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IP Webcam

IP Webcam is an App developed and published by Pavel Khlebovich for Android systems. It enables a smartphone to be used as webcam.

When wanting to stream the screen and not the camera the application ScreenStream can be used.

Setup

On Android IP Webcam is available on the Google Play Store in a package called IP Webcam.

Usage

To initiate a connection between the smartphone and the computer first start the app on the smartphone. Make sure to be connected to the same W-LAN as the computer or alternatively connect them with an USB-cable. After starting the application an IPv4 link be displayed. This link can be pasted into a browser. There the video aswell as various settings will be available. An example link will look like the following.

http://192.168.178.66:8080

Additionally it can be piped into OBS to edit it or into ffmpeg on Linux systems to create a virtual webcam device as explained in the ffmpeg entry. The link used for applications like this will be the previously displayed IPv4 link aswell as an appended /videofeed. An example link will look like the following.

http://192.168.178.66:8080/videofeed