Transform Your Android Phone Into a Webcam For Your Windows PC – Here’s How!

Windows PC users can mirror their Android phones on the big screen using the Phone Link tool, which lets you access messages and even report calls. However, Android users may soon have Apple’s Continuity-like feature on Windows, thanks to the same tool that already connects an Android phone to a PC.

This means that your high-definition camera phone can act as a webcam for computers, allowing you to take meetings and video calls with great clarity. This useful feature isn’t available yet, but reports suggest Android 14 users could get it with the feature retiring in December 2023, which could mean Pixel users could take advantage of the camera’s versatility.

Hints of this feature have been spotted in the Phone Link Windows app, which also suggests the phone’s camera could support filters, HDR effects and even improve stability if you’re on the move. Continuity for Apple devices works seamlessly and wirelessly, according to the code in the Windows app it is not clear how Android 14 users will use this webcam feature.

Smartphones these days have become powerful enough to function as a full-fledged PC. If Android users get the chance to optimize their PC webcam quality to 1080p without investing in a new model, most people will be happy to jump on board. It’s vital that Android doesn’t restrict access to camera features and Windows allows full compatibility to improve people’s webcam quality. We’ve seen Apple show its true worth with Continuity, an app that lets you use your iPhone as a high-resolution webcam for Macs, and the new developments will excite Windows users for all those reasons.

While the phone-to-webcam tool may launch in December, official hardware support may not happen until early 2024, when the likes of the OnePlus 12 and Samsung Galaxy S24 series are released. We hope that Microsoft will allow extended support for older Android 14 supported phones, which could bring millions of devices to Phone Link.