How to make a security camera from an old discarded phone!
How make a security camera from an old discarded phone! ।Gigayt।
How are you all Hope everyone is well. Today I am back with a new topic. Today I will show you how to make a security camera for home for free.
Today in this tune I will discuss how to use an old phone as a security camera. An Android phone becomes old after about 2-4 years of use and we throw it away. If you have a phone you've been laying around, you can turn it into a security camera, 2nd screen for PC, and bar code scanner today.
What is Haven?
Haven is a free Android app that turns your Android phone into a security camera. Interestingly it will work on version 4.00 and later. It can take full advantage of using Android hardware. It can use the phone's hardware to capture video, motion, shake all the features well. When this app detects any movement or motion it will immediately send a screenshot along with the time to your phone notification.
Haven
Playstore link @ Haven
How to use?
Installation of this app is not as difficult as any security camera. It is very easy to use. Keep your phone charged in a designated area of the house and increase security.
You can do the following configurations through this app
- Motion Detection: You can save your motion sensitivity by turning on the phone's camera.
- Voice Detection: Through this you can set the audio detection sensitivity.
- Shake Detection: With this you can set the shake sensitivity level of the phone.
At the same time you can do some more configuration like,
- Storage folder
- Delay Time to start detection
- Enable/disable video monitoring
- Set video monitor length
- Select camera for surveillance
- Configure with a Single account for alerts
- Disable battery optimization
Now let's see how to make an old phone into a security camera using the Haven app.
Step 1
First install Haven app from playstore.
Step 2
Start Now with time.
Step 3
Let's take a look at the different configurations. Here you can see Storage folder, Disable battery optimization option is given. From here you can turn on video monitoring and set limits. You can use both cameras as security cameras.
You can select your phone number where you want to receive notifications.
Add your phone number.
Step 4
Through Shake Detection, you can understand whether any unpleasant events are happening in your home.
This app will create a log when it detects something unexpected. If it detects motion or shake it will take a screenshot of that time and if it detects voice it will record that voice. And all this you will find in Log section.
Some of the benefits of Haven
Let's know why to use this Haven app. And some of the benefits of Haven .
- You can use the old phone
- The app will also work on low RAM phones
- It will provide the benefits of paid app for free
Last word:
Since the old phones are of no use to us, we can make something great out of them.
Stay tuned till next topic.