How To Use iPhone As Webcam For Your PC or MAC [2020 Edition]

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Last Updated on June 5, 2020 by Larious


How To Use iPhone As Webcam For Your PC or MAC [2020 Edition]
How To Use iPhone As Webcam For Your PC or MAC [2020 Edition]

Don’t have a portable webcam? You can use your Android or iOS device as a webcam for your PC or Mac. For Android users, we have already shared a detailed guide on how to use an Android smartphone as a webcam for PC. In this article, we are going to talk about the iPhone.

Let’s admit, iPhones are always known for their excellent cameras – both rear and front. So, it does make sense to use iPhone’s camera to fulfill the need for webcam for your Windows/Mac computer.

How To Use iPhone As Webcam For Your PC or MAC

Although iPhone’s can be used as a webcam, it’s never going to mimic the webcam in the traditional sense. Smartphones basically record the phone’s camera stream and then send it to the PC or MAC. So, in this article, we have decided to share a few working methods to use iPhone as a webcam for your PC and MAC.

1. Using WebCamera

WebCamera is one of the best iOS apps that can be used to turn an iPhone or iPad into a high-quality wireless webcam with a microphone. It relies on a WiFi connection to stream the iOS device’s camera content to the desktop platform. So, let’s check out how to use WebCamera to turn your iPhone as a wireless webcam for PC.

Step 1. First of all, you need to download and install an iOS app that is WebCamera the app that is going to connect your device camera to your PC wirelessly.

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Install WebCamera

Step 2. Now on your PC, you need to download and install the tool that is Mobiola web Camera. The tool provides a wireless connection between devices.

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Search and download Mobiola WebCamera client on the desktop

Step 3. Now you need to pair both the devices on the same WiFi network to which both the devices are connected.

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Pair both of the devices

That’s it! You are done! Now try out any of the networks like Skype, etc. to test your webcam working properly.

Alternatives Apps

Android has apps that turn smartphones camera into a webcam. Similarly, iPhones also have some apps and client tools that help you to use your iPhone camera as a webcam. Below, we have shared some of the best iOS apps that can be used to turn the iPhone camera into Webcam in 2020.

You need to follow these things to use iPhone camera as Webcam:

  • Install an iPhone app from the list
  • Download the desktop client of Corresponding webcam app
  • Install the app on your iPhone and enjoy

1. iCam

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iCam

The app allows you to remotely monitor multiple live videos and audio webcam feeds from your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad over WiFi and EDGE/3G/4G/LTE. iCam has a unique feature of recording and playing back the motion events. You can also receive the notifications when the iCam detects anything.

2. IP Cam

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IP Cam

Well, IP Cam turns your iOS device into a portable IP surveillance camera (with audio). Run IP Cam on your iOS device, and via the WiFi network, you can view live video and audio captured by your iOS device on a web browser from any computer. You can even see IP Cam from using the Safari browser from another iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad.

3. Air Cam Live Video

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Air Cam Live Video

This app lets you view live video feed (and optionally, audio) from your computer’s internal or external webcam directly on your iOS device. The app supports live air video streaming from its official source. It can also stream videos over a 3G network and supports the sources both on Windows PCs and Mac books.

4. EpocCam Wireless Virtual Computer Webcam

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EpocCam Wireless Virtual Computer Webcam

Well, EpocCam transforms your iOS device into wireless High Definition PC webcam for Windows and Mac OS X. Replace your USB-webcam and integrated webcams now with the wireless high-definition webcam. It’s also a perfect baby monitor, spycam, security camera, and pet cam.

5. iVCam Webcam

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iVCam Webcam

It’s another best iPhone app on the list that turns your iOS device into an HD webcam for Windows PC. The good thing is that it offers camera streams at high quality with low latency and fast speed. Apart from that, it also lets you connect multiple devices to one PC at the same time.

6. AtHome Camera Security App

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AtHome Camera Security App

Well, AtHome Camera Security App is a little bit different compared to all other apps listed in the article. The iPhone app lets you remotely view your computer’s webcam feed. It doesn’t matter whatever apps you are using, you can talk to any connected device and hear the audio from that device.

So this is all about Use iPhone As Webcam For Your PC. By following the methods given below, you can easily turn your iPhone camera into a webcam. I hope this article helped you! Share it with your friends also.

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