell you what the address is. It will be something like "http://192.168.1.3:8080." The ":8080" is related to a port. The phone is serving the image and audio much like a website does.

Then press the laptop's Enter button. The phone's webcam server options page will display on the laptop.
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