How to use phone as webcam for pc or laptop [EASY]

Nowadays computers have become a necessity and the use of webcams is increasing tremendously. What if your desktop computer does not have a webcam and you need to use it now? Well, you can use your smartphone as an alternative to a webcam, and this is not a joke. In this article, I am going to show you how to use a phone as webcam for pc. Read this article till the end and follow the instructions carefully, you will be able to do it very easily. Let’s see how to do it:

Use phone as webcam

• First of all, you have to download and install the IVCAM software on your computer and your phone. If you do not know How to download and use IVCAM in Windows 10, see also the article How to use android phone as webcam as well.
• If your both computer and phone have the IVCAM app installed, now you have to connect both devices. You have to make sure that both devices are connected to the same wifi network. If you do not want to connect through the wifi network, you can also use your data cable i.e. micro USB or type-c cable to use your phone as a webcam.
• Now open the IVCAM app on your pc and also open the IVCAM app on your phone. If your phone does not have the IVCAM app, you will find it on the play store.
• If you open the IVCAM app on your phone, you will see that it is telling you that it has found the desktop ivcam app. After a few moments, the phone will show you a dialog box where you have to put the IP address of your pc if both the pc and phone are facing problems connecting. If you input the ip address in that case, both your pc and phone will be connected.
• Now you will see that your phone is capturing the video and showing it on your computer.
• That’s it, you have successfully connected your phone with your computer to use the phone as a webcam. Now you can use your video conference apps or video calling apps on your computer without any hassle.

How to find IP address (if needed)

You can find it in two ways.

Method 1: Command prompt

• Go to the start menu and type “command prompt” and open the command prompt application.
• Now type “ipconfig/all” on the command prompt and press enter from the keyboard.
• It will come with the ip address along with other information.
• Find the “IPv4 Address” option, and that is your ip address.

Method 2: Control panel

• Go to the start menu and type “Control panel”. It will show the search result for the control panel and open the control panel. Set the “View by” as “Category”.
• Now click on the “Network and Internet” option.
• Then click on the “Network and Sharing center”.
• Now click on the “Change adapter settings” from the left side.
• Now, double mouse click on the “Ethernet” option.
• Then click on the “Details” button.
• Find the “IPv4 Address” option, and that is your ip address.

So that’s how you can do that. This is a very easy thing to do. I hope you have understood How to use phone as webcam for pc. If you have any kind of question regarding this article or face any kind of issues related to this tutorial, do not hesitate to ask in the comment section below, I will be happy to assist you. Stay in touch with 5minutessolution.com for more tech-related solutions.