Google may turn your Android phone into a plug-and-play USB webcam

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority

• Data was found in Android’s open-source operating system project repository that suggests Android is adding a “DeviceAsWebcam” service.
• The feature would turn an Android phone into a USB webcam without the need for an app.
• This would be the first time Android supported using a phone as a UVC device.

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It’s no secret that the webcams that come installed on computers aren’t great. That’s why people often choose to use an external webcam. A lot of people have even started using their phones as webcams, but that requires installing third-party apps. Now it appears that Google could be working on a way to turn your Android phone into a plug-and-play USB webcam.

Frequent Android analyst Mishaal Rahman went on Twitter today to reveal that Google could add support for turning your Android phone into a USB webcam. Discovered in the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) repository, Rahman found data that says Android is adding a “DeviceAsWebcam” service.

via Android Authority https://www.androidauthority.com