Child Monitor allows two Android devices to act as a baby monitor.
About this app
An Open Source Child Monitor for Android
Child Monitor allows two Android devices to act as a baby monitor. The first device, left in the room with the baby, will advertise itself on the network and stream audio to a connected client. The second device, with the parent, will connect to the monitoring device and receive an audio stream.
The project is a fork of Protect Baby Monitor which is declared as "on hiatus" by its developer.
Child Monitor works on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and newer, i.e. Android SDK 21.
Warning: This version of Child Monitor is incompatible with versions older than 1.0!
Bugfix in this release: Wrong color scaling of volume monitor background.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-only, by Enguerrand de Rochefort.
What's New in v1.4
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
Version history
Apr 14, 2024 · 1.3 MB · Android API 21–34 · code 14
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 bf469d5892786e8fd63a25dd675d8595a7af615ced14f6ce0e2274845122c7c2
Mar 30, 2024 · 1.3 MB · Android API 21–34 · code 13
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 2eac260c96b2845fa57c95dcd520d3f4c78cc8915e2c753746de7798463d025b
Feb 28, 2024 · 0.4 MB · Android API 21–26 · code 12
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 beb191664c3b7f7073a2335a9c05c566972f3929dacccebec7b9f0fa4b2ac930
Will it run on your device?
73%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- ABI coverage is focused on newer 64-bit devices.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
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How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 1.3 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall Child Monitor first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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Source code
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SHA-256 Hash
bf469d5892786e8fd63a25dd675d8595a7af615ced14f6ce0e2274845122c7c2
Signing certificate
61c754c799e3ddccdccff5f9dcd55a955e7c7ba7b7909464589925f860c323d7
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