How to Turn an Old Android or iPhone into a Baby Monitor: It Takes Less Than a Minute to Set Up
With the ever-evolving mobile technology, most of us probably have an old Android phone sitting in a drawer. It doesn’t bother us there, but it does us no good except gather dust. So the idea of turning it into a useful baby monitor accessory is quite interesting.
The thing is, of all the possible uses for an old cell phone (and there are many), one of them is to use it as a video and audio camera for the baby. This way you will save the money you would spend on a custom accessory and give your old cell phone a new life.
There are many applications to monitor our baby from the mobile phone available on Google Play, but "Saby Baby Monitor" is one of the most prominent applications that is intended to be used on old mobile phones. It is not in vain that it is compatible with Android versions 5.0 and later. Considering that this version of Android was released in 2014, there are many old phones that can run it without difficulty.
The app has collected over 1 million downloads and has a rating of 4.4 stars out of 5. In addition, it complies with privacy terms by ensuring that no data of any kind is collected, transferred to third parties or otherwise used inappropriately, which is especially sensitive when we are talking about children.
The app requires a subscription to be able to use it, although it offers a free three-day trial without ads which might be interesting if we want to evaluate how the app works. After this time we will have to start paying to use it. At the time of publishing this article, there was a welcome offer that allowed us to use the app for $ 17.88 per year. In case you do not want to pay, you can use this free method that we explained in this article: Turn your phone or computer camera into a surveillance device without programs or applications for free
As you may have already assumed, you will need another mobile phone to use this tool. Of course, don’t worry if you don’t have another old cell phone, as your current one will work perfectly. And it doesn’t matter if it’s Android or iOS, as the app is available in the app stores of both platforms.
In fact, once you have installed the application on both devices and gone through their initial configuration, you must select the operating mode of the mobile phone you are configuring it on. If it is the old phone, you must select "Baby", while on your current smartphone you must choose "Parents" in which you want to see what the camera records.
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Once this is done, you will need to use your old phone to scan the QR code that will appear on your current phone. This way, both devices can be linked so that each one acts as a link between the child and their parent.
By configuring the app on both phones, you will discover that its operation is simple. Basically, the old mobile phone will act as a surveillance camera and the new one will act as a viewer in which you will also receive audio (ideal to know if the baby is crying when you are not looking at the screen).
Other options worth highlighting are the possibility of configuring notifications or adding more devices to monitor. In the latter case, you can also add your partner’s mobile phone so that both of you can access it.