SecureCam: Phone Security Cam

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About this app

Got an old Android phone in a drawer? SecureCam turns it into a motion-triggered security camera, and your everyday phone into the viewer that watches it. One app, two modes: pick Camera or Viewer the first time you open it.

Works at home, no account needed
• Put both phones on the same Wi-Fi and scan the camera's QR code. That's it.
• The connection is encrypted and locked to your own camera: the viewer only trusts the camera it was paired with.

Watch from anywhere
• Sign in to Tailscale inside the app, on each phone, with the same free account. No separate VPN app needed.
• Your phones then reach each other over your own private network, end-to-end encrypted, from mobile data or any Wi-Fi.

Private by design
• Video, photos and audio stay on the camera phone, or go to your own Google Drive, Dropbox or Box if you turn on cloud upload.
• Your video never passes through our servers. Instant alerts use a small relay that only sees a device token and an event number.
• No SecureCam account, no subscription, no ads.

Camera mode
• Records video, photos and audio when it sees motion, with 5 or 10 seconds of pre-roll so you see what happened just before.
• Smart alerts: on-device detection of people, vehicles and animals, so a moving curtain doesn't wake you up.
• Detection zones: draw the areas that matter and mark each one as alert or record-only.
• Weekly schedules: ignore, record, or record and alert, by time of day.
• Keeps running with the screen off or dimmed, and shows battery, temperature and storage at a glance.
• Clips are saved in short segments, so an interrupted recording isn't lost.

Viewer mode
• All your cameras on one screen, with the most active one up front.
• Smooth live view that adapts to your connection (H.264, with automatic fallback).
• Instant push alerts the moment a camera sees motion, or polling if your phone has no Google services.
• Event timeline with photos, video and audio, filtered by camera or type.
• Change any camera's settings remotely, arm or disarm one or all, or pause for an hour.

Light and dark themes, and a clean, simple design.

Tips for reliable recording
• Keep the camera phone on a charger and allow SecureCam to ignore battery optimization so it runs all night.

SecureCam is made for watching your own home and property. Respect the privacy laws where you live, and tell people when they are being recorded.

What’s new

Watch at home without Tailscale: viewers connect over your Wi-Fi, encrypted. Away from home, sign in to Tailscale inside the app, no separate app needed. Push alerts are on by default. New: privacy policy and open-source licences in Settings.