Use Your Android Camera as a Webcam on Windows 11

Your Android camera can now act as a webcam on Windows 11, letting you use your phone or tablet for video calls and streaming.

This new feature, part of Windows 11’s “Mobile devices” settings, connects your Android device to your PC.

You can easily connect your phone by going to Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Mobile devices and turning on “Allow this PC to access your mobile devices.” This connection lets you access recent photos directly on your PC using the Snipping Tool.

Beyond photos, you can wirelessly use your Android phone’s camera with high quality. You can switch between front and back cameras, pause the video feed, and use your phone’s camera effects.

This feature is currently rolling out and is available for Windows Insiders before a wider release.

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’s how to use it.

First, open the Windows Settings app.

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.”

Next, select the “Use as a connected camera” tile. Then, toggle the switch button to the On position to enable it.

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

Once enabled, you should see your mobile phone connected with available cameras.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

• 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.