How can I use my phone camera as a webcam in Ubuntu?

You can use any Android phone as a webcam for your Ubuntu PC by using DroidCam. First download the DroidCam app on your android device via the Play Store. Follow the instructions to install the DroidCam Linux client. On your android phone, enable USB debugging (you need to enable developer mode to do this).

Will any webcam work with Ubuntu?

Many webcams from popular webcam manufactures now come with support for Linux and its Ubuntu along with Windows and Mac. But it is always a good idea to do a compatibility check before buying a new webcam for your Ubuntu desktop. For some webcams, installation process on Ubuntu is not straight away like Windows or Mac.

How do I know if my camera is working Ubuntu?

1 Answer. You can check by typing: lsusb into the terminal window (opened using Ctrl + Alt + T ) it will list your hardware components and usually one of the options should be labeled as the webcam. If it doesn’t show up then your webcam isn’t being detected by Ubuntu.

How can I use my webcam with Ubuntu running in VirtualBox?

In this case you need to install the VirtualBox Extension Pack and possibly the Guest Additions (not sure about it). Then restart the VM and in the top menu Devices there should be a new submenu Webcams. Enable your webcam from there and it should become available in the VM.

How do I use DroidCam on Ubuntu?

Run. Start droidcam client from the Gnome launcher menu or via the Terminal. There is also a cli client, droidcam-cli , that you can use. If the main client does not open, please check the libappindicator notes under the Install section above.

How can I test my external webcam?

Type webcammictest.com into your browser’s address bar. Click the Check My Webcam button on the website’s landing page. When the pop-up permission box appears, click Allow. Your webcam’s feed should then appear in the black box on the right-hand side of the page, indicating that the camera is working.