Free Tuto - How to Enable Whatsapp Calling Feature

<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I made a post on whatsapp calling features few days ago but a lot of peeps seems to be confuse about it. Though the calling feature is still in the beta stage meaning its not yet out to the public but you can enable it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><u style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Requirements</span></b></u></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><u style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b></u><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">==><span style="color: red; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Root access</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="more" style="background-color: white; color: #326693; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"></a><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px;">==> whatsapp latest version(version 2.11.508 )</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px;">==>terminal emulator</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">How Do I Enable The Calling Feature?</span></b></u><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><u style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b></u><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">==> Make sure you have the right version of whatsapp<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />==>Open terminal emulator in your android phone <br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />==>type in the following:</span></span><br /><div style="background-color: white; border: 1pt inset; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 4pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; padding: 0in;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">su</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0in;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">am start -n com.whatsapp/com.whatsapp.HomeActivity</span></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 0in; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 0in; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">==> Whatsapp should now open with the calling feature enabled.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 0in; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74BuN7s-I3K-QQe_G3nbWv7YONF6YrpmeULm_nDIv_4C3OYZUhQ91tixW3bftG9mKSWzYHVZL1FAArSVp2lN9qESMEDafXT1BjKxN6ourcmt_exIH5oOfeYCofTe-rAPKYGtMlvNw4eM/s1600/Whatsapp+Screenshot_2015_02_01_12_27_44.png" imageanchor="1" style="color: #326693; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mKBZWOy_tZM/VSGydZWXtlI/AAAAAAAAAWA/JzuMLp7GpCI/s1600/Whatsapp%2BScreenshot_2015_02_01_12_27_44.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mKBZWOy_tZM/VSGydZWXtlI/AAAAAAAAAWA/JzuMLp7GpCI/s1600/Whatsapp%2BScreenshot_2015_02_01_12_27_44.png" width="225" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px 0px 0in; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><u style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://sparkleloaded.blogspot.com/2015/03/after-consuming-exhausting-all-imei.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Drawbacks:</span></a></b></u><span style="color: red;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">==>if you want to call someone, the other person must have done the same thing (enabled this feature) in order for that person to receive your call.</span></span></div>

Free Tuto - How to Enable Whatsapp Calling Feature

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Codes for Nokia phones

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-csAy51f90VU/VR5CH1jefsI/AAAAAAAAATM/c3fHbV-qsMI/s1600/images.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-csAy51f90VU/VR5CH1jefsI/AAAAAAAAATM/c3fHbV-qsMI/s1600/images.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="csc-default" id="c4538" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px;"><table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="contenttable contenttable-0" style="border: none; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 760px;"><tbody><tr class="tr-even tr-0"><td class="td-0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">Code</td><td class="td-last td-1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">Function</td></tr><tr class="tr-odd tr-1"><td class="td-0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">*#0000# or *#999#</td><td class="td-last td-1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">Display software version</td></tr><tr class="tr-even tr-2"><td class="td-0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">*#7780#</td><td class="td-last td-1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">Reset all settings, then enter the special code (12345 by default).</td></tr><tr class="tr-odd tr-3"><td class="td-0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">*#7370# or *#62209526#</td><td class="td-last td-1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">Hard reset: reset all settings and erase all data, then enter the special code (12345 by default).</td></tr><tr class="tr-even tr-4"><td class="td-0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">*#92702689#</td><td class="td-last td-1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">Service Menu</td></tr><tr class="tr-odd tr-5"><td class="td-0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">*#746025625#</td><td class="td-last td-1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">Shows if the "sim clock stop allowed" mode is supported and activated. This is an energy saving feature.</td></tr><tr class="tr-even tr-6"><td class="td-0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">*#67705646#</td><td class="td-last td-1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">erase provider logo</td></tr><tr class="tr-odd tr-7"><td class="td-0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">*#7370925538#</td><td class="td-last td-1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">erase suitcase (including password)</td></tr><tr class="tr-even tr-8"><td class="td-0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">*#2820#</td><td class="td-last td-1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">display Bluetooth device address</td></tr><tr class="tr-odd tr-9"><td class="td-0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">*#62209526#</td><td class="td-last td-1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">display MAC device address (only for devices with WLAN/WiFi)</td></tr><tr class="tr-even tr-last"><td class="td-0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">##634#</td><td class="td-last td-1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">Start diagnostic tool (windows phones)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="csc-default" id="c4630" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px;"><div class="csc-text" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; width: 760px;"><div style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.6em;"><br /></div><div style="color: #333333; margin-bottom: 0.6em;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="csc-default" id="c4629" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.796875px;"><table border="1" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="contenttable contenttable-0" style="border: none; font-size: 1em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 760px;"><tbody><tr class="tr-even tr-0"><td class="td-0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">press # long</td><td class="td-last td-1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">turn on/off profile silent</td></tr><tr class="tr-odd tr-last"><td class="td-0" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">press * long</td><td class="td-last td-1" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-right-width: 1px; border-style: none solid solid none; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;">turn on/off Bluetooth (only E models)</td></tr></tbody></table></div>

Codes for Nokia phones

Code Function *#0000# or *#999# Display software version *#7780# Reset all settings, then enter the special code (12345 by default). *#7370#...

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How To Use Your Smartphone As A Webcam

<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">You can turn an old handset into a security camera or baby monitor which you can use without buying a brand new standalone camera.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19.5599994659424px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QSi1Ha5Wlq0/VRyAc9U9_eI/AAAAAAAAAO8/0T6ON7sJhqQ/s1600/Android-webcam-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="353" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QSi1Ha5Wlq0/VRyAc9U9_eI/AAAAAAAAAO8/0T6ON7sJhqQ/s1600/Android-webcam-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>You may ask: "Why would anyone want to use their phone as a webcam?"</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Here's why - For one, you can turn an old handset into a security camera or baby monitor which you can use without buying a brand new standalone camera. And if your handset doesn't have a front facing camera, or if your PC doesn't have a webcam built in, then you can use the rear camera on the phone for video calls.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">It is obviously easier to buy a dedicated camera, but if you don't want to buy a brand new webcam, or want to find a good use for your old phone instead of selling it, then setting it up like this is a nice idea. Here's how to set it up.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Security camera:</b> One of the ways in which you can use an old phone is by setting it up as a security camera or a baby monitor. This is pretty easy to do with the right apps for both Android phones and iPhones. This is how you set it up:</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Android:</b> A quick search on Google Play throws up several webcam applications. We tried 5 of the top 10 results, but most didn't work properly. From the ones that didn't crash repeatedly, SmartCam failed to show the video, and DroidCam needs you to install an app on Windows to work. IP Webcam is easily the best of the lot because it works through your browser, which gives it the cross-platform compatibility. To set up a security camera on Android, follow these steps.</div><ol style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 100;"><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Connect your computer and the phone to the same Wi-Fi network.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Install the IP Webcam app on your smartphone.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Close all other camera apps. Force close them from the app switcher before you proceed.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Launch the IP Webcam app. Scroll to the bottom and tap Start server.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">The app will now fire up your phone's camera and display a URL. Our URL was http://172.32.15.110:8080.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Enter this URL in any browser on your computer and hit Enter.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">In the browser, you'll see a drop down menu next to Video renderer. Select Browser.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Below that, you'll see Audio renderer. Select HTML wav. Now you'll see a live video feed in your browser. You can also record this footage via the browser. To do this, just press the red Record button under the video. This saves the footage as an MP4.There will be a slight lag if you enable HTML wav audio in the browser. You can select the Flash option (doesn't work on all computers) or open the same URL in VLC Media Player.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">To do this, first download and install VLC from this website. Then in VLC, go to Media > Network Stream and enter the URL from the app as seen in step 5.</div></li></ol><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Once the app is running, you don't need to keep your phone's screen on. It works even when the phone is locked, but the video feed is slightly smoother when the screen is on.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">iOS:</b> Two of the most popular webcam apps on the App Store are EpocCam and PocketCam. We tried setting up PocketCam, but the process was too complicated and even when we did manage to set it up, we found that the free version limits you to black-and-white video and no audio. There's a paid version that gives you access to all of PocketCam's features. On the other hand, EpocCam is free (with ads) and it is very easy to set up. That's why we would recommend using EpocCam. This is how:</div><ol style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 100;"><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Make sure your phone and computer are on the same Wi-Fi network.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Download the EpocCam app on your iOS device and Windows or Mac machine.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">When you install EpocCam it will prompt you to install some drivers. Click Install anyway in both cases. These are audio and video drivers that let the app act as a webcam.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Start EpocCam on your iPhone and your computer.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">The app automatically searches for other devices running EpocCam on the same Wi-Fi network. Soon, the video from the iPhone will automatically show up on your computer. EpocCam lets you use only one device as a camera at a time.</div></li></ol><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">While this app generally works well, at times the phone and the computer couldn't connect to each other. Restarting the app on both devices quickly fixed the issue for us. There's no recording feature in this app, but you can easily setup a screen recorder app such as Camstudio on your computer to record the feed from your iPhone, if you want to use the phone as a security camera and not a CCTV feed.</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Video calls:</b> You can also use your phone as a webcam to make video calls from a computer. You can use your phone as a camera to chat using Skype. There are two stages to this - setting up the camera on your phone, and setting up Skype to use the phone as a camera. We'll walk you through each stage of the process. First, you need to set up the camera using an app on either your Android phone or iPhone. This is how:</div><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Android:</b> Here's how to set up your Android smartphone as a webcam. IP Webcam does not work with Skype, so you'll need to install DroidCam and its PC client for this to work:</div><ol style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 100;"><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Install DroidCam Wireless Webcam on your phone.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Download and install the DroidCam client on your computer. Both the phone and the computer should be on the same Wi-Fi network.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Open the Android app and note down the Wifi IP listed on the main screen.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Open the Windows client and paste the IP on the computer.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">If you have a slow Internet connection, pick Low from the Video Quality drop-down menu.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Click Start.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Now you'll see video from the phone on the DroidCam Windows app. This works even if your phone is locked, but the video stutters. For optimal performance, we recommend that you keep the Android app open and turn off auto-lock on the phone.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Restart Skype (if it is open) and select DroidCam Source 1 as the webcam (explained after the iPhone section).</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Now you can use your Android phone as the webcam.</div></li></ol><div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><b style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">iPhone:</b> If you're using an iPhone then you can use EpocCam. Download it and then install and run the app on your computer and phone, as described above. Once again, both devices need to be on the same Wi-Fi network - if they are, then they will connect to each other automatically. Note that the app stops working if you hit the home button or lock your phone. EpocCam has an Android app too, but it crashed repeatedly in our tests, so we suggest you stay away from it.</div><ol style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px none; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; z-index: 100;"><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Install and run EpocCam on your computer and iPhone, as mentioned earlier.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Open Skype and select EpocCam as the webcam (explained below).</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Now make a video call to any of your contacts. You'll be using the iPhone as a webcam for the call.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Changing the default camera on Skype: After you've gotten your phone to work as a webcam (using DroidCam or EpocCam), you need to change the settings in Skype before you can use your phone as a webcam. This is what you need to do:</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Download and install Skype if you haven't already. Third-party cameras don't always work well with the Windows 8 style Skype app, so you will need the desktop version.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Once Skype is running and you have signed in, you'll need to go to Tools > Options.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Click Video settings under the General tab.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Select the correct camera from the drop-down menu next to Select webcam:. The name of the camera varies depending on the app you are using to connect. Android users will have to select DroidCam Source 1, while iPhone users will select EpocCam.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Click Save.</div></li><li style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background: transparent; border: 0px none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 17px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">You can now use Skype on your computer to make a video call, and it will use the feed from your phone's camera for the video.</div></li></ol>

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