3 Ways To Watch Your Blink Camera On PC.

Blink cameras are one of the most famous home security devices in the market, they have gained this huge popularity due to their affordable price and also their features like 1080p HD video, night vision, motion detection, long battery life, two-way audio, easy setup and compatibility with Amazon Alexa.

You can access this camera and watch what is happening inside your home through its mobile app called “Blink Home Monitor”, which allows people to remotely monitor their pets and children.

But many users ask if they can access the camera and watch what is happening inside their property through their computers.

The answer is yes, you can watch your Blink Camera through your PC and that’s a good idea because a PC can be your refuge when you want to monitor your home and the mobile battery is dead.

So, in the next chapters of this article, I will guide you through different techniques that you can use to watch your Blink camera on your personal computer.

How to Watch Blink Camera on Your Computer?

In the following sections, I will explain to you the different methods to watch your Blink cam on PC, I recommend that you choose the easiest solution for you.

One: Cast Your Smartphone or tablet on a PC.

I consider this technique as the easiest one if you want to watch your Blink cam on your computer, just access the live view on your tablet or mobile, and then cast the screen to your PC.

The only drawback of this method is that it requires the presence of your mobile or tablet, and when these devices are not present or their batteries are dead this technique can’t work.

Here’s how to cast an IOS device:

  1. Open the Control Center by swiping up from the bottom of the device screen or swiping down from the top right corner of the screen.
  2. Tap the “Screen Mirroring” or “AirPlay” button.
  3. Select your computer.
  4. Your iOS screen will show on your computer.
  5. Launch the Blink app and access the live view to see what’s happening inside your house.

Here’s how to cast an Android device:

  1. Go to Settings and search for “cast”, then click the search result.
  2. Select Cast, then Tap the 3 dots on the top right corner and tick mark “Enable Wireless Display”.
  3. Your PC Device name should now appear, Tap on it.
  4. Your Android display will now be cast to your PC.
  5. Launch the Blink For Home app and access the footage or live view and it will appear on your computer.

Two: Upload The Footage Stored on the SD card to your PC.

When the Blink camera is linked to its Sync Module, it will have the ability to store footage on a microSD card, so you can upload this footage stored on the SD card to your computer and watch the recordings using a media player.

With this technique, you can only watch footage stored on the SD card, but you cannot watch live view or take control of your camera remotely.

Here are the steps in detail:

  1. Take the SD card off the camera.
  2. Put it on a micro SD card reader.
  3. Plug the micro SD card reader into your computer.
  4. Then access and view the files using a media player.

Three: Download The “Blink For Home App” on your PC.

This solution consists of downloading the Blink app on your computer, for me this method is the best you can use because you will access the application directly from your PC and you’ll not need the presence of your phone or tablet.

if you’re a macOS user you can download it directly from the “App Store”, and if you’re a Chromebook user you can download it from the “Google Play Store”. But if you’re using Windows the app isn’t available on “Microsoft Store” so you’ll have to rely on an Android Emulator.

Here are the instructions to follow to download the Blink app on Mac:

  1. Go to the App Store.
  2. Then go to the search bar and search for Blink For Home.
  3. Once you see the app click on the Get button to download it on your Mac.
  4. Now access the Blink app and log in to your account.
  5. On the app search for your cam.
  6. Then tap on your cam to see the live stream from your Mac.

And here are the steps to download it on Chromebook:

  1. Open the Play Store from the Launcher.
  2. Go to the search bar and search for the Blink For Home app.
  3. After you’ve found the app, press the Install button on the app page.
  4. The Blink app will be downloaded and installed on your Chromebook automatically (It will now appear in the Launcher).

If you’re a Windows user follow the steps below to access your Blink camera from Bluestacks (Android Emulator):

  1. Open your web browser on Windows.
  2. Then go to this website: bluestacks.com
  3. from this website download BlueStacks and install it on your PC just like you do with any other software.
  4. Once installed, Open the BlueStacks on the computer.
  5. Click on the Play Store and log in to your Google Play account.
  6. Then search for the Blink For Home app and install it.
  7. Once the app is installed on BlueStacks, click on it and log in to your account.
  8. Then tap on your Blink Cam on the app and the live stream will appear.

Conclusion.

Finally, I repeat that you can choose the method that suits you to watch your Blink Camera on your computer, I hope the article was useful for you and I invite you to visit other related articles on our website to get more information on this gadget.

Adam B