# YouIPCams: IP Security Camera

> Offer 1 year free cloud continuous recording for 1 phone as IP camera

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ezhomelabs.cloudcamera](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ezhomelabs.cloudcamera)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.ezhomelabs.cloudcamera`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Absolute Mobile Pty. Ltd.
- **Category:** LIFESTYLE
- **Downloads:** 72,496
- **Rating:** 2.87 / 5 (190 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.52
- **Last updated:** 2023-10-14
- **First published:** 2017-04-04
- **Publisher country:** AU
- **Size:** 93 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ezhomelabs.cloudcamera)
- **Website:** [http://www.youipcams.com](http://www.youipcams.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.youipcams.com/privacy/](https://www.youipcams.com/privacy/)

## Description

YouIPCams offers an innovative solution turning your spare Android or iOS device into a secure IP security camera hub with end-to-end encryption (E2EE). New users enjoy 1 year of free cloud continuous recording—24 hours of video history for your phone-as-camera or 4 hours for any IP camera.

This extension protects your privacy by encrypting video streams within the E2EE camera hub, ensuring only your devices can decrypt and view footage. It supports ONVIF and CGI API cameras, automatic UPnP port forwarding setup, advanced motion detection alerts, two-way voice communication, and on-demand time-lapse playback without rendering delays. Compatible with Android, Google TV, and iOS, YouIPCams empowers you to create a cutting-edge, secure CCTV system and smart home automation with ease.

## Rankings

- #255,460 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FLASHLIGHT`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`

## Review summary

Users praise the camera hardware quality and features like wide views and two-way talk. However, many report serious issues with the app crashing, failed registration, unreliable connectivity, and poor support for third-party cameras. Notifications are intrusive and hard to manage. Overall, the app suffers from stability and usability problems that often render it ineffective.

### Pros

- Camera image quality is good with wide views and volume, including 2-way talk.
- Great concept and feature set when it works as intended.

### Cons

- App frequently crashes and causes device instability.
- Registration and authorization processes are problematic, including email registration errors.
- Connectivity is intermittent and unreliable, with frequent connection timeouts and lag in alerts.
- Limited camera brand support; mainly supports their own cameras.
- Notification system is annoying, poorly configurable, and does not respect user settings.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ezhomelabs.cloudcamera)