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

It's setup as a mjpeg 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 list of supported sensors.
• switches array (Optional): Conditions to display settings in the frontend. See list of supported settings.
• motion_sensor (Optional): Activate motion sensor if auto_discovery is disabled.

{% linkable_title 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