Your smartphone will fulfill the need of CCTV, know what you will have to do

Nowadays, smartphone has become an integral part of everyone’s life. The truth is that it is not only used for talking, but it has started being used for everything from taking photos to making videos and even doing office work. It is just a smartphone but it does more than a computer. Now in this episode, we are going to tell you how you can use your smartphone as CCTV i.e. closed circuit television.

We all know that in today’s time CCTV has become very important from security point of view. Be it your home or your factory, if any incident or accident happens, the first thing you do is check the CCTV. Now CCTV remains connected to your smartphone through mobile application.

However, if any incident occurs, it takes a lot of time to view the CCTV recording. In such a situation, you can check each and every activity recorded by CCTV cameras online from your mobile.

Along with this, you can also use your old smartphone as a surveillance system. In fact, CCTV cameras with new technology can be used by you as a virtual security guard. Some show 360 degree view and also have AI based motion and sound detection system.

If we talk about its other features, it has color night vision as well as the facility to talk to family members through the surveillance system. The special thing is that all this security is inbuilt in the room, that is, even if the WiFi is switched off, the video of its duration gets recorded.

However, for long term storage, you may have to take subscription only like TV and many companies like Tata Play Secure, Airtel X Safe are in the field in this field. If you cannot keep these expensive surveillance cameras, then you can convert your old smartphone into CCTV. Let’s see.

For this you need two smartphones, one old and one which you are using now. For this you will have to download CCTV Home Camera app. You can use Alfred DIY CCTV Home Camera.

You will have to download this application in both the mobile phones, after completing the introduction, you will have to click on Start, then select the viewer and press Next and sign in here with your Google account or email ID. Keep in mind that you will have to complete the process on both phones.

However, in older phones you will have to tap on the room instead of the viewer. Now your smartphone is ready as CCTV. Now go to settings and turn on motion sensor audio recording. If you see something suspicious, turn on notifications in the settings, so that you keep getting notifications.

Similarly, keep your CCTV phone at a place from where the entire room can be seen.

Keep in mind that your phone should be well connected to WiFi, apart from this, due to live streaming, the battery drains very fast, so you must charge it properly.

– Vindhyavasini Singh