Now Windows 11 has been updated to allow Android smartphones to be used as a webcam wirelessly via Bluetooth much more easily and effectively. The Windows Smartphone Link app is used for this purpose.

Code within the Link to Windows app suggests that Microsoft could let you use your Android phone as a video stream for your laptop, possibly acting like a webcam. The video stream has been spotted ...

Most modern laptops ship with webcams… and most of them aren’t all that good. It’s still common to see PC makers announce new laptops with 720p cameras. Microsoft just introduced one today. So, while ...

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We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Windows users with Android phones who have taken advantage of Phone Link and Link to Windows apps are about to ...

Microsoft is “gradually” rolling out a new feature for Windows Insiders. The new feature will allow you to use your Android phone as a webcam. The phone will need to be running Android 9.0 or newer ...

In context: Taking another page from Apple's Continuity handbook, Microsoft is adding mobile camera support to Windows 11 and its Link to Windows app. Continuity hosts many features that make ...

Smartphones can take on the roles of many other gadgets—cameras, calculators, e-readers, dictaphones, and all the rest—and they can also do double duty as webcams. In fact, this functionality is now ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Supported Pixel devices eligible for the Android 14 beta can now test Google’s answer to Apple’s Continuity ...