Phone (2) as USB webcam

simdll

Hi, the option to use the phone as a USB webcam announced with Android 14, is it not yet available for Phone 2? Because with NOS 2.5.1.A it isn’t there yet. When could it arrive?

Thank you

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Derren

This feature is not currently available.

I’m unsure whether this is something that will be added in future but it’s my understanding that phone 2 doesn’t support video out so I’m unsure if this would affect the implementation of this feature.

simdll

Thanks for the reply, I read on the internet that this function requires a setting in the Linux kernel (on Phone 2 it is enabled) and a system app that manages the rest.

the command to check this setting from adb is:

adb shell "zcat /proc/config.gz | grep 'CONFIG_USB_CONFIGFS_F_UVC'"

This is the output

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KaranVijayakumar

still can’t access this feature even after 2.5.2 update, I can replicate the same output using the adb commands but still it is not showing up in settings / usb mode selection page !!

simdll is it accsible for other?

simdll

KaranVijayakumar I’m afraid we’ll have to wait for this feature, I think it was included in the Android 14 beta but it will debut with Android 15…😓

From what I understand it’s not even on the Google Pixels 8 series

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psdninja

simdll I tested just now with a Google Pixel and works fine…

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psdninja

What Pixel do you have?

psdninja

simdll Pixel 8 I think, it’s a coworker’s phone

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psdninja

I checked today with a Pixel 8 Pro and the usb camera works fine. This feature there wasn’t a few months ago. I hope that it arrives soon for Nothing Phone 2.