Google should be preparing for simpler and more powerful native support – that is, directly through UVC plug-and-play support, Android smartphones can be transformed into computers by plugging them directly into the computer using USB, and various flagship mobile lenses with hundreds of millions of pixels, 4K or even 8K can be used as powerful weapons for the next video conference. Continue reading Android’s native USB Webcam support seems to be on the way, and you can instantly report high-definition video content by plugging it into your computer.
Android’s native USB Webcam support seems to be on the way, you can instantly stream high-definition videos by plugging it into your computer
In the past two years, due to the surge in demand for working/classing from home, not only the laptop market has experienced a surge in sales, but USB video lenses have also been out of stock. Therefore, many camera manufacturers have provided updates or software support for their products that can directly or indirectly transform them into USB video lenses for use on computers through software. On the Android side, which is relatively free in terms of system, there are also enthusiastic developers who see the demand and provide three-party solutions for converting smartphones to similar uses.
However, it seems that Google is already preparing for simpler and more violent native support – that is, directly through UVC plug-and-play support, Android smartphones can be directly plugged into the computer using USB and transformed into a variety of flagship mobile lenses with hundreds of millions of pixels, 4K or even 8K as a powerful weapon for the next video conference.
Share on Twitter the newly discovered genius Mishaal Rahman who mined the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) repository. Recently, it was discovered that Android seems to be able to absorb UVC camera signals for live broadcast and other purposes, and may be preparing to provide the code and narrative to reversely use the phone’s camera as a USB video lens to appear in the system.
Android is adding a new “DeviceAsWebcam” service that “turns an android device into a
webcam.” Specifically, Android devices that support the standard UVC (USB video class) gadget mode will be able to send video data that hosts can read from /dev/video* nodes. pic.twitter.com/oOgIqr1KkE— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) February 2, 2023
In the new “DeviceAsWebcam” system service, there is a clear description of converting Android devices into Webcam. Basically it provides USB Video Class (UVC) plug-and-play USB video camera support. What’s cool is that this god also said that if your Android device is rooted, you can now activate this function through a simple command and USB Gadget Tool.
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Speaking of which, under the premise that Google itself also has Chrome OS, I originally thought that they would bring a function similar to the Mac’s interoperable camera, which can easily seamlessly cooperate with the iPhone and the desktop system through wired or wireless connections. However, directly bringing UVC support to the Android system can be considered very simple and violent to achieve support across multiple systems at once. I don’t know if such a function can activate the special camera shooting functions of major Android mobile phone manufacturers – at least, if the HDR or night recording functions can be activated normally, it should make people want to use their smartphones for video recording, right?
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