LensCast

LensCast

Turn your phone into a networked camera: web, MJPEG and RTSP streaming

Rahul Sharma Camera

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Description

LensCast turns your Android device into a networked camera station with professional controls, remote web access, interval photography, and scheduled recording.

Camera
• Live preview with a professional quick settings bar
• Manual controls: exposure compensation, ISO, white balance, focus mode, zoom
• Multi-lens support (ultra-wide, wide, telephoto) with runtime lens switching
• HDR, image stabilization, resolution up to 4K, frame rate 15–60 fps
• Photo capture and video recording
• Night vision / IR mode, scene modes, manual focus distance, color temperature

Live streaming
• Real-time MJPEG video streaming to any web browser on the same network
• Low-latency in-browser playback (WebCodecs over WebSocket) with automatic fallback to MJPEG and HLS
• RTSP streaming with AAC audio and H.264/H.265 video at 480p/720p/1080p for VLC, OBS, and NVRs
• ONVIF Profile S device service (off by default) so NVRs such as Home Assistant can discover the camera
• HTTPS mode with a self-signed on-device certificate

Web dashboard
• Watch the live stream, browse and download photos and recordings
• Full remote control of camera and stream settings
• Optional password authentication

Automation
• Object detection gate (optional): the open-source EfficientDet-Lite0 model — Apache-2.0, downloaded on demand with a pinned SHA-256 from TensorFlow's official hosting — triggers MQTT alerts or recording when configured objects appear
• Sound-event gate (optional): the open-source YAMNet model — Apache-2.0, also downloaded on demand with a pinned SHA-256 — triggers alerts or recording when configured sounds are detected
• Interval photography and scheduled or continuous recording
• Quiet hours for notifications

Optional network services (all off by default; each runs only when you enable and configure it)
• Telegram backup: auto-uploads new captures to the Telegram chat you choose (api.telegram.org)
• Web Push notifications: delivers encrypted detection alerts through your browser vendor's push service (such as Google's FCM or Mozilla's autopush)
• Model downloads: the optional detection models above are fetched on demand from TensorFlow's official hosting on Google Cloud storage
• STUN server for WebRTC streaming (WHIP push / WHEP viewing): blank by default, so streaming stays on your local network without contacting any third-party server

No ads, no tracking, no cloud defaults. All processing stays on your device; the web dashboard is served by a built-in HTTP server on your local network.

Note: the F-Droid build ships without the in-app self-updater; updates come from F-Droid.

What’s new (0.1.6)

Since 0.1.5:
• Localization: the camera dashboard is now fully translated — the Web/RTSP stream buttons' screen-reader labels, the thermal warning banner, the server status line, the quality badge, and the connection stats panel were still hardcoded in English
• Proper plurals in every language: "2 viewers connected" instead of "2 viewer(s) connected", with correct Russian and Chinese plural forms
• No other changes — this release carries no new permissions, no new network endpoints, and no beha

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
0.1.6 current
bd4397dd98146dab…
 2026-10-12 31 MB API 23
0.1.6
a8079e06614033b2…
 2026-10-12 27 MB API 23
0.1.6
dae400f4665dd095…
 2026-10-12 19 MB API 23

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • CameraTake photos and videos.
  • MicrophoneRecord audio.
  • Approximate locationDetermine the location via the network.
  • Write storageCreate and change files on the device storage.
  • Read storageRead files on the device storage.
  • PhotosRead images from the media library.
  • VideosRead videos from the media library.
  • Internet accessSend and receive data over the internet.
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  • Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
  • Wi-Fi stateRead information about the Wi-Fi connection.
  • CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_CAMERA
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
  • Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
  • REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS
  • NotificationsShow notifications.
  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
  • BIND_QUICK_SETTINGS_TILE
  • permission.AUTOMATION
  • lenscast.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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