Turn Your Phone Into A Network Camera Without Internet using IP Webcam

What is IP Webcam?

IP Webcam is an Android app that lets you transform your phone into a network camera which will let you remotely view videos that are captured real-time. You can view your camera on any platform with VLC player or any web browser by using IP Webcam. And also you can stream video inside WiFi network without internet access.

(*NB: Only local area network - LAN. If you want to use it without internet) 

 Play Store Link: 

Scan this QR Code to Download  and Install "IP Webcam"

Software Requirements:
1. IP Webcam App on Your Smartphone
2. Adobe Flash Player (If you are using Web Browser for streaming video) [Click Here to Download, if you don't have]
3. Web Browser on Your PC
4. WiFi Connectivity
After installing this app on your phone, follow my instructions step by step to know how to use IP Webcam. Now, let's start!

1st Step

First of all connect your phone and PC to same WiFi network:

Mobile	PC

2nd Step

Now, Open IP Webcam on your phone, tap on three dots then select "Start Server":

Open IP Webcam	Tap on Three Dots	Select "Start Server"

3rd Step

Notedown the IPv4 Link and open this Link via Web Browser (For Streaming You Can Use VLC Player Also):

IPv4 Link on Your Phone	Open This IPv4 Link via Web Browser

4th Step

After loading select Flash for "Video Renderer and Audio Player":

5th Step

Now active your Flash Player on your Web Browser:

Click on "Active Adobe Flash"	Select "Allow and Remember"

BAAAANG!!!

Now You Can Stream Real-Time Video From Your Phone Without Using Internet.

If you facing focusing problem, then follow this steps:

Tap on "Actions"	Select Focus

View of Before Focus and After Focus

That's all for today, see you again with another interesting tutorial. Hope you all liked this thread. If you have any queries, you can ask me in the comment section, I will try to answer them...

Solution for Mismatched Contacts: Contacts Corrector Apk

In recent days, we came across an issue where contacts data was getting mismatched, resulting in wrong info for random contacts. The search for the root cause points that the issue present across many OEM devices.

1. Download the APK provided below, install and give necessary permissions.

2. Open the app and press ‘Check’

3. If wrong data gets found, press ‘Correct’ to fix it.

If for some reason the above solution doesn't work, try the alternate solution for whatsapp or Truecaller:

Alternate Solution

• Backup data of WhatsApp (Whatsapp - setting - chats - backup)
• Uninstall Whatsapp, reinstall Whatsapp
• If the issue occurs again then as a temporary solution, go to phone setting - sync - disable Whatsapp sync
• Repeat for Truecaller with similar steps of reinstallation

Note

• This will only check for wrong contacts from Whatsapp and Truecaller. Don’t worry, your Local, Google or Mi contacts database won’t get affected.
• It will delete the wrong data created by Whatsapp or Truecaller and will also help with linked and duplicated contacts. Truecaller might try to "delete" and "Sync" again in Truecaller account database, the exact reason is unknown for that app behavior
• Till now as we know, the issue persists almost for all major OEM devices.
• This is only a temporary solution, we are still working on it, and we already have contacted Android and Whatsapp regarding this problem to help fix the issue.

Download

•  ContactsCorrector.zip (1.24 MB, Downloads: 50695) 

Redmi/ MI / MIUI Engineering Mode For Testing MIUI Mobiles

ENGINEERING MODE let’s MIUI users to run hardware test of their devices to ensure whether each hardware components are functioning properly or misbehaving.

Engineering mode Virtue

• Easy to use
• No external hardware components required
• Satisfactory results

How to Run Hardware Test?

Method 1:

• Go to Settings -> About Device

• Then keep tapping on Kernel Version unless you trigger ENGINEERING MODE window.

Method 2 (May not work on all devices):

• Go to Dialer and type *#*#64663#*#*. If it doesn’t trigger ENGINEERING MODE automatically, then press call button.

Now you’re in ENGINEERING MODE,you can run Automatic Test for your device by clicking on Automatic Test button.

Automatic Test

Automatic Test guides you through each & every hardware component test individually from Sensors, Speakers, Cameras, Vibrator, Bluetooth, WiFi, Touch Screen Calibration etc, to even simple things like LED light and Buttons test.

Select Items Test

Clicking Single Item Test button reveals the name of all hardware components of the device. If you face any problems with a specific component in that you can select this option.

For instance Click on WLAN,if you want to test your WiFi component, Click on Gyro for testing gyroscopecomponent. Similarly You can test any hardware component, one at a time through Single Item Test

Test report

Test Report button gives you the detail results of the hardware test. So you can identify if any hardware components are malfunctioning or misbehaving. Test Report specifies failed component as “FAIL” & functioning component as “PASS”. If any test isn’t completed, it states “NOT TEST”.

SW AND HW VERSION

Software and Hardware version gives all the details about Software Version of the device it’s currently running & Hardware Version along with IMEI numbers in case you’re wondering.

DEVICE VIEW

Device View carries information about Processor, Display Panel, Battery, Bluetooth & others along with their manufacturers info. All these information can also be used to verify whether your device is real or fake one.

So, these are the two way to perform hardware test on Xiaomi devices. If you’ve dropped your device on the floor or water and fear any components might not be working, you can run full test of your hardware components to ensure they are functioning well. If any components fail these test, it confirms that particular hardware component has stopped working. 

Redmi /MI MIUI Blocklist: Protect Your Privacy!

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Sometimes you might get annoyed with the unwanted scam calls and messages from your service providers and other sources. In the process of finding a way to get rid of it you might end up in downloadng 3rd party apps. This mainly happens because many users are unaware of the fact that MIUI does have the inbuilt feature called MIUI Blocklist to prevent these types of scam calls and messages. Let's check how it works:

Blocklist
Steps:

• Open Security App-->Blocklist-->Tap the Gear/Settings Icon on Top Right-->Turn ON Blocklist
• Add Keywords and Numbers that you want to Block.

Blocklist Rules:
There are different set of Rules/Modes that you can apply to Bloclklist Numbers and Contacts.

1. Blocklist Numbers
In this Mode, MIUI will Block only the Calls and Messages from Numbers that you have manually added to the Blocklist. You will still Receive Calls and Messages from your Contacts, Unknown and Private Numbers.

2. Only Allow Contacts
In this Mode, MIUI allows Calls and Messages from your Contacts and Numbers that you have added to Exceptions list. It will Block  Calls and Messages from Blocklist Numbers, Unknown and Private Numbers.

3. Only Allow Exceptions
In this Mode, MIUI allows Calls and Messages from Numbers in your Exception List only. It will block Calls and Messages from your Contacts, Blocklist, Unknown and Private Numbers.

4. Block Everything
In this Mode, MIUI will Block Everything. You won't get Calls and Messages from Anyone.

5. Add Rules
You can Assign your own set of Blocklist Rules to Blocklist, Exceptions, Contacts, Strangers and Private Numbers.

Keyword Filter - Add Keywords to Block Messages
Most of the scam messages from service providers and telemarketers will be in the alpha-numeric Format. (Eg. Ba-611111,BH-ABCGF,[WAP Push] etc ). Add specific senders name/keywords in it, if you want to block those types of SMS. Messages from unknown numbers that contain those words in this list will be blocked. If you want to add multiple senders/keywords in one shot, Use a comma to separate them.

Steps:
Security App-->Blocklist-->Click on Gear icon-->Keyword Filter-->Click on Add--> Add the Keywords.

Blocked Numbers- Block Calls and Messages from Specific Numbers                   
Calls and Messages From Numbers that are added here will be Blocked. You can Block Calls and Messages separately for a particular Number.

Steps:
Security App-->Blocklist-->Click on Gear icon-->Blocked Numbers-->Add-->You will have 3 options here.
a) Add Phone Number - Manually add the complete phone number which you want to Block.
b) Add Prefix - Add first 4 digits of Numbers so that all Numbers starting with those will be Blocked in one go. In India, service Providers and Telemarketers use numbers starting with 91140******* for Advertising puposes. If you want to Block them, Just Add their starting 4 Digits (9114) here. This becomes handy if you want to Block Numbers of Certain Regions and Countries.
c) Add Contacts - Add Numbers from your Contacts list which you want to Block.

Exceptions - Allow Calls and Messages from Specific Numbers
Calls and Messages from Numbers added to this list will be Allowed depending on Blocklist Rules. This will be very helpful if you want to allow Calls and Messages from specific Numbers only while you are on Important works.   

Steps:
Security App-->Blocklist-->Click on Gear icon-->Exceptions-->Add

Block Reported Numbers                    
Users might Flag/report some calls from Service Providers and Telemarketers as Fraud or Scams. You can Block Calls and Messages from those Reported/Flagged Numbers that have been reported / Flagged a specified number of Times. Following types of Reported calls can be Blocked.
a) Reported Scams
b) Reported Agencies
c) Reported Telemarketers
d) Reported Nuisances

MIUI does have the option to Block calls forwarded from Unknown numbers and also gives you a choice whether not to Block a Second call from the same Reported Number within 3 minutes.

Blocklist Notifications
You can Turn ON or OFF Blocklist Notifications for Blocklist and Non-Blocklist Numbers.

Note:
If you add Numbers to Blocklist, It will effect only for the Future Calls and Messages from that Numbers not for the earlier already received Calls and Messages from that Number.

That's for now!! I am sure many of you might be using this feature. Does this Feature Useful to you??

How to Factory Reset Your Mi Phone

Factory resetting the phone will delete all files and data, including accounts, contacts, photos and apps, also it will format the SD card deleting all files and data on the SD card. The whole procedure is generally a three-step process which includes: Backup your device Factory reset the device Restore your device 1. Backup your device: You can backup your device locally and/or on cloud, choose whichever method you see fit for your purpose Local Backup Step 1 Go to ‘settings - additional settings - backup & reset - local backups’, click 'Backup' & select the items you wish to backup System: Includes system app settings & home-screen layout Apps: All other third party apps and app data Step 2 After completion of the backup, it is now time to store the backup elsewhere on PC. Connect the phone to the PC via USB in file transfer mode and head over to this folder path: /MIUI/backup/AllBackup/Folder, copy it to PC. Tip: A local backup will not backup your music, movies etc. so backup them separately on PC. Cloud Backup Step 1 Open Mi account app on phone - Mi cloud - backup device, turn on Mi cloud backup & click 'backup now'. Check the below screenshot to know which items will be backed up & also do not forget to sync the data for contacts, messages etc. under ‘syncing items’  Step 2 Under 'manage backups' you can check the status of the current backup process, once it finishes up you can proceed to factory resetting the device. 2. Factory reset the device: Step 1Go to ‘settings - additional settings - backup & reset - factory data reset’, click 'reset phone'. Tip: Depending on the device model you will have two main titles displayed named ‘mandatory’ & ‘optional’, while mandatory displays the information what will be deleted in the process, optional gives you choice to save some content (mostly old devices) If you do not want to format your SD card, we recommend you to remove the SD card prior but make sure while inserting back it contains only music, video, documents and other files/folders, the presence of redundant system files/folders of android will ruin the clean experience for you so delete them. Step 2 Wait for the phone to restart, after restart you can set up the phone as a new device.  3. Restore your device: Depending on the method you chose for backing up prior to factory reset the device, you will now have two option to restore the content back, choose whichever is applicable Restore from local backup Step 1 Connect your phone to PC using USB under file transfer mode and copy your backup folder to this path /MIUI/backup/AllBackup/Copy-here. Along with that copy your music, movies etc under different folders of your choices. Step 2 Go to settings - Additional settings - backup & reset - local backup, you should see details of the previous backup, click the arrow at its end. Select the apps and data you want to restore and click restore, let it finish! That’s it your data has been restored. Restore from cloud backup Step 1 Open Mi account app - Mi cloud - restore from backup, click the one you want to restore to and let it complete, that’s it! FAQ For faster backup which method is more effective? For faster process we recommend using local backup method over cloud backup as it’s faster but needs space somewhere to save the backup data, so use cloud option if you don’t have space somewhere.  While cloud option lets you keep the backup regularly on Mi cloud, it comes with a cost of data so unlimited Wi-Fi is recommended. Can I encrypt my local backup with password?Yes! While creating a backup, before clicking ‘backup’ in final step click the lock icon and follow along. How do I delete cloud backup?Open Mi account app - Mi cloud - manage backups - delete backup