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webcams experienced a sudden boom in recent years due to COVID-19 pandemic because when schools and universities moved to distance learning and companies chose to work remotely, this peripheral device became the main tool for conferencing or direct communication through programs such as Increase or meets.
Of course, in the absence Webcamit was possible to use a cell phone by installing a third-party application to be able to connect the equipment to PC or laptop. However, as was the case with Mansana and his Continuity CameraIt seems that Google wants this useful feature included by default in its mobile operating system, and therefore traces of its appearance in Android in a future update have already been discovered.
Using your mobile phone as a webcam just got easier
Based on what you are pointing out Mishaal Rahmanpublisher wait and a filter for the news that will be sent to android, Google Work is already underway to add support to the operating system that will allow it to function as another webcam by simply connecting a mobile phone to a PC. Although it already allows you to connect usb webcam To use it with a mobile phone, this option aims to ensure that connecting the hardware to the computer is the only thing needed for it to function as that peripheral.
Exploring the source code android, rahman found several lines that anticipate this expected feature in the operating system. As mentioned above, the purpose Google With this, users are no longer dependent on installing a third-party app on their mobile phone to be able to use their smartphone as a webcam.
How will it work and when will this Android novelty appear?
In order to activate our smartphone as if it were a webcam on our computer, we will have to connect it via a cable. USB. We will then find a new option among the various actions that appear under “connected via USB” on our mobile.
Therefore, in addition to options “file transfer”, “USB connection sharing” And “use device as MIDI or PTP” then another one will be added to make the mobile device a webcam. At the moment, the release date of the feature is still unknown, but an insider expects it to appear with the launch Android 14the next version of the operating system, which will be released in the coming months.
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