Using your old phone as a webcam

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The second R in the three Rs ideology is reduce, and using your old phone past its prime is a great way to do that.

Using your old phone as a webcam

If you just wanna see the steps, scroll down to the What do? section.


Around 2011 I got a Logitech C510 as a christmas present. For its time it was a great webcam. It had a whopping 2 megapixel camera that could record videos at up to 720p 30fps! If you’re lucky it even had autofocus.

The Logitech C510
The Logitech C510

But sadly, it’s the year of our Lord 2024, I’m working mostly remote, and the quality of the webcam is noticeably worse than what you’d expect to see.

So what’s a simple guy like me to do?

I could always just buy the New Shiny Thing™️ or borrow one from work. But the most important issue is…

All webcams kinda suck

What do?

Requirements

  • Android phone with Android 10 or newer
  • USB cable
  • USB debugging enabled