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FRITZ!App Cam on Windows Pc

Developed By: AVM GmbH

License: Free

Rating: 3,9/5 - 1.367 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.6.1
Size 4.7 MB
Release Date December 04, 22
Category Communication Apps

App Permissions:
Required to be able to access the camera device. [see more (11)]

What's New:
Improve: detailed improvements [see more]

Description from Developer:
With FRITZ!App Cam your Android smartphone (or tablet) at home becomes a webcam. FRITZ!App Cam controls the camera of the smartphone/tablet and provides the recorded images over ht... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download FRITZ!App Cam and install on Windows PC. FRITZ!App Cam is free Communication app, developed by AVM GmbH. Latest version of FRITZ!App Cam is 1.6.1, was released on 2022-12-04 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of FRITZ!App Cam is 3,9. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1,367 users, 648 users had rated it 5*, 142 users had rated it 1*.

How to install FRITZ!App Cam on Windows?

Instruction on how to install FRITZ!App Cam on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install FRITZ!App Cam on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install FRITZ!App Cam using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "FRITZ!App Cam" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install FRITZ!App Cam on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "FRITZ!App Cam" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.6.1.

Download FRITZ!App Cam 1.6.1 on Windows PC – 4.7 MB

With FRITZ!App Cam your Android smartphone (or tablet) at home becomes a webcam. FRITZ!App Cam controls the camera of the smartphone/tablet and provides the recorded images over http or https for viewing in a browser anywhere with an Internet connection. No special plug-ins or software is needed. The app connects to the FRITZ!Box over wireless LAN. Within the home network FRITZ!App Cam presents an IP address and the port, both of which can simply be entered in the address line of the browser. For access over the Internet, upon request FRITZ!App Cam automatically configures MyFRITZ! sharing so that access is as simple as opening the https://www.myfritz.net portal or using the direct My-FRITZ!-URL of your FRITZ!Box (for this the FRITZ!Box must be registered with MyFRITZ!). Access to the cameral image can be protected with a password. Multiple viewers can access the images from FRITZ!App Cam at the same time.

Minimum prerequisite:
• Smartphone or tablet with a camera, Android version 4.0 or higher
• FRITZ!Box with FRITZ!OS 5.50 or higher
• To create automatic MyFRITZ! sharing, you must use a FRITZ!Box with FRITZ!OS version 6.0 or higher
• You required a FRITZ!Box with FRITZ!OS 06.20 to enable the live stream feature on a FRITZ!Fon

Information about the user rights required for this app:
• Access to the camera: self-explanatory
• Read phone status and identity: necessary for individual encryption of the app settings
• record audio: necessary for audio transmission to web browser (GUI) and triggering camera by sound
• Write to external storage (SD card): Snapshots can be filed here
• Internet access: Required for the web server
• Call up wireless LAN connections: Check whether WLAN is switched on/off
• Access to wake lock: To prevent the CPU from switching to sleep mode while the app is running
• Run at startup: in case of a reboot in long term operation (monitoring)
• Receive WiFi multicast: for better discovering of the FRITZ!Box in your network
Improve: detailed improvements
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.
Allows an application to read from external storage.