Google is reportedly developing a new feature that will enable users to use their Android phone as a USB webcam. “Using an Android phone as a webcam became really popular during the pandemic, but you’ve typically had to install a third-party app to do so,” Esper’s Mishaal Rahman wrote on the decentralized social media platform Mastodon.
However, Google is adding support for turning Android devices into USB webcams, so you may not have to do this in the future! He also stated that “Android is adding a new ‘Device As Webcam’ service” that will transform an Android device into a webcam.
Using an Android phone as a camera became extremely popular during the pandemic, although you normally had to install a third-party app to do so, according to a post by Esper’s Mishaal Rahman on the decentralized social media network Mastodon.
The tech giant is reportedly developing a new application programming interface (API) called “Bluetooth Distance Measurement” that would enable consumers to gauge the distance between their smartphone and any connected gadgets.
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