How to Use Your Android as a Webcam
Follow the steps below to install and configure the correct software, and then launch your phone as a webcam in chat software like Skype. The whole process takes less than 15 minutes or so.
Why Use Your Phone as a Webcam?
Using your phone as a webcam for your videoconferencing software is very convenient. It lets you get away from your desktop even while you’re having a meeting. If you’ve enabled the microphone on your Android, you can see and chat with all meeting participants wherever you are, making all of your video conferences completely mobile.
Choosing Android Webcam Software
The first step to use your phone as a webcam is to install IP webcam software on your Android device. Ideally, the software you choose should come with companion client software for your computer. Otherwise, you’ll need to find special driver software for your computer that works generically with any IP webcam. You need that software since you aren’t connecting your phone directly to your PC as a regular wired webcam. The best apps you can find on the Google Play store to use your phone as a webcam are:
IP Webcam: This software requires a universal MJPEG video driver on your PC to connect your phone as a webcam. DroidCam: Includes a PC client component to connect as a webcam. Iriun 4K: Primarily meant to convert your phone to a webcam and includes PC drivers.
In this article, you learned the steps to set up the software and connect your phone as a webcam using DroidCam. The steps are generally the same regardless of the software you choose, although the software’s menus will be different.
