USB Camera

The USB Camera app allows us to connect an old Android smartphone to a computer as a substitute for the webcam for making video calls and recording videos.

Use a smartphone as a webcam

Nowadays, smartphone cameras are usually of higher quality than PC webcams. By downloading the APK file of this simple app, we'll be able to replace our computer's webcam with an old mobile device that we no longer use. But how exactly does that work?

How to turn a smartphone into a PC webcam

USB Camera is a simple app that allows us to use the camera of an Android-based mobile phone as a webcam for our computer. All we have to do is connect the two devices using a USB cable and configure the options in the toolbar.

But with this app, in addition to replacing a computer's camera with that of a smartphone, we can take photos and videos while we're talking. And it has even more to offer, such as the ability to add details such as the time or location.

If our computer's camera is broken or we want better quality video calls, then we don't have to spend any money. What we find at the bottom of the drawer is enough.

Requirements and further information:

• Minimum operating system requirements: Android 4.4.