Webthingify

Webthingify is an open-source Android application that exposes selected phone data and functions through a web-based interface. Its primary integration target is the Mozilla IoT gateway, available at https://iot.mozilla.org. The application is intended for users who want to make supported Android phone capabilities available to that type of web-connected system.

While Webthingify is running, a foreground service keeps the available data refreshed. Depending on the phone’s supported hardware and capabilities, the application can provide temperature, humidity, air pressure, brightness, proximity, motion, and power details. It can also provide camera pictures, control the flashlight, and activate vibration. The available functions vary according to the sensors and other capabilities present on the Android device.

The Android phone acts as the source of the exposed information and controls. Webthingify is listed in MirrorNest’s Internet & Browsers category because it makes these phone functions accessible through a web-based interface. Its platform focus means that the data and controls depend on the Android device where the application is installed.

Webthingify is distributed under an open-source license. MirrorNest mirrors the official Android build directly on its own storage and scans it for malware before publishing it. This gives catalog readers a MirrorNest copy of the official build while identifying its Android platform, open-source licensing, and stated integration target.