Use Your Android Camera as a Webcam on Windows 11

An Android camera as a webcam in Windows 11 lets you stream clear video from your phone straight to your PC for Zoom calls and video chats. This feature links your phone and computer wirelessly through the “Mobile devices” settings menu on Windows 11 build 22635 or later.

You can turn on the camera link to swap between the front and back lenses on your phone, pause the video feed, and add phone filters. Open Settings › Bluetooth 🔷 & devices › Mobile devices on your PC to set it up today.

Let Windows use your mobile device’s camera as a webcam

As mentioned, you can soon use your mobile device’s camera as a webcam in Windows 11.

Here is how to set it up.

Press Win+I to open the Windows Settings ⚙️ app directly, or click the Start menu ⊞ and select Settings.

You can do that by clicking on the Start menu and selecting Settings. Or press the keyboard shortcut (Windows key + I) to launch the Settings app ⚙️.

When the Setting app opens, click the Bluetooth & devices button on the left.

Select the Mobile devices tile under 'Bluetooth & devices 'on the right to expand it.

Next, select the "Manage devices" button under "Allow this PC to access your mobile device."

Select the "Use as a connected camera" tile, then toggle the switch button to the On position to enable it.

To disable the feature, toggle the switch button to the Off position.

Once enabled, your mobile phone appears as a connected option alongside available cameras.

That completes the configuration process.

This new integration brings mobile camera flexibility straight to desktop video apps without extra third-party software.

• The new "Mobile devices" feature for Windows 11 allows users to seamlessly use their Android phone or tablet camera in any video application on their PC.
• With this feature, users can access and edit their most recent photos and screenshots from their mobile devices on their Windows 11 PCs.
• The ability to wirelessly utilize the high-quality camera of the mobile device on the PC offers flexibility and ease, including switching between front and back cameras, pausing the stream, and enjoying mobile model effects.
• This feature is being rolled out to Windows Insiders and is unavailable to all Windows PCs. Users can refer to the Microsoft blog and the provided references for more information about this exciting functionality.