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We don't even have apps to turn an Android/iOS device into a proper native webcam using UVC over USB2.0 & all attempts at RTSP/other sttreaming protocols just f

We don't even have apps to turn an Android/iOS device into a proper native webcam using UVC over USB2.0 & all attempts at RTSP/other sttreaming protocols just feel hacky & laggy.

detaro 5y ago
and that's relevant how?
feymese 5y ago
android dev here. afaik newer device kernels in android implements f_uvc function for it's usb gadget interface but i'm not sure you can use this without root. so, apps can't create this functionality without root. also i'm not sure it's works even apps can get root. i didn't tried yet because my phone not support f_uvc and released kernel sources sucks. src: https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/msm/+/android-5.0.2_r0.2/drivers/usb/gadget/f_uvc.c https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/msm/+/android-5.0.2_...
charcircuit 5y ago
scrcpy + an app like opencamera works great for me
- DarthNebo 5y ago
  That's great for monitoring & setting up shots but still doesn't show up as a native device. What I usually do is hook a stream upto OBS or join via video on the phone & stay muted+silent on my laptop.
  - charcircuit 5y ago
    >still doesn't show up as a native device Yeah it does. You send it to a v4l2 loopback (scrcpy --v4l2-sink) and then it shows up in stuff like Firefox or chrome as a webcam.
    - DarthNebo 5y ago
      Oh nice, will try it out with a clean camera feed probably from some WebRTC sample page.