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MoCa - Motion Detection Camera and Dashcam on Windows Pc

Developed By: TWELVE STARS SOFTWARE

License: Free

Rating: 4,0/5 - 60 votes

Last Updated: December 27, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 4.17
Size 3.6 MB
Release Date January 27, 23
Category Photography Apps

App Permissions:
Required to be able to access the camera device. [see more (10)]

What's New:
Bug fixes [see more]

Description from Developer:
NOTE: besides Moca, we also have Moca2, a new redesigned Moca with more options, improvements in response time and battery usage and higher resolutions (compatible with newer devic... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download MoCa - Motion Detection Camera and Dashcam and install on Windows PC. MoCa - Motion Detection Camera and Dashcam is free Photography app, developed by TWELVE STARS SOFTWARE. Latest version of MoCa - Motion Detection Camera and Dashcam is 4.17, was released on 2023-01-27 (updated on 2023-12-27). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of MoCa - Motion Detection Camera and Dashcam is 4,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 60 users, 7 users had rated it 5*, 37 users had rated it 1*.

How to install MoCa - Motion Detection Camera and Dashcam on Windows?

Instruction on how to install MoCa - Motion Detection Camera and Dashcam on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install MoCa - Motion Detection Camera and Dashcam 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!

Step By Step Guide To Install MoCa - Motion Detection Camera and Dashcam 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 "MoCa - Motion Detection Camera and Dashcam" 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 MoCa - Motion Detection Camera and Dashcam 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 "MoCa - Motion Detection Camera and Dashcam" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 4.17.

Download MoCa - Motion Detection Camera and Dashcam 4.17 on Windows PC – 3.6 MB

NOTE: besides Moca, we also have Moca2, a new redesigned Moca with more options, improvements in response time and battery usage and higher resolutions (compatible with newer devices and uses the new Camera2 android api). Look for it in our developer's page. The first 100 persons who like it giving it 5 stars in playstore, will have a free code for the paid version.

The best motion detection camera; it records video after motion is detected or just after the user clicks the record button. It can perfectly work even with the screen off

MoCa sends "com.twelvestars.event.MOTION_DETECTED", "com.twelvestars.event.RECORDING_STARTED", "com.twelvestars.event.RECORDING_STOPPED" Intents to the Operating system when motion is detected, a recording is started and a recording is stopped, so users can use tools as Tasker, MacroDroid, Condi, Automate and more to create custom actions.

You can use MoCa as a regular camera (using the preview mode while recording/detecting) or you can use it as a background recorder (no preview will be shown in screen).

The background recording mode is perfect for saving battery, which will increase the record time; you can use this mode when using MoCa as a car dashcam (dashboard camera) or a security camera.

With MoCa you can define retention policy for storage saving; if you decide to store only 10 videos, when MoCa finishes recording the 11th video it will automatically delete the oldest one. You can also define the camera you want to use for the recording as the video quality.

MoCa automatically stops recording when battery level is low or when there's no enough space in the output destination, so videos won't be corrupted.

MoCa also has a Widget which you can use for easily start and stop the recording/detection.

And how does it internally work?
When using MoCa as a motion detection recorder, when you press the "Detect" button, it will start detecting movement; when movement is detected, it starts recording video... the recording length will be the one defined in the settings; after that time reaches, video recording stops and the camera enters in movement detection again (if auto continue detecting is configured) until you stop or a new movement is detected.

If you use MoCa as a regular recorder, when you press the "Record" button, it will start recording video and will split the video every "Max video length" seconds; if you record during 5 minutes and have the Max Video Length configured to 60 seconds, it will produce 5 videos, each 1 minute length.

MoCa's main focus is to provide background recording and motion detection capabilities; don't expect video advanced video features provided in other cameras such as video effects, stickers, etc.

With MoCa paid version you can configure:
1. Use the highest quality for the recording.
2. Define a start delay for the detection/recording.
3. Change the recording duration; by default 1 min.
4. Mute the camera sound
5. Change the output directory for the recordings.
6. Define the video extension.
7. Define retention policy
8. MASK the application texts and icons.

In free version (which includes ads) you can enable the paid version options for one recording/detecting session, just by watching an ad video (masking the application is not available in the free version).

https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-moca-motion-detection-recording-t3735857
Bug fixes
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Marker permission for applications that wish to access notification policy.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.