I was not able to find it in Whited00r …įor my purposes I used “ Live Cams” (which I actually bought for my iPhone 4S). Unfortunately, you must have an iPhone with the most recent iOS installed, otherwise the app store won’t work. It’s quicker and … slow as it my be, it even works over EDGE! It’s $5.99 at the time I’m writing this article, but I’ve found it well worth the investment. Note : I like the app “ FoscamPro” even more, specifically for my Foscam camera’s. Newer iPhones can just go to the Apple App Store and get the Live Cams Pro app there ($3.99). Getting the right App …ĭepending on your iPhone model, you might need to install Whited00r (see previous chapter) – in this explanation we assume you did. I also assume that you have your “old” iPhone connected to the same network, wireless. Note : In the following steps I assume that you have an IP camera like the Foscam 8910 (or another brand/model), either wired or wireless connected to your network, that you know how to access it (IP address, port number, username, password), and that the camera is compatible with the app you’re about to use. Since I had an old iPhone (1st generation also referred to as iPhone 2G) laying around, I figured: why not use that one? And that’s how it all started … However I’m mainly using it for making calls or send text messages, and guess what: that is when I cannot see my driveway. The same goes for my cellphone – there are plenty of apps that allow me to see the video feed. Using a program or the web-browser on your computer works great, but the point is that I’m constantly working on my computer and an additional window open on my screen is not exactly practical. So for older devices (older than iPhone 4): Go to Whited00r and install it by following their installation guide (this should take about 15 minutes). It also comes with a custom app store, which currently (August 2013) offers 500+ apps for free – some of those are the ones we can use for this purpose! Some awesome guys made an iOS version which offers functionality and looks of the newer iOS version. It is called Whited00r and best of all: it’s free. Basically anything older than iPhone 4 is screwed out of the option to install apps (and with the introduction of the next generation of iPhones, this will be bumped again!).īut there is a solution for us old iPhone owners that have been abandoned by Apple! Whited00r iPhone 2G) …Īpple’s App Store isn’t supporting it anymore (shame on you Apple – I would have bought the apps that I needed!). The first problem I ran into was that my old iPhone was a really old, a 1st generation iPhone (a.k.a. With an iPhone we’re talking about the version of iOS. Using an old iPhone can potentially come with a downside: The operating system may be outdated and not allowing the installation of needed apps, or not supporting functionality we’d like to use (other phrases used for operating system are system software, ROM, or firmware).
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