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Many people are working from home right now due to the pandemic.
Of course, this means people will have to use webcams to be virtually present in meetings and events.
you might do this wirelessly and using aUSB cable, and each method has its own upsides and downsides.
Ill show both of these ways to use your Android phone as a webcam for PC in this post.
Use an Android phone as a PC webcam Wirelessly.
Just connect your PC to your phones hotspot and follow the above instructions (mobile data not required).
Download the app on your phone and download the PC client from thedevelopers website.
Launch the apps on both PC and phone, then follow the below instructions.
Afterward, just hit theStartbutton, and the video from your phone will start showing in the DroidCam interface.
If you better use the webcam with any app/service, simply select DroidCam as your webcam in its interface.
The PC client needs to stay open to keep using the phone as a webcam.
However, you might terminate the phone app as it will keep working in the background.
The pros/cons of this method are just the opposite of wireless connection.
There is another caveat, though; you have to enableUSB debuggingon your phone to make it work.
The requirements are a bit different; just follow the below procedure.
The main gist is to enabledeveloper optionsin your phone and then enable USB debugging inside it.
On your PC, punch theConnect over USBbutton and punch theRefreshbutton to detect the USB connection.
After a short delay, the app should detect the USB connection and show it in the drop-down menu.
Select it and punch theStartbutton to start using your Android phone as a webcam.
Similar to the wireless connection, you might select DroidCam as a webcam inside apps that require one.
For those who want a perfect connection, the USB connection should suffice.
