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Your Phones

Each phone you pair shows up here.

• Add Phone shows a code. Open the AndrIoT app on the old phone, type the code, done.
• The card shows Battery, Temp and Power. "Online" means the phone is connected right now.
• Open Device opens that phone: Live Stream, Motion Rules, Screen, Files and the rest.
• Rename or remove a phone in Details → This phone.

Live Stream

Watch and record the camera.

• Start Live Stream opens video and audio. Stop stream releases the camera.
• Record now saves a clip to Recordings.
• Zoom enlarges the picture in your browser. The phone's camera is not re-focused.
• Start patrol sweeps 1× → 2× → 3× every 10 seconds while this tab stays open.
• Light is the phone torch. Lens switches front / back.

Motion Rules

What counts as motion, and how long the clip is.

• Detection Mode filters by the *shape* of what moved (people, pets, vehicles). It is not face or object recognition.
• Motion clip length is how long each motion recording runs (5–30 s).
• Continuous recording records even with nobody watching, in segments (10 s to 5 min).
• Detection zone: drag on the preview to only watch that part of the frame.
• Camera orientation: pick Portrait if the phone stands upright, so the zone matches.

Recordings

The clips the phone uploaded.

• They appear by themselves when motion fires, or when you press Record now.
• Click a clip to play it. Delete Video removes it for good.
• Free keeps 12 hours, Standard 7 days, Pro 30 days. Old clips are removed first.

Activity

Everything that happened, newest first.

• Alerts from the phone: motion, sound, power cut, tripwire, heat.
• Filter by event type, and choose how many rows per page.
• Open an event to see its details and any recording from that moment.

Two-Way Intercom

Listen to the room, and talk back.

• Start listening plays the phone microphone and shows the level.
• Your microphone is off until you press Mic muted — that button opens it.
• Your voice comes out of the phone's speaker. Live video pauses while you listen.

Screen Display

Use the phone as a display.

• Show a message, an image, a YouTube video or a scrolling banner.
• Screenshot and full-screen capture need one approval on the phone each time the app restarts.
• Reset screen puts the phone back to the normal status screen.

File Manager

Files inside the app folder on the phone.

• Upload, download or delete files. Long lists are paged.
• You only see the app's own folder, never your photos or the rest of the phone.

Terminal

Run commands on the phone.

• Type a command and press Run, or use the quick buttons (ls, df, uptime…).
• ↑ and ↓ walk through your history. Clear empties the output.

Network

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, SIM and the IR blaster.

• Scan lists nearby Wi-Fi or Bluetooth devices. Ping checks connectivity.
• IR sends TV or air-conditioner keys if the phone has an IR blaster.

Schedulers

Things the phone does on its own, every day.

• Pick an action (speak, sound, notice, image, video, ultrasonic tone), a time and how often.
• The phone keeps the schedule, so it runs with this page closed.

Forwarding Hub

Send alerts somewhere else.

• Telegram: open @andriot_bot, press Start, paste the chat id here.
• Webhook and MQTT are on Pro. Standard includes Telegram.

Logs

Who did what, including phones going offline.

• Every action from this dashboard, and every online/offline change.
• Filter by device, category or status, or search the text.

Downloads & updates

The Android app.

• The phone updates itself: a notice appears at the top of its screen when a new version exists.
• On the phone, ★ → Check for updates asks immediately.
• Android 4.1–4.4 uses the Legacy app.

Plans & billing

What you get, and what it costs.

• Every new account starts with 1 hour of full access, starting when you pair your first phone.
• Free: 1 phone, recordings kept 12 h, 1 hour of live streaming per day.
• Standard and Pro: more phones, 1080p, longer history, Telegram and webhooks.
• Card payments by Stripe. Cancel any time; the plan stays until the period ends.

Keep the phone running

An old phone in a corner has to survive reboots.

• Leave it plugged in. The app warns you about power cuts and heat.
• On the phone: ★ → Keep running after a reboot → allow battery exemption, auto-start and "home app".
• Battery cycling with a smart plug is optional (Details → Smart Plug) and keeps the battery healthy.