Android IP Webcam

The android_ip_webcam component turns an Android phone into a network camera with multiple viewing options.

It’s setup as an M-JPEG camera and all settings as switches inside of Home Assistant. You can also expose the sensors. If you have multiple phones, you can use all options inside a list.

To set it up, download the IP Webcam app, and add the following information to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
android_ip_webcam:
  - host: 192.168.1.10

Configuration variables:

host (Required): The IP Address of the phone on the network.
port (Optional): Default is set 8080. The port the IP Webcam listens on.
name (Optional): Override the name of the phone.
username (Optional): The username to access the phone.
password (Optional): The password to access the phone.
scan_interval (Optional): Default is 10 seconds. Defines the update interval of the phone.
sensors array (Optional): Conditions to display sensor in the frontend. See the list of supported sensors.
switches array (Optional): Conditions to display settings in the frontend. See the list of supported settings.
motion_sensor (Optional): Activate motion sensor if auto_discovery is disabled.

Supported features

Sensors:

audio_connections
battery_level
battery_temp
battery_voltage
light
motion
pressure

Settings:

exposure_lock
ffc
focus
gps_active
night_vision
overlay
torch
whitebalance_lock
video_recording