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app that won't stop video record when screen off

  • 12-10-2015 8:27pm
    #1
    StereoSound
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,155 ✭✭✭


    I want to use an old android phone as a cheap CCTV alternative. Its to keeps tabs on the car during the night. People are keying the cars in my area and even though I have a locked gate and a motion sensor light at front of the house I want abit of an extra guarantee if anything happens I'll catch the F's. Stock app stops recording when the screen is off. In the interest of battery life I need the screen off when doing this. Its an old Huawei y300 phone.

    Any ideas?


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  • #2
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Recording video will burn the battery out in 2-3hrs tops anyways, so if you care about battery give up now.


  • #3
    StereoSound
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,155 ✭✭✭StereoSound


    ED E wrote: »
    Recording video will burn the battery out in 2-3hrs tops anyways, so if you care about battery give up now.

    Well I suppose I could leave the phone plugged into the wall charger or the USB port on the computer to counteract it. I'm just seeing how well it would work. Then I may actually invest in an actual CCTV system that I can monitor through my WiFi connection and record the footage directly onto the computer.


  • #4
    moleyv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,580 ✭✭✭moleyv


    Free app called ip camera. There are other apps that can do as you want, but usually are not free. Look up tutorials online, I haven't done it myself but was thinking of doing it as a little project but have not had the time


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