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Remote Video Camera vs Android IP Camera: catalog facts
Remote Video Camera	Android IP Camera
Best for: Using a spare Android phone as a local camera without the cloud	Best for: Reusing an old Android phone as a network camera
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Android	Android
Works without internet over LAN, Wi-Fi Aware or Wi-Fi Direct Devices discover each other automatically All 3 strengths for Remote Video Camera Works without internet over LAN, Wi-Fi Aware or Wi-Fi Direct Devices discover each other automatically No cloud service involved	Built-in server with no extra software needed Works with Frigate and Home Assistant All 4 strengths for Android IP Camera Built-in server with no extra software needed Works with Frigate and Home Assistant Can turn the display off while streaming Switches between front and rear cameras
Needs two Android devices Range is limited to the local network or direct Wi-Fi link	Android only No published GitHub releases
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Remote Video Camera github.com/izivkov/RemoteVideoCam f-droid.org/packages/org.avmedia.remotevideocam Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Android IP Camera github.com/DigitallyRefined/android-ip-camera f-droid.org/packages/com.github.digitallyrefined.androidipc… Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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