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TrailCam on Windows Pc

Developed By: Timo Polvinen

License: Free

Rating: 3,6/5 - 64 votes

Last Updated: December 28, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.18
Size 2.2 MB
Release Date January 26, 23
Category Photography Apps

App Permissions:
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming. [see more (8)]

What's New:
-Removed unnecessary permissions (gps)-Removed watermark from small picture [see more]

Description from Developer:
TrailCam is a motion detection Android application that can be used for taking pictures on a wildlife animals.
Pictures are stored on SD card and can be sent by email.
TrailCam can... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download TrailCam and install on Windows PC. TrailCam is free Photography app, developed by Timo Polvinen. Latest version of TrailCam is 1.18, was released on 2023-01-26 (updated on 2023-12-28). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of TrailCam is 3,6. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 64 users, 26 users had rated it 5*, 9 users had rated it 1*.

How to install TrailCam on Windows?

Instruction on how to install TrailCam on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install TrailCam 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 TrailCam 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 "TrailCam" 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 TrailCam 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 "TrailCam" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.18.

Download TrailCam 1.18 on Windows PC – 2.2 MB

TrailCam is a motion detection Android application that can be used for taking pictures on a wildlife animals.
Pictures are stored on SD card and can be sent by email.
TrailCam can be controlled remotely by SMS messages.

Known bugs:
-Preview window not working after phone set to "locked" mode. Preview windows is just for setting the detect area, scheduler and remote commands works best when starting/stopping detection.

Photo gallery
https://picasaweb.google.com/105667373419745844467/TrailCamBeta

Unfortunately due the reason of other projects, I have no resources to develop this app other than my own usage. So I need to shut this app down in the near future.

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/timo
-Removed unnecessary permissions (gps)
-Removed watermark from small picture
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
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 networks.
Allows an application to receive SMS messages.
Allows an application to read from external storage.