PRIVATE HOME CAMERA

Turn your old Android phone into a smart home camera.

Watch your home, pets or loved ones securely from another Android device or any modern web browser.

P2P FirstNo cloud video storageNo viewer app required for Web Viewer
Old Android phoneRuns as your camera
Encrypted WebRTCDirect when possible, TURN only when needed
Watch anywhereAndroid, Windows, Mac, iPhone or iPad
P2P HomeCam smart home camera features shown with a pet camera live view

USE CASES

One old phone. Many ways to use it.

Pet Camera

Check on your dog or cat while you are away.

Baby Monitor

Keep an eye on a sleeping baby from another room.

Home Monitor

See what is happening at home while you are out.

Family Care

Check in on family members when needed.

Office / Workspace

Monitor a small office or work area.

Remote Sound controls used to get a pet's attention
Sound detection alerts for home monitoring

WHY P2P HOMECAM

Simple to set up. Designed around privacy.

P2P direct first

The camera and viewer connect directly through WebRTC whenever the network allows it.

Your video stays yours

Camera video and recordings are not stored on the P2P HomeCam server.

Use a spare device

Give an unused Android phone or tablet a useful second life.

Watch from more devices

Use the Android viewer or a modern browser on PC, Mac, iPhone and iPad.

Local motion recording

Motion recordings stay on the camera phone.

WEB VIEWER

Watch from work. Check from anywhere.

Leave the Android camera phone at home and connect from a browser. No separate viewer app is required.

The camera phone must remain online.

P2P HomeCam live view connecting a camera phone with viewers away from home

GET STARTED

Start in minutes

1

Set up Camera

Install P2P HomeCam on an Android phone and choose Camera Phone.

2

Enable Web Viewer

Open Web Viewer settings on the camera phone.

3

Create a password

A secure Viewer ID is generated automatically.

4

Open a browser

Open viewer.p2phomecam.com/viewer on another device.

5

Connect

Enter the Viewer ID and password.

6

Watch live

The live video connects through encrypted WebRTC.

PRIVACY

Your camera. Your video.

The signaling server helps the devices find each other. Direct P2P is preferred; an encrypted TURN relay may be used when direct connection is unavailable. Video is not stored on our servers.

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