Android IP Camera

Android IP Camera turns an Android device into a network-accessible camera by streaming its video feed using either the MJPEG or H.264 format. Once the app is running, the device broadcasts its camera output over the local network, allowing other devices or software that can consume an IP camera stream to connect and view the feed. This makes it possible to use an existing Android phone as a substitute for a dedicated IP camera.

The two supported encoding formats serve different use cases: MJPEG delivers a stream of individual JPEG frames and is broadly compatible with viewers and recording software, while H.264 offers compressed video better suited to sustained streaming. The app runs on Android and is distributed under the MIT license. It does not provide its own desktop viewer; consumption of the stream depends on a compatible external client.