Turn Old Smartphones into Security Cameras with Motion Detection FREE Alfred 

I was literally about to take several old electronics items for recycling - including an old Iphone 8 plus - and within 20 mins I got it working as a security camera - the wife was very impressed ! So a big thank you & to anybody thinking of doing this - hell yes it really is that easy - download free software and turn on both phone - just amazing.

I think I just watched one of the greatest most simple and most calming RU-vid video I ever watched in my life just from watching this video I can say you are a great guy this is awesome I can not wait to download app ! Thank you.

thank you for this so much. I searched on google, and saw this video, and as soon as I saw it was your video, I just downloaded the app, without a moment's hesitation. Again thank you.

Just installed an old Samsung Galaxy in the chicken house to keep an eye on the chicks. Simple, quick and excellent results. Thanks for the tutorial Mr. Berry.

This is an awesome idea !! Today it seems that bad things to happen. Using old cell phones gives them a great purpose and us a little more peace of mind. Wonderful video !! Keep up the good work !! :)

Great stuff Daniel. So nice to have a real teacher teaching me....even in my dodage. Enjoy learning about chromebooks and use mine a lot due to it's portability, speed and simplicity. They are getting better and better, new screens are incredible.....as on my Samsung Pro. Thanks so much for your time and effort.

Great and simple, just installed Alfred (they changed their Logo) on 3 oldies I had sitting around out here in Caracas. Works fine for now, lots of experimenting to go. Thanks and take care !!

10 seconds in and i can tell you are a decent guy! Great presenting style and video!

Thankyou. I just moved into a new flat and had been looking for such a feature. this is great.

Brilliant, and do so easy to set up. Thank you.

also i have to say this was SO easy because you made it so easy and i cant thank you enough sweetie

Been having problems with home security...until now. I just remembered I have two galaxy Note 2s to start my security system. I am so excited I prolly won't be able to sleep tonight.

Hi, thank you, what a great tutorial, very well put.

Thanks for posting. I just installed on old android phone and set up. Works great. Now I can see when deliveries/mail arrives without having to leave my office. Very convenient.

This is so awesome. It works for tablets as well. This is amazing. Thank you so much!!!!!

ALFRED IS THE BOMB! AND YOU EXPLAINED IT WELL!

What an AWESOME, CLEAR, STRAIGHT TO THE POINT instructional video! Kudos to you for such excellence explaining things!

Thank you so much for taking the time out, so calmly and informative !! Great, useful information!!

First rate content and presentation. Well done!

Nothing short of outstanding! Thanks 🙏

thank you Daniel for a great tutorial.

I was at "Dollar tree" and they have a standing charger for android phones for $1. Only disadvantage is you can't have a phone case on it, the connector is not long enough to reach all the way because its flat, but looks perfect for this. You might have to add a wedge under it to aim the camera it sits at about a 75 degree angle.

Bruh. Dont even need this anymore. Still going to share this awesome video. About to sub too. Great job. Great voice

Great video, thanks! Going to dig out my old phone now....

How clever, clever, clever. Who would have thought that those old android phones would have a use other than as a "brick." This video should inspire anyone to try and set up your own security system for "free" using old android phones. I'm always amazed at Selma Teacher 7 and his creative ways to make use of technology. AAAAA+

Finally an instructor that keeps it simple. Thank you Sir!!

Wow. How did I not know about this sooner? And did you know that you can disable the camera and turn it on remotely when you are not home? Yeah. There's a settings button on the top left corner on the camera (the one listed in viewer, not the actual camera). Then just click the toggle button on the top right. Now I don't need to pay ADT $57 every month. Thank you so much.

I just added it to two phones and it's working perfectly Thank You !!

Hi, it has a new name Alfred Camera and a new logo , an orange and white box house image but it works very well although the upgrade is really expensive . I can put up with a few ads for the rare occasions I would use it . I must say , it connects to another phone with the same log in details super fast . Thanks for the demo

Great! just what I was looking for! Thank you so much! Keep up the good work!

Finding this video today is a blessing. I've been worried about placing a cam in my room and and I stumbled on this Video. God bless you so much👍👍♥️♥️. And I'm sure this will be more reliable than the once sold in the market. Yay!!!💃Can I like this video a million times?

BEST VIDEO ON THIS! YOU ROCK!!!!!

Excellent tutorial on how to set up and use Alfred. Many thanks for sharing.

*_Probably the best App ever invented. Alfred says that the phone charger can be left connected on an ongoing basis. Surely this will destroy your battery over a short period of time or worse still cause a fire. I've started using a timer to come on and off to recharge the battery while the App is working._*

I got a puppy and he will stay at home alone from Monday so I really need this in order to check how he's doing. I will try to install everything tomorrow. Thanks a lot. Great tip, so nicely done explanation.

Thank you Brother. Great video!

Thanks for the great info. Now I have a use for my old phone instead of recycling.

Great information and presentation. Thanks!

Thank you so much for your invaluable information, highly appreciate it, keep it up the outstanding job, have a great day.

Loved the idea of using a cup as a phone holder 👍🤓

Thank you for the video !!

Superb teacher and instructor you would be if not already! Do another! Thanks.

You should mention, the free version lacks a lot of features such as HD, zoom options, two way audio and more. The free version is still decent none the less. For storage, those of you worried about storage, you can setup your android devices to auto backup to google/cloud which will also back up the videos recorded by this app (helpful if the device used as the camera is stolen, cause without a backup or the device you lose your videos) you can set it up to record via motion detection or you can manually hit record from your PC or cell phone you use to view the camera(s) there is also an alarm feature built into Alfred, that lets you sound an alarm via the cells speakers at the loudest it can go "isn't extremely loud, but nice option none the less". You will notice sometimes, when you go to view your camera. It will say "camera is asleep/offline" then has a button you push to wake it up, note that sometimes this fails and a manual wake up is required. With that said, this is an excellent choice for a cheap home security, but isn't as reliable as systems made strictly for doing so.

OH BOY OH BOY I think I just watched one of the greatest most simple and most calming RU-vid video I ever watched in my life just from watching this video I can say you are a great guy this is awesome I can not wait to download app ! Thank you to mimic guttbussa so to speak. U r Great. I will be able to see who come to my office desk to pick their nose and take my engineering report all the time , if they don't steal all my dwg or look among stuff that does not regard them

Thanks. I will be using this.

This is a well presented video. Thankyou very much

_Great presentation. I've been using this App for a few weeks now and it's probably one of the best Apps. I've ever come upon. I have just one query...leaving my phone plugged in over a long period while I'm away leaves me slightly worried. We are often told not to even leave a phone plugged in overnight while charging.. Alfred App. says to leave the phone plugged in permanently....Wondering have you anything further to add on this topic..._

Great clear video. Liked the coffee mug and sock to hold the camera... how can you set it to send email with picture upon motion detection?

Hello I have a question... I looked on my App Store and there’s no apps that look like that one. Yellow with the man in the front. I do see some that say Alfred home security camera but they look different. Could you plz direct me to the right one. Again, I see none that look like the one that you posted

Nice vid.ty for tutorial

How GOOD a good Teacher do ah so good your tutorial thank you

Thank you

I had a feeling this was possible! Glad to know I was right lol

Thank u l been searching for a video like this longgg time

great video thanks much

Good idea. Must try this. Thanks!!!!!!

Also I noticed this app has really great reviews. Like a lot of really great ones, so I was wondering more about the safety

Revolutionary, thank you!

Just today I was watching here on YOU-Tube some security cameras info. Looking to the menu to the right I see many articles and found yours, this is a good idea since most people have extra cellphones and to be put to a good use is indeed an excellent idea. Absolutely thank you for the video, by the way would there be an app that two cellphones could communicate with each other w/out WiFi, just by using Bluetooth that could be portable? Uhmm, I wonder?

wow this is so simple to set and works great

Thanks for the info, seems to be some controversy over the safety of using Alfred , be that as it may be your input is appreciated . The more input the better. Thank you

Brilliant.. thank you for the video. I liked and subscribed.. thank again..'

Struggling a bit with the install of the Alfred Home Security App. I am using an iMac and an iPhone 4s. As I am downloading to the phone, I get a screen asking to choose a device. Of the choices, I don't see any that suit the need. One is selected and it is a media streaming device, so I don't see it as a likely pick. Any suggestions?

Hi I love your vid..I am going to follow your suggestions..question: Alfred would like to view and see chat messages ..is this secure for me to do?

one question can i make my macbook a camera too// id love to leave my macbook open on my desk and use my othr iphone as a device i can view all of my cameras on while im away from home. any help that you can offer would be great as ive been dealing with a petty thief thats been stealing from me

Hi Mr Berry, John Berry here :)... This is a great tutorial thank you , Can I ask a question please, is there any way of getting notification alerts to my phone when motion is detected? Thanks again John :) I have liked and subscribed :)

thank you so kindly for this info

it really insightful.

Thank you si much, very well explained, God bless

Great video, it worked.

THANKS

Great video!

how long does it record for? is it predetermined or is just until the movement stops? Cheers

So the phone that are being used for the camera. Have to be on as far as service ?? I dint know you could just put ur emil in ur old phones that you don't use anymore?

Thank you!

Very nice video

Does this have the ability to monitor more than one camera at a time? Or do you know if there is an app that allows this?

Is there a way to use my old phone as a motion sensor light? As in people moving will turn the light on?

great video but don't have an old cell hanging around, I'll buy a cheapo. do I have to have any minutes or data for the phone?

Will it motion detect and record even though at that time it's not connected to the Wi-Fi network?

Nice one!

Can you put a sym so just using data from the phone when requesting.tgts if you don't have internet at home etc

Hi Daniel. I have a question for a different application. I have a antique car. They mostly are stolen by tow trucks. Phones be set up for live streaming using wifi from other stations, similar to lets say using wifi at

Great video. Thanks. I want to position the phone under the roof overhang. There is no 110v power available for a cellphone charger. Is there an inexpensive solar panel that could keep the battery topped-up during the day that you'd recommend? It would also have to have enough power to keep the phone from shutting-off at night due to battery draining. Does Alfred.Camera have a timer function that would turn off the camera at preset time span. I don't need to watch my puppy outside in the dark. Thanks, Jim

Daniel. The video quality (on the PC) looks low. Is this because of the cameras on the phones? Or do they compress the video?

If we log in into apps using the gmail it secured into the owner?

Great video, very simple and concise. I keep getting a "pop-up" on my PC about every 30 seconds asking me to upgrade. (at a cost of $2.99/month) If I don't take the "upgrade" will this interfere with the security camera activating and recording?

Hi, I could not get the app to record video on the phone itself or on Google Drive. Is it possible?

was nice and simple to installed

So, does the " Old " phone doing the monitoring need it's owns sim?

Is there a way to make this work in a location that doesn’t have wifi I can use? I can setup everything at home with my wifi but would like to take old phone/security camera to another location that doesn’t have internet access except my current phone. Can they connect to each other if wifi is on with each phone?

Hi. This app work great. Can I use a BlackBerry Q 5.?

Is there any automatic video recording and deleting system? If yes! how we can used it?

One question, won't the old phone get affected if it is attached to the charger everytime ? And won't there be any chance of short circuit by doing so ?

Hi there! First off thank you! Can you recommend an app that sees in the dark? Night vision/low light feature is not working for my need...desperate here!

Awesome thank u

dose it work through a glass window? To view out side

Can you use a android for the camera and a iPhone as the monitor to ?

Great video. I have a ?. Looking at using this setup on a cheap prepaid phone for my Hog trap. Do you have any idea how much Data the Alfred app would use in idle mode? Does it only use Data when it sends a alert when motion is seen?

Thank you for staying the obvious that you need wi-fi. I just wasted ten minutes on someone else’s video who never mentioned that. I am unplugged except for my phone.