Turn Useless Smartphone Into CCTV Security Camera with Few Steps Heres How to do IT

Home safety is necessary, but not everyone can get expensive CCTV setup. If you have an old smartphone that is no longer in use, then you can use it like a CCTV camera, and that too without any technical skill. For this, you have to take care of only a few steps. Below we are telling about this in detail.

How to change the old smartphone in CCTV?

Step 1: Prepare old phone

• First reset the phone factory so that nothing goes in the background
• Wi-Fi connectivity and camera working properly, check this
• Always keep the phone on power, so that the battery is not down

Step 2: Install CCTV Camera App

• Many free apps are available on the Play Store or App Store which make the phone an IP camera. Some popular options:
• Alfred Camera (Android/iOS)
• IP Webcam (Android)
• Manything (iOS)
• Athome Camera (Android/iOS)
• Install any of these apps on both devices
• Now place the camera mode on the old phone
• Keep viewer mode on your primary phone

Step 3: Set camera angle and mode from the app

• Mount the camera to the right place (entry door, hall, balcony or anywhere)
• Can turn on Motion Detection in the app
• Features like 24/7 video recording, cloud storage or mobile alert are also available in the app
• If you want, you can also see the video feed from a live browser or other mobile

Step 4: Take care of power and network

• Keep the phone connected to charging (from USB Adepter or Power Bank)
• Strong Wi-Fi Network requires live streaming smooth
• Turn on the low power mode so that the device does not heat up and does not consume too much battery

Tip: For Extra Security

• Put password in old phone
• Set the username-password in the camera app
• Keep updating time-to-time app