And number of smartphones per person is increasing, so is the problem of stacking of old phones.
how great it would be to use your obsolete gadget as something really useful.
In this article, I am gonna guide on utilising your phones camera for monitoring purpose.
Whether it be an Android or iOS.
To get started:
DownloadManythingfrom the App Store to both the old and new iOS devices.
From the old phone, open prefs and disable Auto Lock under General.
Register or sign in to Manything using an email address or Facebook account.
Select Camera mode with the old iOS gear and Viewer mode for the new gear.
Press the red button from the camera rig to start the live stream.
From the new phone, the live stream will appear in the list of streaming devices.
Alternatively, you might view the stream from a computer by signing in at manything.com.
For Android:
The situation is very similar on Android.
Despite so many options to choose from, one of the best security camera applications available is IP Webcam.
To start the stream, select Start server at the very bottom of the app.
you could also setup an IP camera as a baby monitor.
Streaming video is very power-intensive, and the phone will be on 24/7.
A reallylong Micro-USB or lightning cablewill add some flexibility to where you position the camera.
source: www.techworm.net
