About this tag
The webcam setup tag on WindowsForum.com covers turning an old smartphone into a Windows webcam using apps like DroidCam, Camo, Iriun, iVCam, or EpocCam, as well as Windows 11's Phone Link and Link to Windows for Android. This approach addresses the weak quality of many laptop webcams, offering a cost-effective solution for home workers, streamers, students, and IT departments. The tag focuses on practical USB and wireless pairing methods to repurpose spare phones as functional webcams for Windows PCs.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    How to Use an Android Phone as a Webcam on Windows 10 and 11 with Camo

    Tanveer Singh of XDA Developers describes an easy way to skip a webcam purchase. He pairs an old Android phone with a Windows PC and uses it as the webcam. This guide covers what he did, what Camo's documentation confirms, and what to check before you copy the setup. The problem: one PC, two...
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    Turn an Old Smartphone Into a Windows Webcam (USB & Phone Link Guide)

    A spare Android phone or iPhone can be turned into a Windows PC webcam today by pairing it with apps such as DroidCam, Camo, Iriun, iVCam, or EpocCam, while Windows 11 also offers a Microsoft-supported Android route through Phone Link and Link to Windows. The trick is not new, but it has become...