Use your Galaxy phone as a webcam with Camera sharing

Although your Galaxy tablet and Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 or Book4 are great for video calls, you may not want to carry these devices around if you suddenly need to take care of other tasks. Luckily, you can use the Camera sharing feature on select Galaxy phones running One UI 6.1 to turn your phone into a wireless webcam, so you can continue participating in the video call!

Woman sitting on a couch, using a Galaxy phone to make a video call

Use your Galaxy phone as a webcam with Camera sharing

Note

This feature is only available on Galaxy phones running One UI 6.1.
To use Camera sharing, both devices must have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Camera sharing enabled.

Use Camera sharing

Your Galaxy phone can be used as a portable webcam when joining video calls on your Galaxy tablet, Galaxy Book 5 Pro 360, or Galaxy Book4.

Using your phone, navigate to and open Settings, and then tap Connected devices.
Tap Camera sharing, and then tap the switch at the top to enable the feature.
Next, start a video call using your Galaxy tablet or Galaxy Book5 Pro 360. For example, you can open the Google Meet app to begin a call. To begin a new call, tap New, then tap Create a new meeting, and then tap Join meeting. Tap Join.
Next, you will need to share the meeting with your phone. On your tablet or PC, tap Share invite, and then use your desired sharing option to send the invitation to your phone. For instance, you can use Quick Share or Nearby Share.
On your phone, select the Google Meet link to join the video call. Then, tap Join.
You’ll now be able to use your phone as a webcam for the video call. A thumbnail of your phone’s screen will appear on your tablet or PC as well.
To leave the video call, tap Leave call (the red phone icon) on your phone. This will disconnect the webcam feed.

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