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Looking at the Back of My Head

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Or underneath the sofa. Or behind the fridge.

I want to use my (Android) phone as a live video camera, showing the feed on a Windows laptop. Both share the same wi-fi network but could be linked by USB cable. Nothing needs to be recorded. 

I've tried Googling and nothing seems quite right. I've tried something called DroidCam (app + PC client) and it just didn't work. 

Does anyone have suggestions or have something similar running? 

TIA.

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  • alanwsg
    alanwsg Posts: 800 Forumite
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    I've used IP Webcam, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam
    It puts up a web server on the phone which you connect to via a browser.
    It's pretty simple, but it works well.
  • Neil_Jones
    Neil_Jones Posts: 9,535 Forumite
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    Can't you do what most people do and either a) move the fridge/sofa, or b) look in the reflection of a mirror reflecting another mirror?

    You could do what Mr Bean did once and go stand in a photo booth ;)

    But seriously though, I just installed DroidCam on my phone and all I had to do was feed it the information from the app and it worked absolutely fine.
  • I was going to suggest droid cam...works for me.
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  • alanwsg said:
    I've used IP Webcam, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pas.webcam
    It puts up a web server on the phone which you connect to via a browser.
    It's pretty simple, but it works well.
    Installed that, get an error that it "Cannot open camera".
    I was going to suggest droid cam...works for me.
    Deleted and re-installed on both phone and PC - cannot connect.

    I wonder if the phone's security settings are getting in the way (Samsung A52s running Android 13) although I've granted all the accesses requested at first open. 
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