With the arrival of Android 14 QPR1 Beta 1, some Pixel phones – and eventually other Android devices – can now be used as a webcam for a PC, Mac, or Chromebook. This long-awaited feature is a real ...

Webcams in laptops aren’t great, and even external webcams struggle unless you pay for a high-end model. Before you look for an upgrade, think about the much better camera that’s already in your ...

It’s rare to find a laptop webcam that doesn’t suck. The physical constraints, cost-cutting, and lack of smartphone-like software enhancements mean that even the most modern webcams aren’t all that ...

Apple introduced Continuity Camera last year, a feature that lets you turn the iPhone's rear-facing camera into a sophisticated Mac webcam. You need to be running iOS ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...

Dallas was working on cars at a Honda dealership rocking a MyTouch 4G when Artem and the gang started Android Police. It was this very website that got him into Android in the first place — he'd sneak ...

Here’s a fun new use for your Android phone: A PC webcam! In the latest Android beta, plugging a phone into a PC will reveal a new option in the USB Preferences menu for webcam functionality. Just ...

Although PCs and laptops have become powerful with their specs, the webcam game is still mediocre. Finding a good-quality webcam on a suitable-spec laptop is hard. Thanks to Android, there are ...

Supported Pixel devices eligible for the Android 14 beta can now test Google’s answer to Apple’s Continuity Camera feature. Supported Pixel devices eligible for the Android 14 beta can now test Google ...

Android 15 could fix USB webcam video quality by adding a dedicated High Quality Mode. This is an update to the plug-and-play webcam feature added in Android 14 QPR1. While the feature has been ...