Last year, with iOS 16 And macOS VenturaApple launched the ability to use iPhone as a webcam, which caused some envy among Windows users.
In fact, the Connect to Phone app offers in some ways more features than what users can access iPhone / Macbut this solution would be particularly appreciated by those who have a webcams underperforming. The good news, however, is that perhaps soon too Windows you can use the telephone as a camera for video calls, at least according to the code found in the Connect to Windows app for Android.
To find the news, the guys from Android Authoritywho managed to discover in the code of the latest version of the app, v1.23102.190.0, a series of references to this function.
In some lines, although the term “webcam” is never mentioned, in fact it expressly speaks of the possibility of using the Android device to produce a video stream to the Windows computer, which would essentially have the same function.
As you can see, there is a section that mentions the ability to choose between front camera And rear.
Pause Video Resume Video
Switch to Back Switch to Front
Elsewhere in the code, it mentions the ability to enable an auto-framing feature, which is popular Center Stage from Apple and adds weight to the hypothesis that it is a solution related to using the phone as a webcam. Furthermore there are also numerous effects and filters, such as background blur, HDR, Night, and face enhancement.
Auto-framing
Automatic Blur Face Retouch HDR Night Soft Focus Stabilization
Finally, there are even Windows Shortcuts in the app code error messagesas in the case the telephone becomes too hot and request the interruption of the function.
Your mobile device needs to cool down before we can access the camera. Please try again in a few minutes. Your device is too hot
Camera service failed to start
Unfortunately this is not done in the code mention whether the feature will be available to everyone or only to certain people devices (for example Samsung, which has always had a fast track). Furthermore, you should always keep in mind that these lines of code do not guarantee that Microsoft will ever release this feature.
We remember that Connection to the telephone allows you to connect your phone Android (And iPhone, with limitations) to a Windows computer to make calls, receive notifications, check SMS messages and browse your phone gallery conveniently from your PC. The PC app is pre-installed in Windows, while the counterpart for the phone, Connection to Windowscan be installed from the Play Store and App Store.
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