# Use your Android smartphone as webcam in Linux Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa)

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/use-your-android-smartphone-as-webcam-in-linux-ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa/3715>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [June 1, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/use-your-android-smartphone-as-webcam-in-linux-ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa/3715 "2020-06-01T11:28:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![shandy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@shandy](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/shandy)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/use-your-android-smartphone-as-webcam-in-linux-ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa/3715/1 "2020-06-01T11:28:07Z")

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[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdOnfsH3Tao)

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/use-your-android-smartphone-as-webcam-in-linux-ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa/3715/2 "2020-06-01T15:58:54Z")

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It’s an interesting video, but it shows clearly that all of this can be automated and made into a package e.g. a deb or snap

Anyone up for the challenge?

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/use-your-android-smartphone-as-webcam-in-linux-ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa/3715/3 "2020-06-06T13:25:56Z")

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[https://semuada.com/articles/geek/221-tutorial-using-your-android-smartphone-as-webcam-in-ubuntu-20-04](https://semuada.com/articles/geek/221-tutorial-using-your-android-smartphone-as-webcam-in-ubuntu-20-04) for the tutorial.

I’ll give it a try !