pet monitoring

Vacations can cause anxiety for pet owners concerned about the safety of their pets at home. To address this, an individual repurposed an old Android phone as a pet camera using the DroidCam app. The setup requires an Android phone (version 5.0 and up), a power cord, the DroidCam app, and a web browser on the same network. The app provides an IP address and port number to access the camera feed via a web browser. The free version offers video resolutions of 240p or 480p, while the pro version, DroidCamX, provides higher resolutions and additional features. The phone should remain plugged in to avoid battery depletion, and the app continues to stream even when the phone is locked or in sleep mode.