This is how you can use your phone as a webcam, security camera, baby monitor, or petcam.

Here’s a quick break-down of the setup:

  • App is installed on your phone
  • Another app on your PC

And you must either:

  • Connect your phone to your PC with a cable (USB)
  • or have your phone and PC on the same WiFi

Here’s how to do it:

  1. Download Droidcam on your phone ( Android or iOS ) - you don’t need the paid version


2. Once the app is installed, open it and follow the prompts (you will need to give it permission to record/capture audio and video)


3. Once complete, your phone should be showing something like the following (the numbers on yours will differ): Example image


4. Next, you’ll need to install Droidcam on your computer from HERE - follow all the default prompts


5. Search for and open ‘Droidcam’ on your PC Example image


6. You should see something similar to the image below. If you’ll be plugging your phone into your PC, you’ll need to follow these instructions from this point forward Example image


7. If you’ll be using WiFi, select the left option, and input the details from the Droidcam App on your phone, it should look similar to this when done: Example image


8. And hit ‘Start’, and you should be able to see the camera feed from your phone


To use this as your webcam, you’ll just need to look for the ‘Droidcam’ option when selecting a webcam in your preferred video apps (Microsoft Teams, Zoom, OBS etc).

It should look just like this:


Example image

And there you have it, you can now use your phone as a webcam, security camera, and many other things.

Note: some features may only be available in the pro version of the app

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