I trust your holidays were wonderful. We were lucky enough to come back early enough to catch weaver birds being born in a nest just outside of our kitchen window. Rather than disturb them we set up an old phone to monitor them remotely. We first live streamed them using YouTube but then I decided to use Alfred instead. YouTube was draining the battery far too quickly and required the screen to be on all of the time, causing the phone to get too hot. Alfred is free to use and gives you a remote view of your live feed, motion detection with alerts, free cloud storage, a two-way audio feed and use of both the front and rear cameras. To unlock additional features, like higher-resolution viewing and recording, zoom capabilities, ad removal and 30-day cloud storage, you can upgrade to Alfred Premium.
To find out more, including links to the App to install on your phone (iOS and Android), please read here.
Have a great weekend.
Brian Taylor
Assistant Principal, Campus Curriculum Technology Integration
Links in this article:
https://www.cnet.com/how-to/for-a-free-security-camera-look-no-further-than-your-old-phone/
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