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Use the device as a webcam

Choose an Android camera in a video app on your computer.

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Pair the device. In Decky Display Settings → Webcam, turn on the Show up as a camera switch and allow Android camera access.

Step by step

  1. Pair the device. In Decky Display Settings → Webcam, turn on the Show up as a camera switch and allow Android camera access.
  2. On a Mac, complete Decky’s camera-extension approval when prompted. In the device’s Webcam settings, choose an available camera and resolution.
  3. In your video app, select the device in the camera picker. On a Mac, it is the device’s name followed by (Decky Cam).

What to know

Webcam works over USB or the network, with or without a second desktop. Offering the camera makes it available; capture starts when a video app on the computer or the device’s camera control opens it.

If it does not work

If the camera is missing, reopen the video app. On a Mac, check the camera-extension approval; on Windows, check that the app may use the camera in Settings → Privacy & security → Camera. If it is listed but blank, check Android camera permission, the selected lens and whether another app is using that lens.