Would have been a nice feature during Covid for when the webcams had sold out.
Strictly speaking, you could do this but it required external apps to do it. IP webcam or something.
Thx. I tried. But I did’t find any good open source one. I mainly use the F-Droid store.
And for recommending it to other people it’s certainly easier to give them a USB cable than teach them to install an App, a companion program on the PC and set-up the connection. So I still like the new solution. But you’re 100% right. Doing things like this is typically the job of an app. And there certainly are multiple ones out there once you’re less strict than me with the free and open sofware.
I don’t know if Android users in here understand how flawless this works on iOS+mac. All I need to activate this is have my phone nearby and turn my locked phone to landscape mode. No need to even unlock my phone or connect it to my laptop.
I was blown away by how “automatic” it felt!
Im using my IPhone as a daily webcam for my Macbook Pro at work. Its awesome and the quality surpasses everything.
I saw somebody mentioned DroidcamX, it costs money and is way behind the Apple integration.
So I would love that my Android can be used as webcam in the future. Maybe Pixel 8 with its new camera sensor and Android 14 will be a good match.
There’s software that does this already. Right?
Why is the thumbnail an iPhone on a MacBook, tho?
